Inside Out Library · Explore

Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis : the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen, described in historical and armorial detail by William Duguid Geddes, LL.D., and Peter Duguid (1888)

Geddes, W. D., Sir (William Duguid), 1828-1900, Duguid, Peter · Aberdeen : Printed for the New Spalding club · leaf 174

An illustration from Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis : the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen, described in historical and armorial detail by William Duguid Geddes, LL.D., and Peter Duguid, 1888, leaf 174
hich there does not seem to havebeen any good reason. Tradition professes to account for the deviceby the story that at the battle of Panbride, in 1006, King Malcolm II.dipped his fingers in blood and drew three strokes on the top ofthe shield of Robert, a chief of the Catti, progenitor of the race… … 3nrl|tiil dnniifii

Old Machar Church (Aberdeen, Scotland) · Heraldry · Heraldry, Ornamental · Church architecture

Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis : the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen, described in historical and armorial detail by William Duguid Geddes, LL.D., and Peter Duguid

More like this