A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign : with English and French glossaries (1896)
Woodward, John, 1837-1898 · Edinburgh ; London : W. & A.K. Johnston · leaf 339
Azure, three greyhounds pursuinga stag argent, all bendways and at random,1 is thecoat of YARDLEY. J EAN DE Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, bore : Vert, a greyhound pursuing a hare inchief, in base a hound courant and viewing the hare allargent. Argent, a chevron gules betzueen three… … Fig. 68.—The Eagle of Germany. CHAPTER IX. ANIMATE CHARGES. III.A. THE EAGLE.—B. OTHER BIRDS. SECTION A. The Eagle.—In the eagle as a heraldic bearing wehave a point of contact between ancient Mythology orsymbolism, and mediaeval Heraldry. The bird of JoveKing of gods and men, adopted as the…
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