A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign : with English and French glossaries (1896)
Woodward, John, 1837-1898 · Edinburgh ; London : W. & A.K. Johnston · leaf 93
Fig. 13. Fig. 14. Fig. 15. Fig. 16. … Fig. 17. Fig. 18. Fig. 19. Fig. 20. CHAPTER IV. As the primary use of Armorial Ensigns was todistinguish warriors by the devices on their shields,so when these bearings came to be depicted on seals ormonuments, or in Rolls of Arms, they continued to berepresented upon a shield or escucheon. These…
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