A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign : with English and French glossaries (1896)
Woodward, John, 1837-1898 · Edinburgh ; London : W. & A.K. Johnston · leaf 316
is of azurevelvet, lined with white satin, bordered and fringed withgold. The border is composed of crosses, and Savoylove-knots, alternately. The mantling used by theRoyal family is of red velvet, lined with ermine, fringedwith gold. The Knights of the Order of the Annunciadaare entitled to use… … Fig. 20.—The Crown of Charlemaone. CHAPTER VII. EXTERNAL ORNAMENTS. II.—CROWNS AND CORONETS. THE earliest form of the crowns and coronets in use inwestern Europe is a circlet of gold, plain or jewelled, orornamented with enamels. Of these the first which isof heraldic interest is the celebrated…
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