ENGLISH

Medieval Heraldry

By Terence Wise , Richard Hook

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1980
ISBN
0850453488, 9780850453485, 9781780966267
Google Books ID
vpOJxJXEkkIC
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6597033 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Edition
1
Pages
48\0
Topic
History
Time added
2013-08-10 04:11:45

Description

Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles, but by the mid-13th century arms were being used extensively by the lesser nobility, knights and those who later came to be styled gentlemen. In some countries the use of arms spread even to merchants, townspeople and the peasantry. From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate mythological beasts, this fascinating work by Terence Wise explores the origins and appearance of medieval heraldic devices in an engagingly readable style accompanied by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook.

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