Heraldry, ancient and modern : including Boutell's Heraldry

Front matter

"^mv^HSITY^

ACHIEVEMENT OF ARMS

OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Preface To Second Edition

fc^ |T is pleasant to be told by many readers of the First 3 iB Edition of " Heraldry : Ancient and Modern " that from it they obtained their first taste for, or interest in, the art of Heraldry.

We are taught that a single word spoken, a mere articulate syllable thrown into the air, reverberates through space for ever, seeing that there is no rim against which it can strike, no end at which it can possibly arrive. Similarly I would hope (not as an ingenious speculation) that those who have enjoyed the study of Heraldry may, each in turn, contribute in some measure to extend the knowledge of this delightful science and help to remove the ignorance and confusion which exists, until every person knows, and ceases to violate, its simple rules.

Rochester, vii

Preface To First Edition

|URING the many pleasant hours which the study of Heraldry has afforded me, I have frequently regretted that there were so few of my immediate friends who could share in my enjoyment, or who had any love for this most charming and fascinating art ; I therefore lost no opportunity of cultivating in them a kindred taste, and, in some instances, with much success.

Having so far succeeded at home, I was induced to wish for an extension of that appreciation abroad, and, to forward such wish, commenced this volume.

During the progress of the book, an opportunity occurred of purchasing the copyright of Boutell's large work on the same subject, and that portion most useful to the student is herewith incorporated.

The numerous allusions to Heraldry by our best poets and writers make its study almost a necessity. Shakspeare, Scott, and Tennyson cannot possibly be understood without a know-, ledge of Heraldry ; and I would express a hope that every student will derive from the graceful art the same gratification that it has given me.

S. T. A.

Rochester,

October^ 1873.

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Contents

Page

Preface to Second Edition . . . . . . . . vii

Preface to First Edition viii

List of Illustrations xv

Introduction. — Antiquity and Origin of Armorial Devices — Early use of Badges — Unauthorized use of Arms — Heraldry the handmaid of History i

Chapter I

The Shield.— Its Varieties of Shape at different Periods— Its Parts and Points — Architectural Representations of the Shield — Escutcheons of Ladies 6

CHAPTER XL

The Tinctures.— Metals, Colours, and Furs— Method of Representing the various Tinctures in uncoloured illustrations . . . .11

Chapter III

Partition Lines. — Methods of dividing a Shield into two or more parts — Terms applied to the Divisions and Subdivisions — Ornamental Divisional Lines 17

Chapter IV

Honourable Ordinaries and their Diminutives.— Chief, Pale, Bend, Fesse, Cross, Saltire, &c. : their Form, and the space occupied by them on the Field 20

C0N7ENTS.