The Oxford Guide to Heraldry |
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| Author:
| Woodcock, Thomas
Robinson, John Martin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-285224-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1990 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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this lavishly illustrated volume offers a delightful tour of the heart of medieval pageantry. It covers the origins of heraldry, the composition of arms and their visual appearance, the use of arms as decoration, and how and why arms are granted.
this lavishly illustrated volume offers a delightful tour of the heart of medieval pageantry. It covers the origins of heraldry, the composition of arms and their visual appearance, the use of arms as decoration, and how and why arms are granted.