Eight Thirteenth-Century Rolls of Arms in French and Anglo-Norman Blazons

Name: Eight Thirteenth-Century Rolls of Arms in French and Anglo-Norman Blazons
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ISBN: 9780271011158

ISBN-10: 0271011157

ISBN-13: 9780271011158

Edition: 1972

Authors: Gerard J. Brault

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True heraldry, that is, "the systematic use of hereditary devices centred on the shield," is known to have existed as early as the second quarter of the twelfth century. Until recently, its expansion throughout Europe had been studied chiefly on the basis of the depiction on seals, manuscripts, sculpture, and other comparable surfaces with relatively little scholarly attention being accorded to blazon, the manner of describing coats of arms. The present volume is outgrowth of the author's Early Blazon (published at the Clarendon Press, Oxford University), a study of the language of heraldry as it is recorded in the earliest blazoned rolls of arms--lists of names accompanied by descriptions…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 1972
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 11/15/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 250
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English