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She moved it laterally on the surface of pebbles, where its numerous heraldic tufts and foliations made a rustling noise, and sometimes she scratched the bluff with a small whimper. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
In front of the sink he built a small bar out of discarded lumber and covered it with scavenged tiles: blue- and-white arabesques; Neapolitan checkerboard; red heraldic dragons; and local, earth-tone Pewabics. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z
There were heraldic devices worked or stamped on the sides—enormous Mack eagles with two heads perhaps, or wyverns, or lances, or oak trees, or punning signs which referred to the names of the owners. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
These ancient roses, it has lately been asserted, were so constructed that the five sepals did actually stick out beyond the petals—just as they are represented to do in the heraldic rose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
The heraldic sails of Ban’s fleet, and the sailors in the rigging, and the armed turrets and archers and seagulls, like flake-white, had been a background to their conversation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
Silvered steel and gold inlay brightened their armor, and their warhelms were crested in a riot of silken plumes, feathers, and cunningly wrought heraldic beasts with gemstone eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
The most striking effect was color — joyous for a winter season, but controlled, appearing as hemline stripes or perhaps a bubble gum pink coat with battered heraldic badges in silver. Fashion Review: Raf Simons and the Heart of Art 2014-01-16T15:13:02Z
If Harry is bidding to position himself, like his mother before him, as the people’s prince, this is his heraldic banner. Prince Harry, Up Close 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z
Tolkien’s attention to detail here probably surpasses what he did in “The Lord of the Rings”: He went so far as to design heraldic devices for some of the characters featured in the book. Tolkien’s World: An Exhibition Transports Us to Middle-earth 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z
These esoteric pleasures aside, the buildings worked in the same way as Gothic cathedrals and guildhalls – asymmetrical, heraldic, worked into compositions of skylines and towers, often crammed ingeniously into tight, constricted sites. Richard Rogers at 80: principles and power 2013-07-20T07:00:20Z
Sure, some stores sell the ubiquitous heraldic mementos and shamrock jewelry — “paddywhackery” as the locals call it. On Ireland’s southwest coast, history-rich Kenmare is the gateway to County Kerry 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z
A series of striking new sculptures resemble Rorschach ink blots whose organic shapes suggest moths and pelvic bones, heraldic lions and many-armed deities. Art We Saw This Summer 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z
Hill interviewed for a university spot wearing a homemade skirt with a heraldic pattern and a cardigan that was “nice,” she writes, “if you were 80.” In a Memoir, the Impeachment Witness Fiona Hill Recounts Her Journey From ‘Blighted World’ to White House 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z
The Met’s latest example is from the 17th century and features heraldic lions — a European touch — atop more traditional Inca motifs. Art Review: The Power Suits of the Past, as Worn During Ancient Empires 2011-04-22T21:48:37Z
Some organizations chose emblems in a heraldic style to evoke the power and authority of a coat of arms. Design: Company Logos Aim for the Personal Touch 2011-06-13T08:00:06Z
Cellar-shops where the lamps burn all day, under the shadow of top-heavy balconied facades, dirty plaster frontages embossed with scroll-work and heraldic devices.” Footsteps : Looking for Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin 2013-04-12T19:04:41Z
They do depict mountains, rivers, harbors and other natural scenery, sometimes with a severe heraldic sun sitting over the horizon. Joseph E. Yoakum Isn’t Who You Think 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z
“The Gates” calls back to its heraldic forebears — the Lion Gate in Mycenae, Greece; Hadrian’s Arch; the Brandenburg Gate; Shinto temple torii — as though you could access another realm by passing through its portal. New York’s Poet of Light and Letters 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z
This is music for a night out with friends, heraldic and triumphant and legendary — a rallying cry for youth. Green Day: Rock’s saddest joke 2012-07-16T21:10:00Z
Each features a symmetrical crest or heraldic figure, rendered in bold, black strokes against a pale but busily textured backdrop. Range of works by Seattle artist Juan Alonso explores the depths 2010-08-23T23:53:00Z
The standout work in the show is the largest: a wall hanging at least 8 feet high, resembling a tapestry or a heraldic banner. Male or female? Black or white? The paintings of Lezley Saar play with labels and expectations 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z
As a finale, the Tchaikovsky provided enough bombast for a solid conclusion, with the brass, and especially the trumpets, powering the heraldic fate theme. National Symphony Orchestra shines in quiet moments at Wolf Trap
The pub in Worcester Park where Delahunty found them, is not far from Hampton Court and the site of the Nonsuch Palace, which bristled with heraldic beasts. V&A shows Henry VIII's stone leopards – complete with telling tails 2013-03-06T16:20:49Z
In the medium-size graphite drawing “Join What, Die For Who?,” the wave has morphed into a set of fragmented rattlesnakes, the kind of image that would appear as the heraldic emblem of a warrior band. Oasa DuVerney’s Black Power Wave 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z
The coat of arms, unveiled Tuesday, was approved by Thomas Woodcock, the garter king of arms who advises Queen Elizabeth II on the granting of coats of arms and other ceremonial and heraldic matters. UK royal wedding to be live streamed on YouTube 2011-04-19T13:42:29Z
Jasper Johns, he added, whose heraldic images of flags and targets imbue the bright contours of Pop art with gray doubt, was his single “most difficult” subject and required the longest chase. Calvin Tomkins Continues to Chronicle Artists 2011-10-04T20:34:15Z
Designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illustrator, the invite's gouache design will be printed and distributed on recycled cards to more than 2,000 guests. God Save the King: Here are 6 things we learned from King Charles’ coronation invitation 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z
“I need to get a heraldic expert in to look at the ceiling,” he said, sifting through photographs and pointing at some of the shields. The Treasure Behind the Wall 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z
Purcell’s “Funeral March” was a new, thunderous addition, opening with deep, heavy drums before the trumpets enter, both mournful and heraldic. What Music to Expect at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z
Had I a coat of arms and an escutcheon, one of my heraldic elements would be that motto. Paul Theroux’s Travel Wish List 2013-01-11T19:49:59Z
Each chapter starts with a full-page panel that looks like an illuminated manuscript, with borders full of scrollwork, bunnies, dragons, jousters and heraldic crests, but the chapters themselves unfold in straightforward, artistically uncluttered, easy-to-follow style. Get Thee to Middle School! A Ren Faire Heroine Meets the Real World 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z
Fans of heraldic silliness like “The Princess Bride” and “Shrek” will delight in “Once Upon a Tim,” a charming take on the traditional knightly adventure. Funny Genre-Bending Fiction From the Creators of ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ and the ‘Spy School’ Series 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z
These included a series of six paintings on wood mysteriously combining brilliantly colored mandorlas with heraldic crests of Italian towns. Brussels Art Week Expands at a Tricky Time 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z
Ms. Wolfe started digging there and in other archives, and so far has gathered a dozen unknown or forgotten depictions of the arms in heraldic reference works called alphabets and ordinaries. Shakespeare: Actor. Playwright. Social Climber. 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z
Painting with viscous oils on rectangular and diamond-shaped canvases, Mr. Hanson constructs florid, heraldic compositions traversed by grids, serpentine lines and curved and flat bands. Review: Philip Hanson’s Poetic Fragments, a Trippy Synthesis of Visual and Verbal 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z
They offer the possibility of personalized heraldic engraving, still produced by the French printer Devambez, along with traditional letterpress printing. A Tender Tome of Travel History 2010-06-14T12:00:00Z
Mr. Nikitin later said that the tattoo was never meant to be a swastika, and was in fact part of a heraldic crest in an eight-pointed star that was left unfinished. The Metropolitan Opera’s Fill-In Dutchman: Evgeny Nikitin 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z
But it’s the melancholy notes of the second refrain, the one giving the song its title—the English team shirt bears a heraldic crest of three lions passant-guardant—that lingers in the aural imagination. An Anthem to England, Football, and English Defeatedness 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
The totality evokes a heraldic banner, but also a fortress facade. Romare Bearden’s Rarely Seen Abstract Side 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z
Most charmingly, there is an array of heraldic beasts: lions passant, dragons rampant, griffins segreant and more. Trading Up: In the Web of Jewelry for Men 2010-12-23T00:16:52Z
Looking like a supervillain in black knee-high boots and stretch denim trousers, with her hair shaved into heraldic patterns, she is unflaggingly energetic, vocally thrilling and, as events become more hectic, more and more convincing. Review: Danai Gurira Makes a Sleek Supervillain of Richard III 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z
Buckingham Palace mailed invitations — featuring a heraldic design on heavy card stock — to guests on a list compiled in coordination with British civil servants. King Charles coronation guest list: Who is coming and who isn’t 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z
The official coronation service invitation, which was designed by heraldic artist Andrew Jamieson, was unveiled earlier this week. King Charles coronation: Invites sent to 850 community champions 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z
His coronation invite was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend. Coronation invitations through the ages 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z
The artwork for this, designed by heraldic artist Andrew Jamieson, was handpainted in watercolour and gouache, and features a motif of the Green Man - an ancient figure from British folklore. Coronation roles for Prince George, Camilla's grandchildren, says Buckingham Palace 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z
The design, created by heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson, will be printed on a recycled card with gold foil detailing. Queen Camilla: Charles’ wife gets title on coronation invite 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z
The design by illustrator Andrew Jamieson also includes images of the natural world, including wildflowers, birds and insects, as well as national and heraldic emblems. Coronation invites issued by King Charles and 'Queen Camilla' 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z
They represent the mystical bond between man and beast but also kingship and its heraldic symbol. Why the Chimera Is the Monster for Our Uncertain Age 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z
The design also includes images of the natural world, including wildflowers, birds and insects native to the UK, as well as national and heraldic emblems. Coronation invitations through the ages 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z
Donald Trump, who fashioned his own heraldic coat of arms, was obsessed with obtaining a state visit with the queen. Quit fawning over the royals: The British monarchy is a tool of class war and white supremacy 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z
He pointed to the crowd of men dressed in heraldic outfits proclaiming the new king and said: "I find it hard to believe that this is happening in Scotland in the 21st Century." A nation fit for a king? Scots face new era as independence case looms 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is one of the three senior officers of arms at the College of Arms in London, the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth. King Charles III: Accession Proclamation to be read at Hillsborough 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z
Afterward, a heraldic official known as the Garter King of Arms publicly reads out the proclamation of the new sovereign from a balcony at St. James’s Palace and gun salutes are fired around London. EXPLAINER: The formal rules around Charles’s accession 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z
He is joined by the Earl Marshall and other officials wearing traditional heraldic garments. King Charles III: A guide to his accession council and proclamation 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z
He is accompanied by the Earl Marshal and other officials wearing traditional heraldic clothing. Factbox: The process by which Charles's accession to the throne is formalised 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z
Pack members are nearly always close relatives, and keeping younger siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews alive is one form of heraldic persistence. The Incredible Journey of Three African Wild Dogs 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z
A banner of the heraldic arms of the knights are on display at St George's Chapel at the castle. Blair becomes 'Sir Tony' and joins top royal order 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z
After the coffin has been lowered into the Royal Vault, Britain’s most senior heraldic officer will proclaim Philip’s many titles. Factbox-The order of service for Prince Philip's funeral 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z
Ms Nenk said its design - showing an elephant with a war-tower or howdah on its back - later became known as the "'elephant and castle' of heraldic iconography". Norfolk: 'Elephant and castle' gold seal only third found 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z
So nice to see the faux heraldic crest and the currently ubiquitous roundel eschewed for something a bit more abstract. Cheltenham v Manchester City: FA Cup fourth round – live! 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z
Some styles were enhanced with fur-style trimmings on cuffs and lapels while models more elaborate pearl necklaces, and some sported heraldic symbols recalling the fleur-de-lis on knitted tops. COVID-conscious Chanel streams fashion show from Loire chateau 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z
Some creatures exhibit bilateral symmetry, others the trifold symmetry of the Mercedes-Benz logo; still others resemble heraldic shields, or are leafy with a repeating, fractal structure. This Australian farmer is saving fossils of some of the planet’s weirdest, most ancient creatures 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z
The heraldic detail, which dates from the early 1500s, had not been painted for "many years" and had started to look faded. Four-year paint job on college gate 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z
Woodpeckers might be the closest thing neuropathologists, who are experts in brain trauma, have to a heraldic animal. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z
In a dining hall at Yale University, the portrait of an avid proponent of slavery has been replaced with a shield depicting a heraldic dolphin. Renaming Yale’s Calhoun College After Grace Hopper Caps Debate 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z
The same bill, known as the revised flag and heraldic code, contains many other rules about the display of the national flag and other emblems. Philippines to make enthusiastic singing of national anthem mandatory - BBC News 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z
MPs killed while in office are remembered by heraldic shields in the Commons. Jo Cox MP honoured with Commons plaque - BBC News 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z
But in the US, where the heraldic laws are less stringent, Mr Trump simply trademarked the Davies family crest and plastered it across golf resorts, hotels and assorted merchandise. Right to bear arms? Trump accused of plagiarising family crest - BBC News 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
When he was finished with the animals, Woodbrey painted them with heraldic designs. Friends help ailing man with antique carousel restoration 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z
Once homes to princes and dukes, these palaces now fly silken awnings like heraldic flags, boasting the names of today’s royal houses: Dior, Cartier, Chanel. Can the Newly Reopened Ritz Paris Succeed? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z
Around 1599, someone revived an application to the Garter King of Arms for a heraldic shield and motto for the Shakespeares. A Point of View: Why do medals make people happy? - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z
The beer's name is given boldly and legibly above a red and gold heraldic lion. Cheap cans of beer, ranked 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z
It drew the attention of heraldic officials in Scotland when Mr Trump attempted to brand a new golf course in Aberdeen with the adulterated crest. Right to bear arms? Trump accused of plagiarising family crest - BBC News 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
“I saw the bag as petite — to convey a neat and stylish image — with a shoulder strap and a heraldic metal crest on the front,” she wrote. Lillian Vernon, who created mail-order catalog business, dies at 88 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z
Nearby brasses set into the floor commemorate other members of the Clopton family, some with inlays of colored metals and surrounded by canopies and heraldic shields, and smaller brasses depicting swaddled infants. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z
The carved lions beyond look like three-dimensional heraldic emblems. Tumult in a Manhattan Oasis Over an Affordable Housing Plan 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z
A picture’s dynamics may seem about to resolve in one way: heraldically flat, for example. The Persistent Thrills of Abstract Art 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z
Mr Trump's heraldic crest is a near-identical copy of one registered in 1939 by Joseph Edward Davies, the New York Times reported. Right to bear arms? Trump accused of plagiarising family crest - BBC News 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
Photograph: Universal Images Group/Getty Images In essence, Griffiths had to crack an elaborate Tudor code of rebuses, ciphers, heraldic motifs and symbolic flowers to discover who the man was. Shakespeare: writer claims discovery of only portrait made during his lifetime 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z
However, as Country Life reports, Griffiths decoded decorative devices around the figures - such as heraldic motifs and emblematic flowers - to reveal their "true identities". 'True face of Shakespeare' appears in botany book - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z
The Tlingit, at the height of their culture, had about eighty clans, who represented themselves with heraldic crests that almost always featured animals. The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z
Players take on the role of guardians, who are effectively heraldic knights of the future. Destiny – a non-gamer's guide to 2014's biggest game 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z
In the case of UPS, for instance, he set a parcel atop a heraldic shield. Find Out How Designer Paul Rand Made Madison Avenue Modern In This Sleek Book 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z
The corridor leading to the subway platform was “furnished with settees and decorated with heraldic banners,” The Times said. Behind Subway’s Phantom Hotel Entrance, Neither Arias Nor Opulence 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z
The heraldic royal arms incorporates the four quarterings of the royal arms, each contained in a shield, as well as a rose, thistle, leek, a sprig of shamrock and a crown. Coin marks Prince George's birthday 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z
As the sun set, heraldic banners fluttered against the blood-red sky, and the lists were crowded with steel-sheathed giants belabouring one another in a spirit of knightly friendship. Falling in love with medieval armed combat 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z
The resulting raised stone block, with heraldic and gold decoration, was backed by some opinion polls. Richard III rows set to rumble on 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z
The saltire - or diagonal cross - on the battle flag is believed to have been inspired by its heraldic connections, not any Scottish ones. Why do people still fly the Confederate flag? 2013-08-30T01:02:57Z
The heraldic banners and settees are, of course, long gone. Behind Subway’s Phantom Hotel Entrance, Neither Arias Nor Opulence 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z
On the front of the fantastic Kilderkin pub sits a heraldic design piece commissioned by the duke, inscribed with the golfers' motto "Far and Sure." British Open: The Real Home Of Golf 2013-07-11T04:00:00Z
With evident pride he shows the Olisa heraldic shield - a medieval-style crest with a design of red diamonds and green stars crowned by a red lion, with the motto "Do Well, Do Good". Ken Olisa: entrepreneur, philanthropist and good governance advocate 2013-07-05T16:19:33Z
As well as rebuilding the actual arch, conservationists had to use drawings and plaster cast models to recreate carvings from the archway's original central heraldic panels. Archway restored after van crash 2012-11-23T12:04:50Z
The Queen's Heralds in their heraldic tabards were also on board the vessel, decorated with heraldic flags. Diamond Jubilee pageant: Explore our hi-def picture 2012-06-04T13:14:03Z
If confined to simple diaper work, or borderings and heraldic emblems, as shown in Figs. Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z
It was then used of a portcullis, and thus becomes a heraldic term, the “herse” being frequently borne as a “charge,” as in the arms of the City of Westminster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
Not more so, however, than the young lady's; for the de Givry's heraldic tree had apparently sprung from an acorn floated to the west by Deucalion himself. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z
Our armorial crosses took many shapes, but the “crosses innumerabill” of the Book of St Albans and its successors may be left to the heraldic dictionary makers who have devised them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
The river front, raised upon a fine terrace of Aberdeen granite, is 900 feet in length, and profusely adorned with statues, heraldic shields, and tracery, carved in stone.  Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z
The kitchens were on the other hand, and before her an opening flanked by tall heraldic beasts broke a low wall, built of moss-grown brick. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z
This held banners, candles, armorial bearings and other heraldic devices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
They devoted much of their time to heraldic devices, and by degrees passed from the grotesque to the natural, and produced what were styled portraits on board. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z
The Fesse is a band athwart the shield, filling, according to the rules of the heraldic writers, a third part of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
Heraldry is permeated with three-fold repetitions, a proportion of at least one-third of the generality of heraldic coats having a trinity of one sort or another. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z
This short period is called Plateresque, from platero, silversmith, for its elaborate surface decoration of scrolls, medallions, and heraldic ornament is sublimated smith's work. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
This is supposed to have suggested to the Seljuks of Konia their heraldic device adopted in the 13th century, which, brought to Europe by the Crusaders, became the emblem of Teutonic empire in 1345. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z
He came early to London, and, as an apprentice to an heraldic painter, decorated coach panels. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z
Modern heraldic writers would give the sentence as “Sable, on a bend or between two horses’ heads erased argent, three fleurs-de-lys of the first.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
The latter has the metal, the white, uppermost, and the two colours, the blue and the red—against all our notions of heraldic propriety—placed together below. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z
Hollar’s variety was boundless; his plates number some 2740, and include views, portraits, ships, religious subjects, heraldic subjects, landscapes, and still life in a hundred different forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z
The marvelous stag took possession of his fancy; it seemed to him the emblem of victory, and he caused it to be introduced among the heraldic insignia of the kingdom. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z
A mythical monster, a heraldic animal, he figures in the dictionary as the Monoceros, habitat, India; and he is the biblical Urus, sporting one horn, a goat beard and a lion's tail. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z
The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic bearings in the proper language or manner. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
It is to be hoped that heraldic propriety will prevail over a practice originating in obvious error, and that our national flag will be flown according to its true blazon. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z
The presence on the walls of the insignia of royalty and varied heraldic devices seriously disturbed the minds of those who felt that a house of worship should have no such furnishings. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z
Initials of Box may be seen to-day in English gardens, and heraldic devices. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z
A plain form with an unbroken face, suffices; or initials, a device and motto, one or both; or hereditary heraldic designs may be preferred. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
“The author’s object,” says Mr. Ormerod, “appears to have been the formation of a kind of encyclopædia in an heraldic form.” The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
I have taken occasion to point out certain heraldic inaccuracies in the construction of our national flag, and also in the design on our bronze coinage. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z
The heraldic significance of the clouds, if any, is unknown. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z
An interesting bit of history allied to America is given to us in the finding of a sun-dial which gives to American students of heraldic antiquities another dated shield of the Washington "stars and stripes." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z
They are derived from the College Shield, which in heraldic language is sable a crescent ermines with a bordure ermines. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z
In relation to heraldic usages Charles only copied the acts of former sovereigns; yet they added not a little to his unpopularity. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
Of heraldic necessity this border of both the red crosses fell to be of the same breadth. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z
Sometimes mistakenly identified as a gorget because of its shape, the crescent form of the specimen is an old South Carolina State heraldic device. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z
Pean, pēn, n. one of the heraldic furs, differing from ermine only in the tinctures, the ground being sable and the spots of gold. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z
How daring was the imagination which prompted the choice, for the heraldic badge of Christianity, of the dread emblem of capital punishment by crucifixion! Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z
Here, at length, his talents raised him to the post of Garter, the ne plus ultra of heraldic ambition. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
A court official stood forth from the throng, and answered in a set heraldic tone: "In the presence of the illustrious monarch, Brother of the Sun, Thothmes the Twenty-seventh, king of the Eighteenth Dynasty." Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
All references to right and left are made according to heraldic usage; the heraldic right is always on the left as viewed. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z
Embowed′, arched, vaulted: bent like a bow: the heraldic term noting anything bent like a bow—as, e.g., the arm of a man. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z
The “quarry window,” barely referred to, its diamond-shaped or oblong panes painted, richly bordered, relieved by bosses of coloured ornament often heraldic, is of constant occurrence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
To say that they are not heraldic, would be to say that they do not declare war, attend coronations, wear a tabard, or perform any of the functions of a herald—a gross absurdity. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
One could say that these blue wands, ornamented with heraldic devices, were like the spears of knights; this is what Miss Senter said. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z
In this respect, it is interesting to note that until 1945 the eagle on the President's seal and flag carried its head turned to the heraldic left. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z
Not being versed in heraldic lore I may say briefly that the shield bore checkerboards and conventionalized lilies in alternate quarterings, while the crest was a mailed arm holding a burning torch or cresset. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z
This collection is extremely rich in heraldic and genealogical matter, together with an abundance of astrology. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z
A literary friend, who objects to my reasoning, thinks that the one word, heraldic, answers every purpose for both applications. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
The four alternative panels represent angels, two holding instruments of music, two with heraldic shields. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z
Their large plaques offer a wonderful variety of pure brushwork ornament with spirited heraldic additions. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z
We saw Mysouff but half awake, still purring innocently, stretching himself, opening his pink mouth, from which protruded a tongue like that of a heraldic lion. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
It is sometimes given in titles of books printed at Oxford about the time of James I, as 'Sapientiæ et Felicitatis;' and in an heraldic MS. of the seventeenth century as 'XX. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z
This adjective is almost invariably spelt without the R—heraldic; and that orthography, though sometimes correct, is still oftener false. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
In the Chapterhouse at Bayeux is one enriched with heraldic figures; that at Chartres has its central circle relieved with six cusps, while an engrailed border encloses the whole work. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z
What was interesting about this twist in the golden thread that runs through the gay tapestry of heraldic life was not those who supported it, but those who opposed it. Every Man a King? U.K.’s Better Off With Its Queens: A.A. Gill 2011-11-14T01:24:13Z
Till about the year 1550 ladies are not infrequently represented with heraldic devices covering their kirtles and mantles; but I should think such ornamentation was never really worn by them. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z
Houndstooth remained the heraldic pattern, but the estate was growing musty. Essay: In Alabama, the Crimson Tide Rolls On 2011-11-04T03:11:06Z
Another perquisite of the heraldic corps were great quantities of the rich stuffs, such as velvet, tissue, and cloth of gold, used as the furniture of great public ceremonials. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z
The tombstone is unhewn millstone grit, covered with a limestone slab, whereon a heraldic shield was once traceable, supposed to indicate the ownership of the Whartons. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z
The rusted gates whose forgings fine Enlace a gilded coronet, Now dim in lustreless decline, Groaned as I passed the lichened shapes Of rampant griffin on each side, Stiff with heraldic, stony pride. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z
The worst team money can buy is playing at FedEx Field on Sunday and — heraldic trumpets, please — it’s finally not Daniel Snyder’s. Philadelphia Eagles are losing with Washington Redskins? old blueprint 2011-10-12T23:41:35Z
The following grant of heraldic distinctions appeared in the London Gazette of 11th September, 1816. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z
In the following letter to Mr. Richardson, we see Scott busied about certain little matters of heraldic importance which had to be settled before his patent of baronetcy could be properly made out. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z
A little lower were placed two transparent shields with heraldic hieroglyphics unintelligible to the crowd. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z
In this case the several nations are indicated merely by heraldic emblems. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z
The effect of the picture—with those strong, ordered wings in ranks, recalling the banners borne in some rich church procession—is one of curious symmetry, of almost heraldic composition. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z
Perhaps some of your heraldic antiquaries can favour me with a solution of the above device of the motto? Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z
Over the central arch heraldic monsters pawed the stars; underneath an arc lamp hung resplendent; all three gates were open, and the drive beyond was a perspective of guiding lights. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z
The Egyptian hieroglyphics are imitated with mistakes, the figures introduced are stiff and formal, the animals as a rule heraldic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The tavern sign bore the coat of arms of the Winns; it was—not to use strict heraldic terms—three spread eagles on a shield. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z
A tree, with willowy bending sprays such as only Blake could draw, arches over a green sward, whereon a ram with woolly fleece and heraldically curly horns, lies sleeping. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z
This gallery was wainscoted with old oak and hung with rich leathers, and the lofty ceiling was emblazoned with heraldic emblems and monograms, as was the fashion of the day. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
The spaces between the arches are elaborately carved with heraldic shields. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital 2011-08-26T02:00:28.290Z
His subjects are figures of animals, men and demons in combat, and heraldic compositions recalling the Gate of Lions at Mycenae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
The heraldic beasts at the foot of the entrance-steps were much more mutilated than when I had seen them last, and had indeed only one stone fore-paw or claw between them. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z
Mildred, her betrothed, was arrayed as a baron of the Lohengrin type, in a short robe of peacock-blue emblazoned with an heraldic dragon in scarlet. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z
He looked at the great round shield on which the heraldic markings were dimmed by its own gleam. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z
Each great family had its own heraldic device, and the leopard, the dragon, the dolphin, the fleur-de-lis, the portcullis, or whatever it might be, must form an important part of the decoration. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z
Her so-called "accommodations" were very inferior, and the table was miserably furnished, but the service of plate, emblazoned with heraldic designs, was, unquestionably, beautiful. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z
In her hand the Queen carried a little volume, bound in Nile-green skin, powdered with gold heraldic roses. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z
At dusk, the 70-minute show began with heraldic trumpets, the set suggesting the carved stone of a Mesoamerican temple. A Mormon Spectacle, Way Off Broadway 2011-07-13T10:01:23Z
Green says: "It established, if it did not introduce, a new style of emblem literature, the classical in the place of the simply grotesque and humorous, or of the heraldic and mythic." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z
The discoveries of those days were often commemorated by the formation of heraldic devices for the authors of them, and we have in this way some curious coats of arms on record. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z
But their place was to be found in no geography or map, and the heraldic manuals made no mention of their name. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z
I would have given a great deal for a side view of the performance; it must have resembled somewhat the progress of an heraldic griffin rampaging horizontally instead of vertically. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z
He succeeded to his father’s business as an heraldic painter and copper-plate printer, and was for many years employed by the principal coachbuilders of the city to paint armorial bearings on their patrons’ carnages.  Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z
His father had been an heraldic painter, so it was perhaps an hereditary strain in the 23 son that naturally attached him to rank and royalty. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z
And at the folded praying claws or hands of the general of the Capuchins--these algebraic exponents or heraldic devices of two forequarters of pork--aimed he alike in vain. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z
Oh, yes, and I suppose people of a certain name have an uncertain right to claim these heraldic ornaments, but for my own part, I prefer something more substantial. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z
There were also a couple of tin shields, bearing the heraldic devices of Robert Carlton's public school and of his Oxford college, while a crucifix hung over the prayer desk. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z
The fair form, beneath which all his ideals of beauty stood only as heraldic bearers and caryatides, was even colder than at the reception, and persisted in being only the echo of the parental courtesy. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z
The quadrupeds, birds, flowers of armorial blazonry—all that makes heraldic pomp picturesque—are but survivals of primeval totem symbols throughout the world. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
The slaughter confederation then set to working its division sum, according to the number of its members, and the golden calf round which their dance was executed was cut, up with the appropriate heraldic cuts. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z
He looked like a heraldic supporter as he stood there before her. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z
These are believed to be the only etchings of an heraldic character ever designed and engraved by the distinguished artist of the name. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z
I set up this nobleman as a model to all people of the world; although, at present, all writes itself noble in the moral, as the Viennese do in the heraldic sense. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z
It was a very large and splendid hall, with a high arched roof and tall embrasured windows, whose broad panes were rich with heraldic devices in coloured glass. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z
In the same clause with the portcullis, we may condemn all heraldic decoration, so far as beauty is its object. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z
Generic family heraldic designs may be widely sold in gift shops and hung in the living rooms of the socially aspirational. How do you get a coat of arms? 2011-04-19T11:16:17Z
Her father Michael commissioned the heraldic design to mark his daughter's marriage to Prince William on 29 April. Kate Middleton reveals her first coat of arms 2011-04-19T11:00:04Z
His meagre person was encased in a coat and breeches of fine scarlet cloth, whereon a tiny fillet of gold suggested without unduly flaunting the heraldic colours of the house of Eglinton. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z
Emblems, scrolls and heraldic achievements completed the adornment of the theater. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z
There was even time-honoured heraldic etiquette, that when two combatants were about to fight they announced their names and positions, etc., to each other. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z
It was also the custom during this period to ornament the font with shields and coats of arms and other heraldic insignia, as at Herne, Kent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z
Miss Middleton's heraldic design features a tied ribbon to show she is an unmarried woman. Kate Middleton reveals her first coat of arms 2011-04-19T11:00:04Z
Rosal's cigarette fell to the pavement; the idle patrician was well skilled in matters heraldic. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z
My father was so called; and honest Gregory, in his luck of heraldic skill, thinks the title must be hereditary. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
The Prince, too, stayed not away; the throne, that graduated and paraphrased princely seat, stood open, and Fraischdörfer had decorated it with beautiful mythological and heraldic shoulder-pieces and appendages. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z
His insignia are peculiar; a coat of arms that would puzzle all the heraldic colleges of Christendom. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z
This political body had two heads, like the heraldic eagle,—the pope and the emperor. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z
The figures are probably rather ornamental and symbolic than strictly heraldic,—that is, personal devices, for the same insignia do not appear on the shields of the several bearers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
When their son became a dignitary of the church, he employed a seal with heraldic bearings and a quaint motto; but it is believed that these honours were not hereditary. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z
“Here, why don’t the girl let in some air these hot nights?” he continued, as he crossed the room towards the big embayment, with its stained glass heraldic device. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z
This has a woodcut allegorical border to the titlepage, a fine portrait of Cunningham, a map of Norwich, and some good heraldic and pictorial capitals. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z
Cover, and Stand.Mark, heraldic label in blue. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z
The former shield only is borne on the man-of-war ensign, and displays the heraldic device of the ancient dukes of Austria, which dates back to the year 1191. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
It was elaborately chased and engraved, and adorned with fleurs-de-lys, and other heraldic devices, and had on the top a lion supporting the arms of England. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
The rest of the sculpture is intact, and is of a strangely heraldic character. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z
There's a coronet on the seal, and a coat of arms with all sorts of heraldic beasts. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z
"Of course you know the heraldic herb of the Pennyroyal Region," she said smilingly, as she pointed to an humble, unpretentious bunch of rather rusty green, growing thick all along the wayside. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z
The Siege of Carlaverock, an Anglo-Norman poem of the 14th century, describes the heraldic bearings on the banners of the knights at the siege of that fortress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
Its sign exhibited an heraldic arrangement of horticultural implements. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z
They carve bowls and spoons of stone and bone, and their heraldic totem poles are cleverly shapen, however grotesque they may be. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z
It is in English confined to a symbolical representation of some object, particularly when used as a badge or heraldic device. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z
"This certainly must have been identical with our own heraldic pennyroyal," Miss Judy declared. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z
In fact, flags were originally heraldic emblems, though in modern devices the strict laws of heraldry have often been departed from. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
He began a long heraldic dissertation upon the aforesaid escutcheon, in which he played with the centuries and with the comparatively modern race of Steinr�cks as if they were but babies in arms. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z
Its orange-colored velvet housings and saddle were ornamented with green and silver lace, the heraldic colors of the house of Plouernel. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z
For the most part, they are done in gray, outlined in black, and depict old Roman ruins, set like framed pictures, in alternation with strange heraldic devices, like coats of arms. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z
Doris glanced also at him, feeling great pride in Miss Judy's easy acquaintance with heraldic matters, and wishing to see if he were as much impressed as she thought he ought to be. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z
No one, whatsoever his rank, could possess more than one banner, since it displayed his heraldic arms, which were unchangeable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
It was probably initiated by the heraldic characteristics in vogue. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z
A comparative and historical study of their heraldic blazons gives us a date for many of the windows at Bristol and at Wells, and of more still in private houses. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
Inn signs were, indeed, in former days for the most part of an heraldic character. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z
In the ambulatory chapels on the north side of the choir, there are two complete windows of this period, both of them grisaille with gay heraldic devices and coloured borders. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z
On the other hand, the yellow, blue, red of Venezuela is heraldically an abomination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z
The 13th century parti-coloured and striped dresses foreshadowed the heraldic fashion, which must be studied for its proportion and treatment of decorative colour-values in counterchange to get the true value of its noble effects. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z
His studious heraldic analysis of the first window from the east in the north aisle yields him the conclusion that it was made in 1306 or 1307. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
Each chamber, and in process of time every town in the Low Countries, possessed one, and took as its title some fanciful or heraldic sign. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z
But little height is needed for this picture, so the traceries above come down low, and are filled by a throng of blue eaglets on a golden ground, the heraldic insignia of the Montmorencys. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z
Sir Archibald had grown much older, and was crippled by attacks of rheumatism; but he still sat poring over his heraldic studies. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z
Close relations with the Continent brought new ideas, and rich velvets and brocades interwoven with gold enhanced the gorgeousness of attire, while the introduction of heraldic design brought in a very picturesque element. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z
This lack was soon noted, and the need was felt for something to complete them below; the first expedient hit upon for this purpose was shields gay with heraldic tinctures. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
Cheltenham Town swapped their old heraldic crest for one depicting a graphical robin: Cheltenham - goodbye 'Health and Knowledge', hello 'flying upwards and moving forward'. The crest of a wave? 2010-09-06T10:49:00Z
It is to be noticed that this church is very rich in heraldic blazons; in fact, upon five of its windows we find seventy-one shields. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z
The inhabitants, at the Restoration, for their loyalty to the royal cause, received from Charles II. a new charter with extended privileges, and new heraldic arms testifying to their fidelity to the House of Stuart. Cathedral Cities of England
Parti-coloured tights came in with the 14th century, carrying out the heraldic character of dress, and this may be found till about 1530. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z
It is practically complete, except that the shields have lost their heraldic bearings. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
According to the club the new badge "retains the heritage of the football club by continuing to incorporate heraldic interlinked lettering set in a shield, which was originally displayed on the player's shirts in 1945". The crest of a wave? 2010-09-06T10:49:00Z
Those of higher condition disdained to wear weapons displaying the heraldic bearings of the Mendozas instead of their own. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies
Old signs are generally heraldic, and represent royal bearings, or the blazonings of great families. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
The heraldic ensigns glittered in the rays of an unclouded sun; the gay armour of barons and knights cast their reflections everywhere, carrying the glory of war under the aspects of peace and loyalty. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7
Above them is a tier of white-robed angels with red wings, against backgrounds of blue or green, supporting heraldic shields. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
He knew naught of affairs at Agra, nor was he skilled in the new heraldic fashions then penetrating the East. The Great Mogul
“Arms” or “armorial bearings” are the heraldic devices displayed by knights in battle on the defensive armour or embroidered on the surcoat worn over the armour and hence called “coats of arms.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
Some idea may be formed of the heraldic body at the commencement of this reign, by observing the names of those who attended the funeral of Edward IV. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
A�zure, the heraldic term for the colour blue, represented in engraving by horizontal lines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis
Three of the small windows that light the picturesque little baptistery contain effigies of ecclesiastical dignitaries and saints within richly toned borders, while in the small traceries above them are heraldic blazons. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
Ar�gent, in coats of arms, the heraldic term expressing silver: represented in engraving by a plain white surface. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli
The profusion with which heraldic insignia are used in the window sketched, suffices, therefore, to show that with others of the same kind it lighted the principal saloons of the house. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
The heraldic device of the commingled casque and cross made Rodolph smile, and confirmed him in the idea that the writer of the letter in question was not a female. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6
Let me add in postscript that 'Sinister Street' is a symbolic title which bears no reference to an heraldic euphemism. Sinister Street, vol. 1
The treatment in both is the same, a handsome and well-balanced combination of quarry-panes relieved by gaily-tinted heraldic shields, and all surrounded by coloured borders. Stained Glass Tours in England 2011-01-03T03:01:00.547Z
Both persons and places were often designated by strange hieroglyphical symbols, frequently taken from heraldic badges and bearings, or analogies extremely puzzling to explain.  Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations
As the central object, not much less than twenty feet square, he has grouped in masterly style the full heraldic insignia of those whose remains are deposited in the chapel beyond. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
The fashion of ornamenting English royal books with heraldic designs, which is considered to have begun in the reign of Edward IV., has continued without break. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
The pleasantest meal of the day was taken there, and in a black cupboard lived the golden syrup and the heraldic mugs and the dumpy teapot and the accessories of tea. Sinister Street, vol. 1
R�n� applied his ear to the orifice of a long tube, the other end of which reached down the street, terminating in a heraldic viper-head. Marguerite de Valois
The boar is one of the four heraldic beasts of venery, and was the cognizance of Richard III., king of England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea"
Their arms, with a lion, and the three little towers which pun heraldically upon their name, as charges, still exist upon a Gothic escutcheon over one of the doorways. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
In the simplicity of their heraldic arrangements they recall those of the previous age; but their physiognomy is totally different. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
These he read earnestly as he read Don Quixote, discerning less of laughter than of Gothic adventure in their fantastic pages, while his brain was fired by the heraldic pomps and ecclesiastical glories. Sinister Street, vol. 1
Belief in high-plumed hats of a feudal cut; in heraldic scutcheons; in the divine right of Kings, in the divine right of Game-Destroyers. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII
In the 16th century the heraldic term, and “blaze” and “blazon” in the sense of proclaim, had much influence on each other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea"
Few cities of Spain more rejoiced in heraldic devices than did Valladolid, the especial seat of the Castilian nobility, at least until its removal to Madrid. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.
Until the advent of the new taste the devising of book-plates was almost invariably left to the routine skill of the heraldic stationer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
The favourite form is a baluster-shaped jug with heraldic designs or a frieze of figures round the middle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics"
"Methought we could insert in the empty niches our heraldic quartering, the Lion of the Palatinate." Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle
BLAZON, a heraldic shield, a coat of arms properly “described” according to the rules of heraldry, hence a proper heraldic description of such a coat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea"
One finds keen satire, however, in those “Ready-made Coats of Arms,” in which he turned at once his heraldic lore and his insight into character to excellent account. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"
Broadly speaking, it may be said that the purely heraldic element tends to become subsidiary and the allegorical or symbolic to assert itself more strongly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
The great totem poles that stood before every house were ten, twenty, or thirty feet tall, and covered with heraldic carvings from bottom to top. Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895
It was based on original consanguinity, and marked by a heraldic device, as the figure of a quadruped, or bird. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois Also, Genundewah, a Poem
Broad borders of design edged the gowns at the foot and at the neck, and heraldic devices were sewn upon the surcoats. English Costume
We must admire his delicate draughtsmanship, or again, his drawing of the figure with the heavy line of heraldic ornament, and his broad and monumental grasp of the grotesque. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"
The animals at the feet of these effigies, which frequently have an heraldic significance, enabled the sculptors, with equal propriety and effectiveness, to overcome one of the special difficulties inseparable from the recumbent position. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
On that occasion there was more of heraldic pageantry, and more of official display, than accords with modern usage. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888
By this means she preserved the identity of her clan, and with it, its heraldic and political rights. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois Also, Genundewah, a Poem
The tabard was an embroidered surcoat—that is, a surcoat on which was displayed the heraldic device of the owner. English Costume
"Mythical monsters, imaginary creatures, heraldic emblems—a sort of weird, bizarre procession of them." The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen
The character of the carving is superior for the era, and its subjects heraldically interesting. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West
The other, three-quarters of a century later, contains an heraldic representation of the noble families of the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
The horse, the sheep, the pig, and other cattle—for stealing which the forefathers of the ennobled parties were relegated—would furnish abundance of animal forms for the purposes of heraldic symbolism. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
There was an increase of heraldic ornament in this age, and the surcoats were often covered with a large device. English Costume
Two broken and weather-stained pillars, each surmounted by a mutilated heraldic emblem, flanked the entrance to a neglected drive. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen
King of France, who chose this flower as his heraldic emblem when setting forth on his crusade to the Holy Land. Folk-lore of Shakespeare
Four trumpeters, bearing heraldic flags suspended to their instruments, open the procession, followed by the first couple. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.
Outside the Chapel of Sant Iago are more huge heraldic devices: knights in full armor and lions lifting by razor-strops, as if in some test of strength, great wheels encircling crosses. Cathedrals of Spain
There was a slight increase of heraldic ornament, and a certain amount of foreign diaper patterning on the clothes. English Costume
It is of interest to note that in this particular miniature the gown of the lady is ornamented with heraldic devices. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens
The different panels and the doors contain various allegorical groups of figures representing suitable subjects, and heraldic devices painted in a spirited manner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
It was to have been in two volumes folio, with new cusped initials and heraldic ornament throughout. The Art and Craft of Printing
At one end of its many-pillared room, a dais held a double throne, whose high, broad back was carved with many heraldic devices of past intelligence. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch
The custom of wearing crowns was common to all people of rank, as heraldic distinction of crowns did not commence until the sixteenth century. English Costume
The heraldic side of its duties are now vested in the earl marshal as head of the Heralds’ College. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati"
One of the earliest instances of the holding an heraldic court was that in the time of Richard II., when the Scropes and Grosvenors had a dispute about the right to bear certain arms. Old and New London Volume I
Courtney Family.—I throw an apple of discord to your heraldic, genealogical, and antiquarian, readers. Notes and Queries, Number 237, May 13, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
It is like the silly Latin mottoes and heraldic crests you see on the doors of automobiles. Aliens
These materials were almost invariably powdered with badges or some other device, sometimes with a flowing pattern embracing an heraldic design or motto. English Costume
The designs in the windows on the various floors represented the badges or heraldic signs of each camp. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes
He particularly cited a case of great oppression, in which a rich citizen had been ruined in his estate and imprisoned, for merely calling an heraldic swan a goose. Old and New London Volume I
These portable receptacles were often covered with leather and emblazoned with heraldic designs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago"
On the screen, three heraldic cornets sang a fanfare, followed by floating banners: Telempathy
In bas-relief are clusters of heraldic signs, of bishops' crooks and cathedral keys, of mounted chargers and dying dragoons, of miter and crown, and trumpet and shield, and cross. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"
The second of the above copies has the heraldic bookplate of Rob. Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
Jones, and of the architect, Mr. Tite, complete the heraldic illustrations. Old and New London Volume I
It is one of the extremely rare painted coffers of the 13th century, the front carved with an upper row of shields, from which the heraldic painting has disappeared, and a lower row of roundels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago"
The stone, which had been built sideways into the wall, offered traces of heraldic sculpture. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)
The main block consisted of a tower unusually large, in the middle of which was a great red-sandstone staircase winding round a newel which culminated in a heraldic monster. Memoirs of Life and Literature
The verso of the title is occupied by two heraldic woodcuts. Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
The ceiling was stuccoed, somewhat similarly to the hall, with various subjects allusive to the Drapers' trade and to the heraldic bearings of the Company. Old and New London Volume I
It fared better with the princes; for the success of each champion was measured by a rigid heraldic scale. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
In a church without an heraldic coat of Royal Arms, can a churchwarden, or the incumbent refuse legally to put up such a decoration, it being the gift of a parishioner? Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Four Bannerols On either side, uplifted by four squires, Roll on the wind their rich heraldic fires. Collected Poems Volume Two
The present copy has an elaborate heraldic bookplate of Thomas Cokayne. Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
The system of heraldic visitations, when the pedigrees of the local gentry were tested, and the arms they bore approved or cancelled, originated in the reign of Henry VIII. Old and New London Volume I
Besides mottoes, cyphers and monograms were the fashion, embroidered with heraldic devices. Needlework As Art
The centennial year, by bringing to our shores a shoal of titled personages, has presumably whetted the appetite of our people for heraldic distinctions. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1
The east window is Perpendicular and is much sub-divided by mullions and transoms; in the upper portions are some heraldic coats of arms, which appear to have formed part of a much earlier window. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them
The baronial arms are emblazoned on the wall; heraldic pomp is keeping watch over the mouldering bones of the now-levelled great. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers."
On the corbels are not only represented grotesque heads, but some of the simplest heraldic charges, as the chief, chief indented, pale, bend, bendlets undy, fess, saltier, crosses of various kinds, chevron, &c. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy
It is also particularly well suited to heraldic subjects. Needlework As Art
They surely cannot with any heraldic propriety be so arranged. Notes and Queries, Number 217, December 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
We have a record of façades covered with spirited compositions and heraldic devices, of friezes with Bacchus and Mars, Venus and Mercury. The Venetian School of Painting
DEVICE, a scheme, plan, simple mechanical contrivance; also a pattern or design, particularly an heraldic design or emblem, often combined with a motto or legend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter"
On the angles of one, which contains four storks, arranged in pairs, will be found an obvious representation of the heraldic fleur-de-lys. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy
A period of many years had elapsed since she first took up her residence among the proud halls—the baronial corridors—the heraldic passages of Fitzhedingham Castle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846
The connection between plants and heraldic badges is often close, and although we do not find rue frequent in heraldry, one curious instance of it is interesting. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore
There yet remain in the building a few tiles with heraldic emblems, some broken monuments, and some heaps of choice carvings, shattered as they fell, but afterwards collected and piled against the walls. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
This head of heraldic flowers appeared to interest Mauville, who smiled grimly. The Strollers
Again, a very high heraldic authority, one of deep research, Mr. J. R. Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
By all means let it be your motto also––not as a thing to be paraded on some heraldic label, but to be engraved upon your hearts. Leading Articles on Various Subjects
The heraldic tinctures are not indicated on the seal. The Coinages of the Channel Islands
There are heraldic devices on the ceilings and walls, and the throne stands at the southern end. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
The entrance was somewhat pretentious, and might—for each of the pillars supported a heraldic beast—have seemed to an English eye out of character with the thatched roof. The Wild Geese
Long before the seventeenth century the word vair had passed out of use, except as a heraldic term, and had ceased to convey any meaning to the people. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
But, aristocratically speaking, most of this promiscuous young Europa are parvenus, and the few titled among them have heraldically no noble blood in their veins. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
There were buffets, cabinets, secretaries, delightful old claw-footed tables and sofas, and chairs whose backs and arms were a mass of griffins and heraldic emblems. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series
Opposite it are the ruins of Castle How, and not far away the quaint appendage known as Castle Dairy, replete with heraldic carvings. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
On the lower side of the road opposite the gates half a dozen stone steps, that like the heraldic pillars might have graced a more stately mansion, led down to the water. The Wild Geese
He held his helmet, adorned with the figure of a winged heraldic beast, under his arm. The Saracen: The Holy War
The following document, in connexion with the trial between Morlee and Lovell, in the Court of Chivalry, will probably interest your heraldic readers. Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
As a favourite garden flower, the Columbine found its way into heraldic blazonry. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
It is richly decorated with statues of kings and queens and heraldic devices, and has two pinnacled towers at each end and two in the centre. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
Nothing, in an heraldic point of view, would be more interesting than a "Regal Heraldry of Europe," with a commentary explaining the historical origin and combinations of the various bearings. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc
But I heard about some heraldic fellow, and I got him to draw me up a Bannockburn pedigree. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914
With eyes cast down, he entered a long wide pew, with a heraldic device on the light arch above the door. The Golden House
It is a good specimen of Georgian architecture, and still bears the heraldic arms of the merchant who built it. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch
It was no moonshine sentimentality which kept him hour after hour and day after day in the Advocate's Library, poring over musty manuscripts, deciphering heraldic devices, tracing genealogies, and unraveling obscure points of Scottish history. Lady of the Lake
Admirable heraldic work was done in Germany by this method; and it is still employed for flag making. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery
This venerable heraldic document appears, if one may judge by the review in the Quarterly, to have been well-deserving of publication, owing to the extremely new and unexpected information which it contained upon Scottish archæology. The Countess of Albany
Warm was the atmosphere, and warm the colouring of the heraldic devices telling in armorial language what noble families had there treasured their dead. The Golden House
The English knights, with their paternal coat, bore also, party-per-pale, that of their mothers, with the chief of the order over both, a strange heraldic anomaly! Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
An heraldic term, applied to a black perpendicular stripe in a coat of arms. Lady of the Lake
Serving men clothed in blue with the family arms upon the left sleeve, and retainers clothed 21 also in blue but without the heraldic device thronged courtyard, terrace and hall. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls
This left him free to lend his services to the rest of us, and assist in our heraldic emblazonment. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness
The interior is very gorgeous, with gilded vaulted roof, finely carved pulpits, rare old crimson tapestries and monumental floor, resembling one enormous heraldic shield. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83
On many of the public buildings storks are carved, the stork being the heraldic animal of the city. Holland, v. 1 (of 2)
The minstrel calls Ellen so because a bleeding heart was the heraldic emblem of the Douglas family. Lady of the Lake
Notwithstanding Lord Thurlow's frequent and consistent disavowals of pretension to any heraldic pedigree, his collateral descendants are credited in the 'Peerages' with a descent from an ancient family. A Book About Lawyers
These heraldic figures are made a special feature of the main aisle. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
The other heraldic signs, the crescent and the star, have evidently been added on the same supposition of an oriental origin of the family. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
In his hand he holds the crest of Lagash and its god—a lion-headed eagle with outstretched wings, supported by two lions which are set heraldically back to back. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"
The sword and cocoanut now form part of the heraldic arms belonging to Makassar. Through the Malay Archipelago
The front of the gate is richly decorated with heraldic devices, full of historical meaning and associations. St. John's College, Cambridge
He stepped into the great lofty hall, whose walls and ceilings shone with gilding and bright colors and heraldic devices. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
The ancient architectural decoration of trefoil carving, and also the heraldic shamrock in the arms of the United Kingdom, represent the leaf of the wood-sorrel, and not that of the clover. More Science From an Easy Chair
It has been attributed to the family of Thompson of Lancashire, by Captain Booth of Stockport, and an heraldic writer named Saunders; but what authority attaches to either I am not aware. Notes and Queries, Number 213, November 26, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
I have searched many heraldic books, as well as copies of Heralds' Visitations, but cannot find the name elsewhere. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Be it understood that the writer has no pretensions to a knowledge of heraldic terms and devices; so, without pinning any argument on the coincidence, he thought it not without interest. Notes and Queries, Number 79, May 3, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
In designing heraldic blocks it is well to get a good deal of solid flat surface of gold to make the blocked design stand out from any gold-tooled work on the cover. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
Conceptions evolved upon the flat vertical plane deal with pictorial data as material for heraldic quartering, with natural fact as secondary to the happy adjustment of spaces. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures
Mottoes of love and gallantry were frequent, as well as moral sentences, and those strictly heraldic. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture
Each of the former contains a small figure painted in colours on a black ground; each of the latter a shield, or some heraldic device. The Care of Books
She had a frame before her on which was stretched a broad band of deep red satin, a piece of embroidery in which she was working heraldic beasts and armorial bearings in coloured silks. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2
He was severely critical of the heraldic and genealogic matter in Camden's "Britannia," and very bitter at the slighting way the author speaks of heralds. Shakespeare's Family
Here, in the tracery, in addition to other heraldic badges, is the "Dragon of the great Pendragonship," holding a banner with the arms of Henry VII. A Short Account of King's College Chapel
The devices appear to be heraldic, and the motto that of a lover, or a suitor to one in power. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture
Many of these heraldic crosses tell some story of religious feeling. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
The sunbeam coming from a cloud, the white falchion, and the chained hart are heraldic devices belonging to Edward III. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework
A trip on the canal is extremely interesting; the posts are painted with the heraldic colors of their proprietors. Shepp's Photographs of the World
A heraldic term for a man or beast rising out of the sea. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Was this held to vitiate or to impair the heraldic honours? The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2
The family of Baird derives its heraldic crest of a wild boar's head from a grant of David I., King of Scotland. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.
These are either heraldic, scriptural, symbolical, floral, or arabesque. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework
In heraldic language, there are bars of gules and argent, with three mullets, or stars. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.
The heraldic term for an old-fashioned ship or galley. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
My countrymen are the most passionate collectors of heraldic certificates and genealogical maps in the world. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play
This artist was celebrated as a painter of heraldic subjects, and the work done by him, chiefly on the large pipes of the Great, is particularly beautiful. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See
These are the heraldic 7 colors worn by the servants of Lord Baltimore. Blue Ridge Country
“It is evidently a part of your heraldic prejudices to feel that you can coax the income of my father into my own pockets.” The Goose Man
These forms, at first valued solely for their symbolical and heraldic significance, and continually demanded, became to the designer important elements or units in ornament. Line and Form (1900)
The four heraldic shields on the borders have the arms of the four London Companies who are donors to the decorations. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
It is a mistake to paint heraldic devices on brass. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See
The pattern that covers the space between the borders is certainly heraldic. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
It would be of interest to trace these heraldic devices through the intervening ages, and along the devious ways by which they have come down to the present. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886
The mantling of later times displayed the heraldic colours of the knight, when, being clad in plate armour, there was no other means of displaying them except on the shield. Line and Form (1900)
They are chiefly used in ecclesiastical or heraldic embroidery; their great expense preventing their general use. Handbook of Embroidery
Overhead, the stucco-work ceiling, covered with stags and birds and strange heraldic creatures unknown to science, had the deep creamy tint, the consistency and surface of antique ivory. Robert Elsmere
The white-headed eagle takes precedence among the feathered tribes of America,—because he stands first in natural order, and has been selected by the people of the United States as their heraldic emblem. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
Something better than that ought to be said for a symbol that has figured in all the heraldic decorations of religion and chivalry. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886
Ornamental stitches conceal the seams where the edges meet, and it is especially adapted for making heraldic devices. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them
It is used in ecclesiastical work, for embroidering official and military uniforms, and for heraldic designs. Handbook of Embroidery
The arms seem to have been painted over some previous heraldic achievement, which includes the figures of "Justice" and "Mercy," or two similar characters, standing on a platform in the middle of a Rotunda. Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See
Through the open windows could be seen a pool of water, and near it a stork, the only creature that M. Bourjot would tolerate in his park, and that on account of its heraldic form. Renée Mauperin
The import of this seems to have been about the same as that of the drawn sword and the sheathed sword in modern heraldic designs. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886
The quilting work was made in tiny panels, illustrating shields and other heraldic devices, and had a surface as fine as carved ivory. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them
The heraldic crest here copied from a mutilated brass of the 15th century, within the Clearwell Chapel of Newland Church, gives a curious representation of the iron-miner of that period equipped for his work.  The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account
Daniel holding a book, the lions treated as heraldic supporters. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens
I have seen it explained as from the heraldic term point dexter, but it is rather to be taken literally. The Romance of Names
A very odd fashion appears in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, of embroidering heraldic devices on the long gowns of the ladies of rank. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
Long ago had the feudal gates been overthrown by Francis; yet above the keystone appeared, not the salamander, the king's heraldic emblem, but the almost illegible device of the old constable. Under the Rose
On his shield are borne six heraldic leopards or lions. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum
Broad escutcheons, decked out in glowing colors pompously set forth the heraldic honors of the departed. Rookwood
The truth is, that from the earliest period of heraldic institutions, colours have been used to symbolise parties. Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
A horse with wings—a classic as well as an heraldic imaginary creature. The Handbook to English Heraldry
The Bernese have chosen a most appropriate symbol in their heraldic crests of the bear, and, as if they had not a sufficient quantity inside of their towns, they keep four in the ditch outside. Olla Podrida
His father had been an heraldic painter, so it was perhaps an hereditary strain in the son that naturally attached him to rank and royalty. Classic French Course in English
This is a simplified form of the ancient heraldic emblem of the cook's guild, which was a hair frizzé naiant in a dish of soup maigre. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916
This headpiece is in turn surmounted by an heraldic eagle—the ordinary arrangement by which the helmet appears above the coat-of-arms being thus reversed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916
A shield divided into four divisions, as in No. 30: each division to contain a complete coat of arms, or a distinct heraldic device or composition. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Directly behind the singing-men were five stalls, which had canopies richer and more elaborate than those of the others, with heraldic escutcheons painted on the backs. The Nebuly Coat
Rising at last, in a fluff of his marabout plumes, he armed himself with his spear and his oval shield covered with an heraldic design. Sacrifice
People liked, by using a heraldic symbol, to designate the Netherlander as 'the Lions'. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
"Actually, under the present circumstances, with no claimant clearly in line, and with the heraldic branch still sifting records, it is far more practical and sensible to recognize the need for a continued regency." The Best Made Plans
The rose, the emblem of England, is generally drawn like the natural flower; or with natural stem, branches, leaves, and buds, but with heraldic rose-flowers. The Handbook to English Heraldry
That may not be a heraldic term, but it is a true description of him as I saw him. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales
Some of these panes, of stained glass in heraldic patterns, gleamed against a passing cloud like rubies, emeralds, and sapphires that had lost their fire. Sacrifice
This glorious heraldic material is a Science of State. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
He dismounted and commenced proceedings by scraping off his shield the heraldic emblems with which it was charged. From a Terrace in Prague
In modern cadency the heraldic rose is the difference of the seventh son. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Large beaked boats with heraldic banners are rocking in the coves. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Only about a century ago a small manual was put forth for the use of those whose business was the heraldic decoration of carriage-panels. The Book-Hunter at Home
The genealogical and heraldic imprints of Sir Thomas Phillipps, at the Middle Hill press, 1819-59, numbering some hundreds of different works, were mostly confined to twenty copies each, and some to only six copies. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries
Having made his assembled fellow-men his equals by removing the aforesaid heraldic devices, he would further show his sense of equality by leading them in person and on foot to real freedom; so said Dalibor. From a Terrace in Prague
Having seeds or seed-vessels, as in the centre of an heraldic rose. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Under the heraldic banner they lay the last heir of the haughty House. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The heraldic chimneypiece is high and very elaborate. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
A book-plate is the owner's or the library's distinctive mark of ownership, pasted upon the inside cover, whether it be a simple name-label, or an elaborately engraved heraldic or pictorial device. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries
Other bosses are either floral or heraldic, the latter containing the arms of the Despensers. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire
A long narrow flag, introduced for the purpose of heraldic display, in the time of Edward III., but not in general use till a later period. The Handbook to English Heraldry
It ain't easy to handle the contrabands of war at a time like this, when every heraldic bird and beast in Europe is on his hind-legs and looking nine ways for Sundays. In Direst Peril
Also some curious printed books, and a few highly interesting heraldic and other MSS., including the long lost volume of the works of Dr. Dee, and others from the Ashmolean Collection. Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
They drove out in coaches emblazoned with heraldic bearings, and attended by broad-calved flunkeys in family livery. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
Among the heraldic decorations are to be found the chevrons of the Clares, and the arms of the deceased Earl. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire
Secondly, the aggroupment of two or more distinct Coats to form a single heraldic composition, the Shields being still kept distinct from one another: and, 3. The Handbook to English Heraldry
The walls were wainscoted, and the massive chimney-piece was carved with heraldic designs. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
At the head of the first sheet there is a well-executed portrait of Charles the Second, while the borders are handsomely emblazoned with heraldic devices. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn
‘Blazon’ is an heraldic term, meaning Description of armorial bearings, * hence used for description generally; as in Much Ado II. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883)
With her title and heraldic honours complete, plus a generous allowance on which to support them, and a palace in which to live, Lola Montez cut a very considerable dash in Munich. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert
In another, and a secondary sense, this same term, Marshalling, is used by Heralds to denote the general arrangement and disposition of heraldic charges and insignia in blazon upon the field of a Shield. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Many emblems, however, were then and subsequently assumed as crests, and a great number of mottoes were taken to point the moral, if any, of heraldic blazonry. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852
And note the pattern of her dress, if dress it can be called,—that rotund expanse of heraldic, bar-sinistered, Chinese embroidery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866
Above most of the niches are shields with heraldic bearings, twelve in all. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See
The arms on the shield of Geoffrey de Mandeville in the Temple Church have been considered among the earliest examples of heraldic bearings in England. Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
And even then, if any express heraldic rule on this point ever was framed, which is very doubtful, it certainly was never observed with any care or regularity. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Underneath, held by bronzed griffins, are heraldic shields representing the various titles of the Prince, while the remainder is composed of flowers, sprays, and creeping vines. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
It is fit to be pluralism's heraldic device. Memories and Studies
It is not known how these spaces were originally filled; Mr. le Strange thought possibly with heraldic devices. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See
Query, what is the authority for this heraldic distinction, said to have been assumed by Charlemagne? Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Such examples as may be necessary to illustrate heraldic usage in these cases, I propose to describe in the following Chapters. The Handbook to English Heraldry
The repeating element is perhaps a symbolical figure, a heraldic shield, or it may be some geometrical form that supplies the motive. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
The woodwork, which is certainly one of the most striking things in the cathedral, is unfortunately mutilated, as is also part of the heraldic work on the entrance door. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
The third class, the heraldic bards, was the most influential of all. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
A silver salver, engraved with heraldic devices, seen at the house of Mr. Tomkisson, the famous piano-forte-maker, is said to have first inspired the boy Turner with a love for art. Art in England Notes and Studies
This was an extravagant application of the earlier usage in 199 denoting feudal alliance, such as was in keeping with the heraldic sentiment of the second half of the fourteenth century. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Pictorial and heraldic subjects are frequently carried out in it. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
On one of them are two centaurs arranged heraldically, the human faces being shaped like those of birds. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1
Beneath this celestial vision is the heraldic shield of the lady's family, thus throwing in a glimpse of visible worldly grandeur. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865
It was a most interesting place and had been decorated with heraldic designs painted on canvas shields by a British Division that had once made its headquarters there. The Great War As I Saw It
A belief in heraldic Abatement, however, is by no means singular or rare. The Handbook to English Heraldry
The design for this kind of work should be of a bold conventional type, such as large foliage with the character of the heraldic mantling; any naturalistic flowers, figures, or animals easily become grotesque. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
Later the patterns became more barbaric and of great scale, lions trampled across the stuff, and in large circles were displayed eagles, griffins and the like in a fine heraldic style. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
A number of English binders adorned their books with a pair of large heraldic panel stamps, the different binders making slight variations in the designs.  Three Centuries of a City Library an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857
The entrance to the road was guarded by an exquisitely wrought iron gate, flanked on each side by stone pillars surmounted by carved heraldic figures. The Great War As I Saw It
In use with a decided heraldic significance long before the adoption of systematic Heraldry, Badges have always held a conspicuous position in the estimation of Heralds. The Handbook to English Heraldry
In old embroideries, heraldic devices may be seen successfully treated in this way. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
It is the richest specimen, on a large scale, of this style of architecture, and is completely covered, both internally and externally, with panel-work, niches, statuary, heraldic devices, cognizances, and other decorative embellishment. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.
In the early Tudor period panel stamps with heraldic or pictorial designs were frequently used by English and foreign binders practising their craft in England.  Three Centuries of a City Library an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857
But these heraldic conversations bored Mary even more intensely than the squabbles. The Guests Of Hercules
The accomplished writer might have added that, in thus employing Crests to discharge Badge-duties, we are content to indulge a love for heraldic display without observing becoming heraldic distinctions. The Handbook to English Heraldry
It does not affect the matter if the design is a symmetrical one, but to find the lions of England facing the wrong way in some completed piece of heraldic work would be most annoying. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving
It is divided into six square panels, having shields and heraldic ornaments. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
When this happened, out of the illumined sea would writhe a glittering dragon, or scaly heraldic beast, to prance or fly along the horizon after the vanishing charger of the fallen knight. Set in Silver
The only baronet in England whose occupation corresponds with this heraldic device is Sir George Newnes.' The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
And very much may be done to effect this by the adoption of Badges, as our favourite and most expressive heraldic insignia, both in connection with Coat-Armour and for independent display. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Louis VII. of France chose this Blue Flag as his heraldic emblem, and hence its name, fleur de lys, has been subsequently borne on the arms of France. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
The roof is a good specimen of fan-vaulting, and the walls are panelled with heraldic bearings. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
Already we have seen a lot; and they form into a quaint, colourful, Noah's Ark and heraldic procession across the country. Set in Silver
It may be noted that the sword is stated by some heraldic authorities to have been argent, whilst by others this detail is omitted. The Customs of Old England
They were adopted by Richard II., and placed on either side of his crested Helm in the heraldic sculpture of Westminster Hall, as appears in two of these beautiful examples, Nos. The Handbook to English Heraldry
Athos was a great seigneur compared with such nobles as the king improvised by touching with his yellow fecundating scepter the dry trunks of the heraldic trees of the province. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After"
He is clad in brightly-shining steel, and no heraldic emblems show his rank. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside
The interior was, as yet, a mystery; but the pediment fronting Paradise street was fitted with an enormous canvas-covered frame, upon which was emblazoned, in gorgeous, but proper heraldic style, the Royal Arms of England. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men
But curtailed by his grandson, and with its floral and heraldic ornaments well pared away, the Autobiography is a document of considerable value. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters
In fact, it is often difficult to determine whether specified figures on the Seals of a certain period are heraldic supporters or merely representations of Badges. The Handbook to English Heraldry
The front door was massive, and sheeted over with lead embossed in foliate and heraldic patterns. News from the Duchy
This spokesman, like the 'Meu-'minister of Dahome, repeated to his master our interpreter's words; and his long wand of office was capped with a silver elephant—King Blay's 'totem,' equivalent to our heraldic signs. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative
Note the huge dimensions of the carved balustrade; the strange rustic figures portrayed thereon; and the lions grasping shields bearing heraldic devices. Hertfordshire
Other hanaps were in the forms of swans, oak trees, white harts, eagles, lions, and the like—probably often of heraldic significance. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance
It is scarcely necessary for me to point out to students that Supporters always have a decided heraldic significance. The Handbook to English Heraldry
As a work of natural history he is better than the Marzocco, and he has a certain heraldic extravagance as well. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres
She traced her descent, by some labyrinth of relationship, which I never thoroughly understood—much less can explain with any heraldic certainty at this time of day—to the illustrious but unfortunate house of Derwentwater. Charles Lamb
Billy Bluff, wet still from the sea, his hair clinging about his ribs, and giving him the air of a heraldic griffin, crept on the puffing fat man and hurled at him with a roar. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs
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