The Symbolisms of Heraldry (Classic Reprint): Or a Treatise on the Meanings and Derivations of Armorial Bearings

Excerpt from The Symbolisms of Heraldry: Or a Treatise on the Meanings and Derivations of Armorial Bearings

The Daily News very recently remarked, "Heraldry is almost a lost art; the very rage for old bookplates shows that it takes its rank amongst antiquities"; and though we may not agree with this writer's remarks in their entirety, certain it is that the collecting of book-plates has really helped to revive the taste for heraldic studies, and now seems to invite the publication of my researches on the subject of armorial symbols.

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