YE COMIC HISTORY OF HERALDRY
by R. H. EDGAR and
Illustrated by WILLIAM VINE.
FIRST PUBLISHED in 1878

code and colour painting by saitou aka Blau-PRINCE.
[last modified 2019/04/20]
 LIST OF CHAPTERS.
  CHAP.                                          PAGE
         PREFACE                                     --   
         INTRODUCTION                                --   
      I.-HOW HERALDRY AROSE - - - - - - - - - - - -  17   
     II.-OF THE HERALDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  22   
    III.-CONCERNING ARMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30   
     IV.-OF THE SHIELD, OR ESCUTCHEON - - - - - - -  35   
      V.-CONCERNING TINCTURES - - - - - - - - - - -  40   
     VI.-OF FURS, &c. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  45   
    VII.-OF LINES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  50   
   VIII.-OF DIFFERENCES - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  53   
     IX.-OF CHARGES AND ORDINARIES - - - - - - - - - 58   
      X.-OF SUB-ORDINARIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63   
     XI.-OF COMMON CHARGES - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70   
    XII.-OF ARTIFICIAL FIGURES - - - - - - - - - - - 77   
   XIII.-OF CHIMERICAL FIGURES - - - - - - - - - - - 81   
    XIV.-OF HELMETS AND OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS - - - 89   
     XV.-OF CRESTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 94   
    XVI.-OF SUPPORTERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 98   
   XVII.-OF MOTTOES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103   
  XVIII.-BLAZONRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112   
    XIX.-OF BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES IN BLAZONRY - 116   
     XX.-MARSHALLING ARMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - 120   
    XXI.-ON PRECEDENCE - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  125   
   XXII.-MODERN HERALDRY, &c. - - - - - - - - - - - 133   
  XXIII.-FINIS CORONAT OPUS - - - - - - - - - - - - 141   
Comic History of Heraldry at Open Library.
Parker's Glossary.
Foxdavies' Guide.
Fairbairn's Crest.