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.