The book of family crests
Subtitle: comprising nearly every family bearing, properly blazoned and explained ... with the surnames of the bearers, alphabetically arranged, a dictionary of mottos, an essay on the origin of arms, crests, etc., and a glossary of terms
Edition: 13th ed.
Publisher: Reeves and Turner
Published: 1882
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Heraldry; Crests
Notes: cat 20140728 nsh
Table of contents: title: VOL. I; title: Essay on the Origin of Arms in General - The Crest - The Wreath - Mottos
pagenum: 9; title: Dictionary of Mottos Borne by the Nobility and Gentry, Public Companies, Cities, &c.; with English Translations, and Occasional Notes and Illustrations
pagenum: 33; title: Crowns and Coronets of the Several Degrees of Nobility
pagenum: 143; title: British and Foreign Orders of Knighthood
pagenum: 145; title: British Orders of Knighthood, Illustrated
pagenum: 147; title: A Description of Birds, Beasts, &c., Used in Armorial Bearings
pagenum: 146; title: Glossary of Terms Used in the Blazonry of Crests
pagenum: 164; title: Index of Subjects of Crests, with References to the Plates
pagenum: 177; title: Appendix of Additions and Corrections to Dictionary to Follow the Plates Numbered 1 to 109; title: VOL. II; title: Dictionary of Bearers' Names, with Their Titles, Mottos, and Correct Blazonry of Their Crests; title: References to Plates in Vol. I; title: Crowns, Coronets, &c., &c.
pagenum: 143; title: Orders of the Garter and Bath
pagenum: 147; title: Orders of St. Andrew and St. Patrick
pagenum: 149; title: Heraldic Terms, Three Plates
pagenum: 164; title: Family Crests, Numbered from 1 to 109
pagenum: 180