The bearing of coat-armour by ladies..
Subtitle: A guide to the bearing of arms by ladies of all ranks, whether maid, wife, or widow, in England, Scotland & Ireland
Publisher: Murray
Published: 1923
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 144
Description: Quite a rare book and a 'must' for those interested in heraldry. Well illustrated by plates and line drawings, in black and white but with a coloured frontispiece.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Chapters -; title: I.       The Origin of Armory; title: II.      The Meaning of Armorial Bearings; title: III.     The Component Parts of an Achievement; title: IV.     The Grammar of Armory; title: V.      Ancient Examples of the Armorial Bearings of a Lady; title: VI.     The Meaning of Heiress and Coheiress; title: VII.    The Modern Rules for the Bearing of Arms by Ladies of all Ranks and Categories; title: VIII.   The Uses and Applications of Amory; title: IX.      Heraldry as an Art, or the Consideration of the Artistic Side of an Achievement; title: X.       The Right to Bear Arms; title: The Armorial Bearings of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York; title: Index