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Recommended Titles The Oxford Guide to Heraldry
The Oxford Guide to Heraldry is the most authoritative and up to date introduction to heraldry available. Written by Thomas Woodcock, Somerset Herald, and John Martin Robinson, Maltravers Herald Extraordinary, Officers of Arms, and England's experts on heraldry. It is lavishly illustrated with nearly 150 photographs and 35 color plates, many of previously unpublished works from the library of the College of Arms. Sections include: Origins of Heraldry, European Heraldry, Grantees on English Arms, The shields of Arms, Crests, Supporters, Badges and Mottoes, Marshalling of Arms, Heraldic Authority in Great Britain, American Heraldry and The Use of Heraldry as Decoration.
Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
This comprehensive collection reproduces all 314 plates from "Fairbairn" - over 4,000 designs in all - offering artists and craftspeople an immediately usable resource of authentic, time-honored heraldic motifs. Among the designs are many and varied representations of human figures, mythical beings, soldiers, stags, falcons, dogs, unicorns, griffins and other mythological creatures, lions rampant, warriors, farmers, hands, flowers, rosettes, crowns, wreaths,and many other striking and eye-catching images.
Design Your Own Coat of Arms
Step-by-step directions tell how to trace the shape of the shield and its divisions and how to select symbols that reflect personal origins, traits and achievements. (47 illustrations include human forms and man-made objects such as forearms, helmets, crowns, ships, books, crosses, bells and much more. Celestial, plant and animal shapes include suns, roses, trees, eagles, bears, dolphins, dragons and serpents.) You'll find tips on necessary materials, how to color and outline your design, how to achieve professional results and even how to register your coat of arms.
Heraldic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
Incorporating finely detailed images of flora and fauna, American flags and eagles, sailing vessels and steam-powered ships, mythical creatures, castle turrets, weaponry and armor, human figures and much more, these authentic designs represent an indispensable archive of immediately usable, copy-right-free art.
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Since its first
publication in 1859, Fairbairn's Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and
Ireland has been a recognized reference in heraldry, an indispensable adjunct to every
library, the standard authority for business and trade purposes. Widely used by British
jewelers and seal engravers, it has been extensively revised and updated over the years to
maintain its reputation as one of the most authoritative and complete collections of
crests and mottoes available in Britain.
With
genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient
and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This
easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism and construction of
heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.
Graphic artists,
illustrators and craftspeople looking for imaginative designs featuring medieval flair and
aristocratic ambience will find this collection invaluable. Over 1,400 heraldic motifs, in
a rich variety of styles and sizes, include shields, coats-of-arms, seals, logos, flags,
insignia, scrolls, mottoes, bookplates and a wealth of other designs and illustrations. 
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