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Basic Heraldry

by Stephen Friar

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This history of heraldry describes the medieval tournaments, the orders of chivalry such as the Garter and the Bath, the peerage and the distinctive Scottish, Welsh and Irish heraldry, some continental examples and the American inheritance. It also analyzes the elements in a coat of arms.

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 929.6 — History & geography Biographies, Genealogy, Healdry Genealogy, Flags, Heraldry, Civil Records Heraldry
LCC: CR151 .F75 — Auxiliary Sciences of History Heraldry Heraldry
BISAC: REF REFERENCE General

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Published: 1993
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 929.6
LCC: CR151 .F75

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