Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Harry N. Abrams (1997), Paperback, 144 pages
Description
Heraldry is a living survival of the great medieval world of European chivalry. First introduced as a means of identification in battle and in tournaments, it gradually spread to society as a whole. Today the knights-in-armour and many of the families who bore these coats of arms have disappeared, but the heraldic tradition survives in the royal arms, flags, emblems, road signs, sports badges and corporate logos of the modern world.
Language
Original language
French
Physical description
144 p.; 6.98 inches
ISBN
0810928302 / 9780810928305
Local notes
aka Heraldry: Its Origins and Meanings, ISBN 0500300747