1869 HERALDRY Handbook Pedigrees Appointment of Liveries Coat of Arms Genealogy
A scarce 19th-century printing of the instructional treatise ‘The Handbook of Heraldry’ written by English antiquarian John Edwin Cussans. Filled with 350 engravings, this work offers an introductory guide to heraldic designs and their meanings. This exhaustive describes the components of a coat-of-arms specifically the tinctures, charges, marks of cadency, blazoning, crests, flags, and much more!
1869 HERALDRY Handbook Pedigrees Appointment of Liveries Coat of Arms Genealogy
A scarce 19th-century printing of the instructional treatise ‘The Handbook of Heraldry’ written by English antiquarian John Edwin Cussans. Filled with 350 engravings, this work offers an introductory guide to heraldic designs and their meanings. This exhaustive describes the components of a coat-of-arms specifically the tinctures, charges, marks of cadency, blazoning, crests, flags, and much more!
Item number: #20995
Price: $499
CUSSANS, John E.
The Handbook of Heraldry; with Instructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient MSS.
London: John Camden Hotten, 1869.
Details:
- Collation: Complete
- xi, [1], 13-348, 24
- 329 numbered in-text engravings, plus 5 plates (2 in color)
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover; secure
- Decorative blue cloth
- Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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20995
Category
Other
Authors
CUSSANS, John E.
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete