The art of heraldry : origins, symbols and designs /

Those who regard heraldry as an archaic and irrelevant institution ignore its most vital quality: an awesome visual powerthat remains just as strong today as it was in the Middle Ages. The art of heraldry dazzles and delights with stunning colors, fanciful creatures, and precise elements of design....

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Main Author: Gwynn-Jones, P. Ll.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Barnes and Noble, ©1998.
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245 1 4 |a The art of heraldry :  |b origins, symbols and designs /  |c Peter Gwynn-Jones. 
260 |a New York :  |b Barnes and Noble,  |c ©1998. 
300 |a 128 pages :  |b color illustrations ;  |c 29 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index. 
505 0 |a A history of heraldry: From the Bayeux Tapestry to the present day -- Fauna and flora: Mammals, fish, birds, insects and plants -- Heraldic monsters: Dragons, gryphons, unicorns, tygers and other monsters -- The art of heraldry: Origins; changing styles; choices of devices. 
520 |a Those who regard heraldry as an archaic and irrelevant institution ignore its most vital quality: an awesome visual powerthat remains just as strong today as it was in the Middle Ages. The art of heraldry dazzles and delights with stunning colors, fanciful creatures, and precise elements of design. Whether featuring delicate borders of dog rose and campion, or shocking images of deadly monsters and disembodied heads, heraldry's menagerie of beasts, real or imagined, and often bizarre choice of symbols, cannot fail to inspire admiration and bemusement. In The Art of Heraldry, Peter-Gwyn-Jones, Garter King of Arms, explores the history of heraldic art from the poetic legends that sought to explain the origin of unusual animals and unexpected charges, to the artistic interpretations and misrepresentations that evolved into those images. He also considers the contributions of the most prominent heraldic artists and catalogs the various schools and periods of heraldic art - 20th century work provides a welcome opportunity to appreciate the skill of the modern heraldry and artistic decoration of letters has too often gone unrecognized. -- from dust jacket. 
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