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Peter Spurrer.
The Heraldic Art Source Book.

Published London: Blandford, 1997.
ISBN 071372708X;
ISBN-13 9780713727081.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: Business ColorPrint, Welshpool.
Size: 195x252x16mm.
Page count: text 128pp; plates 16pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has the usual milds scuffs on its dustjacket, a bit of wear on its edges and corners; the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.


This item £6.00
plus P&P £3.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 615g.

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No specific medieval emphasis. Contents: History & origins of heraldry; Heraldry today; Description of a coat of arms; Shields; Crests; Supporters; Theory of heraldic art; Hatching; Partition lines; Ordinaries & sub-ordinaries; Charges & field sports; Helms; Coronets of rank; Mantling; Beasts & monsters.
Appendix: Organizations & associations.

Illustrations: monochrome text illustrations throughout, plus 16 pages of colour plates
Maps & plans: no

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: yes

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