Complete body of heraldry : containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry, considered as a science : the proper methods of blazoning and marshalling armorial bearings : the arms, quarterings, crests, supporters, and mottos, of all sovereign princes and states, as also the atchievements of the peers, peeresses, and baronets, of England, Scotland, and Ireland : an historical catalogue of all the different orders of knighthood : the arms of the counties, cities, boroughs, and towns corporate, in England and Wales, and of the abbies and religious houses founded therein : as also those of the royal boroughs in Scotland, and of the societies, bodies corporate, trading companies, &c. in London : the arms of archiepiscopal and episcopal sees in England and Ireland, and of those heretofore established in Scotland : a discourse on the origin, use, and abuse, of funeral trophies : Glover's Ordinary of arms, augmented and improved : an alphabet of arms, containing upwards of fifty thousand coats, with their crests, &c. and a copious glossary, explaining all the technical terms used in heraldry : illustrated with copper-plates : carefully compiled, from the best and most undoubted authorities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edmondson, Joseph

Language:

English

Place of Publication:

1780