| Medieval Heraldry Contributor(s): Wise, Terence (Author), Hook, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0850453488 ISBN-13: 9780850453485 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1980 Annotation: It is not the aim of this book to describe in precise detail the rules of heraldry, but rather to introduce the reader to the role of heraldry and to provide examples of how it was used in the 14th and 15th centuries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Military - Medieval |
| Dewey: 929.609 |
| LCCN: 81478071 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5.78" W x 9.54" (0.36 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles, but by the mid-13th century arms were being used extensively by the lesser nobility, knights and those who later came to be styled gentlemen. In some countries the use of arms spread even to merchants, townspeople and the peasantry. From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate mythological beasts, this fascinating work by Terence Wise explores the origins and appearance of medieval heraldic devices in an engagingly readable style accompanied by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hook, Richard: - Richard Hook is an internationally acclaimed artist, renowned for his paintings of Native American culture. |