[PDF] Basic Heraldry eBook

Author : Stephen Friar
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 32,52 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393034639

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This is an authoritative introduction to a fascinating subject which explains and fully illustrates everything a layman wishes to know about heraldry. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Sir Thomas Innes of Learney
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Clans
ISBN : 0806304782

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This is the standard reference work on all aspects of Scottish heraldry with complete details on the history, science and practice. It contains abundant references to original sources of information and full details on the procedure for obtaining a grant of arms. The plates include reproductions of heraldic bookplates, extracts of matriculations of arms, birthbrieves, genealogical trees, and illustrations of heraldic design in architecture.

Author : Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602390010

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The study of family crests and medieval coats of arms, is a science and art steeped in the tradition of familial honor and shaped by the cords of ancestry and origin. This book deciphers the world of symbols, knights, and history, bringing back a time when all gentlemen were soldiers and a coat of arms was the most cherished heirloom.

Author : Jared Blando
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 26,23 MB
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 1440340323

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Learn to create authentic fantasy maps step-by-step! Orcs prepare for battle against high Elves, Dwarves retreat to the mountains and men march to the sea to reclaim crumbling fortresses. Fortunes are decided. Kingdoms are lost. Entire worlds are created. This book will teach you to bring your fictional realm to life with simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw authentic fantasy maps. Set the stage for adventure by illustrating domains, castles and battle lines, mountains, forests and sea monsters! Learn to create completely unique and fully functional RPG maps time and time again on which your world can unfold. All the skills necessary to create awe-inspiring maps are covered! • Landscapes. Add depth, balance and plausibility with rocky coastlines, towering mountains, dark forests and rolling plains. • Iconography. Mark important places--towns and cities, fortresses and bridges--with symbolic iconography for easy-to-understand maps. • Typography. Learn how to place readable text and the basics of decorative script. Bonus instruction teaches you to create fonts for Orcs, Elves, Vikings and dragons. • Heraldry and shield design. Depict cultural and political boundaries with shields and colors. • Advanced cartography. Includes how to draw landmarks, country boundaries and political lines. Build roads to connect merchants and troops, troll cairns and dragon lairs. And complete your maps with creative backgrounds, elaborate compasses and thematic legends. 30+ step-by-step demonstrations illustrate how to construct an entire fantasy world map from start to finish--both digitally and by hand!

Author : Kevin Greaves
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,51 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459710835

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Heraldry is now. Heraldry is fun. And most of all, heraldry is Canadian! A Canadian Heraldic Primer dispels, once and for all, the myth that coats of arms are boring, snobbish, mediaeval holdovers that have no relevance today. Using cartoons, humour, and not a little irreverence (in which is concealed a surprising amount of information), Kevin Greaves explains the history behind heraldry's unique conventions and language, and explores its creative possibilities. He shows heraldry as part of the fabric of Canada's past, present, and future, and illustrates how this lively art has become livelier since Canada became master of its own heraldic system in 1988.

Author : Mary K. Mannix
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838912958

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Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.

Author : Cyndi Howells
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 10,30 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780806316789

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A two volume set which provides researchers with more than 70,000 links to every conceivable genealogical resource on the Internet.