# Heraldry as art: An account of its development and practice, chiefly in England

Author: Eve, G. W. (George William), 1855-1914

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69298

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Heraldry+as+art%3A+An+account+of+its+development+and+practice%2C+chiefly+in+England+Eve&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The Achievement--Its Composition and Proportions--Modifications of Proportion--The Design of the Heraldic Group--Essential Qualities--Variability of Grouping--The Shield--Its Structure and Shape as a Fighting Defence--The Norman Shield and its Successors--Shields “for Peace”--Pageant Shields--How they were Made--The Tournament Shield--Evolution of Decorative Forms--Foliated Shields--Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Examples--Freedom in Shield Design--Heraldic Accuracy--What is Essential.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII. =ARMORIAL ACCESSORIES= 139](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII. =METHODS AND MATERIALS= 164](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II. =THE EVOLUTION OF SHIELD FORMS= 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI. =HELM, CREST AND MANTLING= 117](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX. =ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION= 204](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X. =EMBROIDERED HERALDRY= 246](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII. =MARKS OF CADENCY= 286](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V. =HERALDIC BIRDS AND OTHER FIGURES,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I. =INTRODUCTORY= 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV. =ANIMALS AND MONSTERS= 66](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III. =HERALDIC RULES= 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/heraldry-as-art-an-account-of-its-development-and-practice-chie-83ed177c/chapters/3/index.md)