Fairbairn, James
Fairbairn’s Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland
In two volumes.
Volume I: 601 pages including a 522 page index of family names, in alphabetical order, describing the crest of every name listed and where to find an illustration in the volume of plates; a glossary of heraldic terms and other words; and nearly seventy pages of family mottoes with translations of those in Latin, French or other foreign languages.
Volume II: contains 130 plates, each depicting 15 family crests in b&w and a further 18 plates illustrating regalia, insignia, crowns, flags, monograms, arms of principal cities etc. also in b&w. There is a key to all the plates which, in the case of the crests, shows which families have which crest.
Volume I: 601 pages including a 522 page index of family names, in alphabetical order, describing the crest of every name listed and where to find an illustration in the volume of plates; a glossary of heraldic terms and other words; and nearly seventy pages of family mottoes with translations of those in Latin, French or other foreign languages.
Volume II: contains 130 plates, each depicting 15 family crests in b&w and a further 18 plates illustrating regalia, insignia, crowns, flags, monograms, arms of principal cities etc. also in b&w. There is a key to all the plates which, in the case of the crests, shows which families have which crest.
Avainsanat: heraldry, crests, british, english, scottish, welsh, irish, reference, family crests, britain, england, scotland, wales, ireland, motto, heraldic, coat of arms, history, historical
- Tekijä(t)
- Fairbairn, James
- Julkaisija
- Andrews UK
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2012
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 798 sivua
- Kategoria
- Yleisteokset
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781781502457
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781843420415