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Cover of The Elements of Heraldry, Containing a Clear Definition, and Concise Historical Account of that Ancient, Useful, and Entertaining Science. The Origin, Antiquity, and Divers Kinds of Coats-of-arms, with Their Essential and Integral Parts Considered Separately. The Several Sorts of Escutcheons, Tinctures, Charges and Ornaments Used for Coats-of-arms. The Marks whereby Bearers of the Same Coat-of-arms are Distinguished from Each Other. Charges Formed of Ordinaries, Celestial Figures, Animals, Birds, Fishes, Vegetables, Artificial and Chimerical Figures. The Laws of Heraldry; Practical Directions for Marshaling Coats-of-arms, and the Order of Precedency. Embellished with Several Fine Cuts, and Twenty-four Copper-plates, Containing above Five Hundred Examples of Escutcheons, Arms, &c. And Interspersed with the Natural History, and Allegorical Signification of the Several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, &c. Comprehended in this Treatise. To which is Annexed, a Dictionary of the Technical Terms Made Use of in Heraldry. By Mark Anthony Porny, French-master at Eton College.

The Elements of Heraldry, Containing a Clear Definition, and Concise Historical Account of that Ancient, Useful, and Entertaining Science. The Origin, Antiquity, and Divers Kinds of Coats-of-arms, with Their Essential and Integral Parts Considered Separately. The Several Sorts of Escutcheons, Tinctures, Charges and Ornaments Used for Coats-of-arms. The Marks whereby Bearers of the Same Coat-of-arms are Distinguished from Each Other. Charges Formed of Ordinaries, Celestial Figures, Animals, Birds, Fishes, Vegetables, Artificial and Chimerical Figures. The Laws of Heraldry; Practical Directions for Marshaling Coats-of-arms, and the Order of Precedency. Embellished with Several Fine Cuts, and Twenty-four Copper-plates, Containing above Five Hundred Examples of Escutcheons, Arms, &c. And Interspersed with the Natural History, and Allegorical Signification of the Several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, &c. Comprehended in this Treatise. To which is Annexed, a Dictionary of the Technical Terms Made Use of in Heraldry. By Mark Anthony Porny, French-master at Eton College.

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