Heraldic Crests

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Heraldic Crests
A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs
for Artists and Craftspeople
James Fairbairn
Since its first publication in 1859, Fairbairn s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland has been a recognized reference in heraldry, an indispensable adjunct to every library, the standard authority for business and trade purposes. Widely used by British jewelers and seal engravers, it has been extensively revised and updated over the years to maintain its reputation as one of the most authoritative and complete collections of crests and mottoes available in Britain. This comprehensive collection reproduces all 314 plates from "Fairbairn"—over 4,000 designs in all—offering artists and craftspeople an immediately usable resource of authentic, time-honored heraldic motifs. Among the designs are many and varied representations of human figures, mythical beings, soldiers, stags, falcons, dogs, unicorns, griffins and other mythological creatures, lions rampant,... Tovább

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Heraldic Crests
A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs
for Artists and Craftspeople
James Fairbairn
Since its first publication in 1859, Fairbairn s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland has been a recognized reference in heraldry, an indispensable adjunct to every library, the standard authority for business and trade purposes. Widely used by British jewelers and seal engravers, it has been extensively revised and updated over the years to maintain its reputation as one of the most authoritative and complete collections of crests and mottoes available in Britain. This comprehensive collection reproduces all 314 plates from "Fairbairn"—over 4,000 designs in all—offering artists and craftspeople an immediately usable resource of authentic, time-honored heraldic motifs. Among the designs are many and varied representations of human figures, mythical beings, soldiers, stags, falcons, dogs, unicorns, griffins and other mythological creatures, lions rampant, warriors, farmers, hands, flowers, rosettes, crowns, wreaths and many other striking and eye-catching images.
Now available in this inexpensive resource, these imaginative, often unusual, designs will lend aristocratic appeal and strong visual interest to book and magazine illustrations, advertisements, newsletters and a host of other graphic projects. Unabridged Dover (1993) republication of all 314 plates from Vol. II of Fairbairns Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, as published by T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, n.d. (fourth, revised and enlarged, edition of 1892 ed.). Publisher's Note. 4,424 black-and-white line illustrations. 320pp. 8Js * 11. Paperbound.
ALSO AVAILABLE
Heraldry: A Pictorial Archive for Artists and Designers, Arthur Charles Fox-
Davies. Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). 160pp. 9K x 12M. 26906-X Pa. $14.95
Free Dover Pictorial Archive Catalog (59062-3) available upon request.
A DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE!
We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are bought in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book. Vissza