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This edition revised with an extra chapter by Fox-Davis. 500 illustrations on wood
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Get the Kindle version, instead: it's free
18 Nov 2010
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This version of the Handbook is completely without illustrations, as is the Kindle version. The difference is: the Kindle version is free. The actual value of an unillustrated handbook is considerably less than the $30+ asking price here, unless you happen to be well versed in reading blazons. Even then you would miss subtle points which could be gleaned from the illustrations, keeping its value low. If you stumble on it, the illustrated version is shown, in all its glory, and can be purchased (for less than $30,) but the version you can purchase here is a poor shadow. Caveat emptor!
Boutell's a Treasure
4 Mar 2012
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Perhaps the most valuable aspect of this work is "The Grammar of Heraldry." It comprises descriptions and sketches of the elements of heraldic art suitable for the development of one's own coat of arms. From the information included herein, one can not only pick the appropriate elements, and blazon them properly, but also defend one's choices from the stand point of an acknowledged master in the field. This edition was "revised and enlarged" by the OTHER master of heraldry, A. C. Fox-Davies, making it as definitive a work as can be found today.
The fifth star was withheld on the grounds of its readability for a twenty-first century reader. It is a revision of a work written in the late nineteenth century, so the style clearly demonstrates the era's slower approach to life. However, if you "play" with heraldry (SCA, Rennies: Listen Up!) you should have the book on your shelf.
The fifth star was withheld on the grounds of its readability for a twenty-first century reader. It is a revision of a work written in the late nineteenth century, so the style clearly demonstrates the era's slower approach to life. However, if you "play" with heraldry (SCA, Rennies: Listen Up!) you should have the book on your shelf.
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