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| | Royal & Noble Bibliography: Armory and Heraldry |
 | | Relatively nontechnical, considering the subject, and there is a sampling of many subordinate topics: the history of heraldry, definitions and specialized terminology, the visual art of armory, differencing and cadency, the crest and motto, royal heraldry and orders of knighthood, and "recent trends and developments." Well-illustrated, too, with numerous color plates. |
 | | The first third of the book is a concise history of the origins and rules of heraldry and blazoning, together with a useful discussion of the College of Arms and of notable heralds and kings of arms of the past (including a glossary of terminology). |
 | | The second section comprises a detailed description of royal regalia in England and Scotland, and on the Continent, noting artistic traditions and the whereabouts of surviving crowns and scepters (including a list of the dates and places of all English coronations). |
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