Medieval Heraldry - (Print on Demand)

Informationen zum Autor Terence Wise has been a respected historical writer for more than 50 years. With numerous books and articles to his credit, he has contributed more than a dozen titles to the Men-At-Arms series, mainly on medieval subjects including studies of the military orders and the Wars of the Roses. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He earned an international reputation particularly for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture; and illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles. Richard's three children Adam, Jason, and Christa are all professionally active in various artistic disciplines. He died in 2010. Klappentext Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles, but by the mid-13th century arms were being used extensively by the lesser nobility, knights and those who later came to be styled gentlemen. In some countries the use of arms spread even to merchants, townspeople and the peasantry. From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate mythological beasts, this fascinating work by Terence Wise explores the origins and appearance of medieval heraldic devices in an engagingly readable style accompanied by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook. Zusammenfassung Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series! this book looks at medieval heraldry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction On Heraldry and Heralds The Shield Blazon The Livery and Maintenance System Crests The Plates

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hook, William Walker, Terence Wise, Wise Terence
• Assisted by: Richard Hook (Illustration), William Walker (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2001
• EAN: 9780850453485
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-348-5
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 250 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Man at Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Man at Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Christi Geburt bis 1500 nach Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Krieg und Verteidigung, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Warfare and defence, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours