This highly influential work features 8 magnificent color plates and over 250 fine black-and-white illustrations, depicting a splendid array of classic heraldic motifs. Drawn from buildings, monuments, and architectural elements and encompassing a variety of media, the designs date from the 13th through 16th centuries. Text includes authoritative discussions of the arrangement of heraldic devices, treatment of shields, crests, and mantlings, and much more. New Introduction.