The Accedens of Armorie

book by Legh

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contribution to heraldry

  • Image shows a seal depicting several mythical creatures fighting.
    In heraldry: Early writers

    …of Gentrie (1586), Gerard Legh, The Accedens of Armorie (1562), and John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie (1610), not only perpetuate the nonsensical natural history of olden days but are largely responsible for erroneous beliefs about heraldic charges having definite symbolic meanings and their being granted as rewards for valorous…

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