The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory
Author | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies |
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Illustrator | Hugo Gerard Ströhl |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Subject | heraldry |
Published | 1904 (T.C. & E.C. Jack) |
Media type | |
Pages | viii + 503 |
The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory is a book on heraldry and armory by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, originally published in 1904.[1]
Description
The book was originally conceived as an English translation of
Apart from the illustrations by Ströhl, the book also included heraldic drawings specially commissioned for heraldic records published by Fox-Davies.
This large 500-page book was re-issued in black and white only in 1976 by an American publisher and in 1986 in colour by a London publisher. Much of the material in this book was re-used in a shorter, cheaper and more popular exposition of contemporary English heraldic practice, Complete Guide to Heraldry, which proved very successful and influential. This too has been reprinted several times. Another even shorter guide was Heraldry Explained, but even this balanced a clear and didactic text with plentiful illustration.
Fox-Davies died in 1928 (and Ströhl died in 1919), so the book is now in public domain, the copyright having expired in 1998.
References
- OCLC 3588106.
External links
- The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory on Google Books, accessed on 22 October 2013 and on 4 January 2014
- The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory on Internet Archive, accessed on 4 January 2014