PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
Notes on Animated Beings in Heraldic Art
Celestial Beings
Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent kind
Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts
Fictitious Creatures of the Sea
FICTITIOUS & SYMBOLIC CREATURES IN ART
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR USE IN BRITISH HERALDRY
By JOHN VINYCOMB MEMBER OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND, A VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EX-LIBRIS SOCIETY
ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
ILLUSTRATED
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