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Items matching heraldry taken from Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)







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heraldry: to do with emblazoning, a way of identifying families by coloured and patterend shields used before soldiers and other common people could read and write.

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Images from The Magazine of Art. Illustrated (c. 1878), published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris and New York.

I have marked these images as being in the public domain, but I am actually not certain if this is correct in all cases. You have been warned!

Heraldic Dragon.

Heraldic Dragon.

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

The dragon is, perhaps, the most venerable symbol employed in ornamental art. (p. 375) Fronm the first the dragon was always a favourite device in heraldry. What more frequent than the dragon-crested [...]

Keywords: dragons, mythical creatures, heraldry

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Added: 2009-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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