Author : James Fairbairn
Release : 2012-02-03
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 455/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fairbairn’s Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland by : James Fairbairn

Download or read book Fairbairn’s Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland written by James Fairbairn. This book was released on 2012-02-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In two volumes. Volume I: 601 pages including a 522 page index of family names, in alphabetical order, describing the crest of every name listed and where to find an illustration in the volume of plates; a glossary of heraldic terms and other words; and nearly seventy pages of family mottoes with translations of those in Latin, French or other foreign languages. Volume II: contains 130 plates, each depicting 15 family crests in b&w and a further 18 plates illustrating regalia, insignia, crowns, flags, monograms, arms of principal cities etc. also in b&w. There is a key to all the plates which, in the case of the crests, shows which families have which crest.