The Art of Heraldry (Charles Fox-Davies, 1904)

My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:

I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.

Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats of arms.

http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd

This book and history is so good that the URL has been placed on the RTA main forum page. This author is extremely well known in the world of heraldry.

Gary

There is an icon of four boxes on the task bar at right when getting to the site. That will allow for faster navigation.

http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd

Gary
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> My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:
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> I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.
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> Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats of arms.
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> http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
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> This book and history is so good that the URL has been placed on the RTA main forum page. This author is extremely well known in the world of heraldry.
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> Gary
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It's a wonderful book--thanks.  I particularly love the illustrations.

Sheffe




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>> My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:
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>> I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.
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>> Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats of arms.
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>> http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
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>> This book and history is so good that the URL has been placed on the RTA main forum page. This author is extremely well known in the world of heraldry.
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>> Gary
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I was taken back by the feminine look of the heralds but men in that different time did dress more decoratively than we'd even consider nowadays.

Gary
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> It's a wonderful book--thanks.  I particularly love the illustrations.
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> >--- In , "sirtsclan" <sirtsclan@> wrote:
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> >> My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:
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> >> I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.
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> >> Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats of arms.
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> >> http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
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For purposes of fiction, one might wiggle in the chestnut "girl dresses as boy," though it would have to be subtle. Or at least more so than the Acme andiron that invariables falls on Coyote in the old Runner cartoons. 

Judy
 
Loyaulte me lie


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I was taken back by the feminine look of the heralds but men in that different time did dress more decoratively than we'd even consider nowadays.

Gary
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--- In , Sheffe <shethra77@...> wrote:
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> It's a wonderful book--thanks.  I particularly love the illustrations.
>
> Sheffe
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> >________________________________
> > From: sirtsclan <sirtsclan@...>
> >To:
> >Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 8:03 AM
> >Subject: Re: The Art of Heraldry (Charles Fox-Davies, 1904)
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> >There is an icon of four boxes on the task bar at right when getting to the site. That will allow for faster navigation.
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> >http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
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> >Gary
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> >--- In , "sirtsclan" <sirtsclan@> wrote:
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> >> My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:
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> >> I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.
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> >> Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats of arms.
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> >> http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
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> >> This book and history is so good that the URL has been placed on the RTA main forum page. This author is extremely well known in the world of heraldry.
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--- In , "sirtsclan" <sirtsclan@...> wrote:
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> I was taken back by the feminine look of the heralds but men in that different time did dress more decoratively than we'd even consider nowadays.
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I think the heralds' fancy garb, even to the point of effeminacy, was designed to be so unusual as a means of protection. Heralds had a type of immunity that allowed them to go back and forth between opposing factions, even on the battlefield, to carry messages between the leaders. They also were responsible for identifying the dead, wounded, and captured after a battle. Clothing that identified them as heralds would be very desirable and quite necessary. Looking a bit dainty and harmless wouldn't hurt, either.

In the same way, fools (jesters) had a characteristic costume which was also protective. Fools (who were usually quite intelligent and witty) were allowed to say all sorts of things that would get other men in big trouble. Their motley outfits were their protection.

Katy

On 3/19/2012 8:04 AM, Judy Thomson wrote:
> For purposes of fiction, one might wiggle in the chestnut "girl dresses as boy," though it would have to be subtle. Or at least more so than the Acme andiron that invariables falls on Coyote in the old Runner cartoons.
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There are plenty of examples from history, such as Mary Read, but I
suspect they were significantly taller and more muscular than the
average actress portraying such a character.

Nice Katy.

Gary
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> --- In , "sirtsclan" <sirtsclan@> wrote:
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> > I was taken back by the feminine look of the heralds but men in that different time did dress more decoratively than we'd even consider nowadays.
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> I think the heralds' fancy garb, even to the point of effeminacy, was designed to be so unusual as a means of protection. Heralds had a type of immunity that allowed them to go back and forth between opposing factions, even on the battlefield, to carry messages between the leaders. They also were responsible for identifying the dead, wounded, and captured after a battle. Clothing that identified them as heralds would be very desirable and quite necessary. Looking a bit dainty and harmless wouldn't hurt, either.
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> In the same way, fools (jesters) had a characteristic costume which was also protective. Fools (who were usually quite intelligent and witty) were allowed to say all sorts of things that would get other men in big trouble. Their motley outfits were their protection.
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> Katy
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This book is also available as an ebook at the same site under "texts"
here <http://www.archive.org/details/artofheraldryenc00foxd> .

Joan
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--- In , "sirtsclan"
<sirtsclan@...> wrote:
>
> My post yesterday at Round Table Arms:
>
> I stumbled onto this Fox-Davies book only this morning but is by far
the best yet. URL added to Links in the left-hand margin of the forum.
>
> Art of Heraldry (Fox-Davies, 1904) Really hot graphics showing coats
of arms.
>
> http://www.archive.org/stream/artofheraldryenc00foxd
>
> This book and history is so good that the URL has been placed on the
RTA main forum page. This author is extremely well known in the world
of heraldry.
>
> Gary
>