| PLATE | Facing page |
| Banner of the arms of King George the Fifth ([Frontispiece]) | Title |
| [I]. | | Arms of Milton Abbey from a window in Ibberton church, Dorset, c. 1475. (From "Archæologia," vol. xlvii.) | 48 |
| [II]. | } | Shields in stained glass of the 14th century inthe Victoria and Albert Museum. (From coloured drawings by Mr. T. W. Rutter) | 54 |
| [III]. | 56 |
| [IV]. | | Part (reduced) of an early Roll of Arms belonging to the Society of Antiquaries of London | 64 |
| [V]. | | Examples of shaped shields | 70 |
| [VI]. | | Various shapes of shields | 73 |
| [VII]. | | Examples of quartering | 89 |
| [VIII]. | | Examples of diapered shields | 104 |
| [IX]. | | Use of lozenges and roundels of arms | 112 |
| [X]. | | Use of lozenges and roundels of arms | 114 |
| [XI]. | | Early examples of crests | 123 |
| [XII]. | | Early uses of crests, on seals of William Montagu earl of Salisbury, 1337-44 | 125 |
| [XIII]. | | Various treatments of crests | 129 |
| [XIV]. | | Examples of crests and mantlings | 130 |
| [XV]. | | Stall-plate (reduced) of Hugh Stafford lord Bourchier, c. 1421 | 151 |
| [XVI]. | | Stall-plate (reduced) of William lord Willoughby, c. 1421 | 154 |
| [XVII]. | | Crests with mottoes | 161 |
| [XVIII]. | | Examples of supporters | 188 |
| [XIX]. | | Origin of supporters | 193 |
| [XX]. | | Shields with supporters | 198 |
| [XXI]. | | Shields accompanied by badges | 199 |
| [XXII]. | | Quasi-supporter | 200 |
| [XXIII]. | | Shields accompanied by badges | 202 |
| [XXIV]. | | Shields accompanied by badges | 203 |
| [XXV]. | | Arms with crown and supporters of Elizabeth Wydville, queen of Edward IV | 208 |
| [XXVI]. | | Arms, supporters, and badges of the lady Margaret Beaufort, 1455 | 209 |
| [XXVII]. | | Methods of arranging shields | 214 |
| [XXVIII]. | | Examples of banners of arms | 216 |
| [XXIX]. | | Ways of upholding shields | 218 |
| [XXX]. | | Crowned shield with supporters and badges of the lady Margaret Beaufort, 1485 | 288 |
| [XXXI]. | | Right and wrong versions of the Union Jack | 248 |