[30] Vide Donaldson on the Connexion between Heraldry and Gothic Architecture, &c. &c. &c.
The far-renowned shield of Achilles was covered with so great a number of figures pictorially disposed, that it resembled modern heraldry still less than those above alluded to.
[31] Essay on Armories, p. 4.
[32] From a contemporary picture at Castle-Ashby, engraved in Pennant’s Journey from Chester to London.
[33] It is scarcely necessary to remind the reader that all early nations had their national emblems, for the ox of the Egyptians, the owl of the Athenians, the eagle of the Romans, and the white horse of the Saxons (retained in the arms of Saxony and of Kent), must occur to the recollection of every one.
[34] Vide the next chapter, where a rationale of these figures is attempted.
[35] Dallaway, p. 9.
[36] Blazon is closely allied to the Anglo-Saxon BLAWAN, to blow. There are some however who deduce it from the German, blasse, a mark.—Vide Montagu’s Guide, p. 14.
[37] Planché Hist. Brit. Costume.
