Peeps at Heraldry

by Phoebe Allen

The study and delight of every gentleman."

"And thus the story

Of great deeds was told."

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PEEPS AT HERALDRY

CHAPTER I

AN INTRODUCTORY TALK ABOUT HERALDRY

What is heraldry?

The art of heraldry, or armoury, as the old writers called it, consists in blazoning the arms and telling the descent and history of families by certain pictorial signs. Thus from age to age an authenticated register of genealogies has been kept and handed on from generation to generation. The making and keeping of these records have always been the special duty of a duly appointed herald.