Download or read book Discovering Heraldry written by Jacqueline Fearn and published by Bloomsbury Shire Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heraldry's unfamiliar terminology tends to discourage people from learning more about this fascinating subject. But heraldic language is essential for the precise description of a coat of arms and is soon learned with a little practice. This book provides a gentle introduction, explaining each term with illustrations and text and expounding the basic principles so the reader will understand what a coat of arms consists of and the rules that govern its arrangement. Heraldry is an intriguing study as a colourful art in its own right as well as for its relevance to genealogy and other subjects. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Domestic Bygones