Contents
CONTENTS
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| Introduction | |
| Notes on Animated Beings in Heraldic Art | |
| The symbolism of Attitude or Position | |
| The Heraldic Spirit—Effective decorative Quality essential in Heraldry | |
| Celestial Beings | |
| Angels | |
| Mistaken Modern Conception of Angels | |
| Mediæval Art Treatment of Angels | |
| Cherubim and Seraphim in Heraldry | |
| The Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture | |
| Emblems of the Four Evangelists | |
| Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind | |
| The Dragon | |
| The Dragon in Christian Art | |
| The Dragon in the Royal Heraldry of Britain | |
| The Crocodile as the Prototype of the Dragon | |
| The Heraldic Dragon | |
| The Hydra | |
| The Wyvern | |
| The Chimera | |
| The Lion-Dragon | |
| The Gorgon | |
| The Cockatrice | |
| Basilisk, or Amphysian Cockatrice | |
| The Mythical Serpent | |
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| The Scorpion | |
| Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts | |
| The Unicorn | |
| Mediæval Conception of the Unicorn | |
| The Horn of the Unicorn | |
| The Pegasus | |
| Sagittary, Centaur, Sagittarius, Centaurus, Hippocentaur | |
| Griffin or Gryphon | |
| The Male Griffin | |
| Other Varieties of the Griffin | |
| The Opinicus, or Epimacus | |
| The Sphynx | |
| The Phœnix Bird of the Sun | |
| The Harpy | |
| The Heraldic Pelican | |
| The Martlet | |
| The Alerion | |
| The Liver (Cormorant) | |
| The Heraldic Tigre or Tyger | |
| The Royal Tiger | |
| Leopard, or Panther, Felis Pardus, Lybbarde | |
| The Panther "Incensed" | |
| The Lynx | |
| Cat-a-Mountain—Tiger Cat or Wild Cat | |
| The Salamander | |
| Heraldic Antelope | |
| The Heraldic Ibex | |
| Bagwyn | |
| The Camelopard, Camel-Leopard | |
| Musimon, Tityrus | |
| The Enfield | |
| Mantiger, Montegre or Manticora Satyral | |
| Lamia or Emipusa | |
| Baphomet | |
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| Apres | |
| Stelliones | |
| Fictitious Creatures of the Sea | |
| Introductory Notes | |
| Poseidon or Neptune | |
| Merman or Triton | |
| The Mermaid or Siren | |
| The Sirens of Classic Mythology | |
| The Dolphin of Legend and of Heraldry | |
| The Dauphin of France | |
| The Heraldic Dolphin | |
| The Sea-Horse | |
| Sea-Lion | |
| Sea-Dog |