List of Illustrations
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Celestial Beings: |
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| Angel holding Shield | |
| Egyptian Winged Deity | |
| Hawk-headed and winged figure, emblem of Osiris | |
| Angel with Cloud Symbol | |
| Angel Supporter | |
| Kneeling Angel Supporter | |
| Arms of the Abbey of St. Albans | |
| Gloria in Excelsis Deo | |
| Cherubs’ Heads | |
| A Seraph's Head | |
| Arms—Azure a chevron argent between three cherubs’ heads of the last | |
| Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture | |
| Angel crest of Tuite, Bart., co. Tipperary | |
| Tetramorph | |
| Symbols of the Four Evangelists | |
| The Lion of St. Mark, Venice | |
| Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind: |
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| The Dragon | |
| Japanese Dragon | |
| Japanese Imperial Device | |
| The Dragon of the Apocalypse | |
| St. Michael and the Old Dragon | |
| St. Margaret. From ancient carving | |
| St. George and the Dragon | |
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| Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
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| Dragon Standard. From the Bayeux Tapestry | |
| A Dragon passant | |
| Crest, a Dragon's Head erased collared and chained | |
| Arms of the City of London | |
| Sinister supporter of the arms of Viscount Gough | |
| Hercules and the Lernean Hydra. From Greek vase | |
| The Hydra | |
| A Wyvern holding a fleur-de-lis | |
| A Wyvern, wings endorsed, tail nowed | |
| Wyvern from the Garter plate of Sir John Gray, 1436 A.D. | |
| Wyvern, or Lindworm (German version) | |
| Wyvern, wings displayed (early example) | |
| Wyvern, wings depressed | |
| Chimera, from a Greek coin | |
| Cockatrice | |
| Basilisk or Aphasian Cockatrice, tail nowed | |
| Greek Shield, from painted vase in the British Museum | |
| Brazen Serpent | |
| Arms of Whitby Abbey | |
| A Serpent, nowed, proper. Crest of Cavendish | |
| Amphiptère, or flying Serpent | |
| Scorpion | |
| Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts: |
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| Unicorn salient | |
| Crest, a Unicorn's Head, couped | |
| The Legend of the Unicorn | |
| Pegasus or Pegasos | |
| Coins of Corinth and Syracuse | |
| Pegasus salient | |
| The Sagittary—Centaur | |
| Ipotane, from Mandeville's travels | |
| Compound figures, gold necklace | |
| Centaur, Greek Sculpture | |
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| Other Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
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| A Griffin statant, wings endorsed | |
| A Griffin passant, wings raised. (Early English) | |
| A Griffin segreant, wings displayed. (German) | |
| Sleeping Griffin | |
| Griffin segreant (German version) | |
| Gold Flying Griffin | |
| Colossal Griffins, Burmah | |
| Carved panel, a Griffin segreant | |
| Male Griffin | |
| Opinicus statant | |
| Egyptian Sphynx | |
| Theban, or Greek Sphynx | |
| A Sphynx passant guardant, wings endorsed | |
| The Phœnix | |
| A Harpy, wings disclosed | |
| The Harpy, Greek sculpture | |
| A Harpy displayed and crowned (German version) | |
| Shield of Nüremberg | |
| A Pelican in her piety, wings displayed | |
| Heraldic Pelican in her piety | |
| Crest, a Pelican vulning herself proper, wings endorsed | |
| The natural Pelican | |
| The Martlet | |
| Alerion displayed | |
| Heraldic Eagle | |
| An Heraldic Tigre passant | |
| Supporter, an Heraldic Tigre, collared and lined | |
| Tigre and Mirror | |
| A Leopard passant | |
| A Leopard's Face, jessant-de-lis | |
| Panther "Incensed" | |
| The Lynx | |
| Cat-a-Mountain saliant, collared and lined | |
| Crest, a Cat-a-Mountain, sejant, collared and lined | |
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| Other Chimerical Creatures—continued: |
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| The crowned Salamander of Francis I. | |
| Salamander crest of James, Earl of Douglas | |
| Heraldic Antelope | |
| The Heraldic Ibex | |
| Musimon, Tityrus | |
| Mantygre, Satyral | |
| Manticora. From ancient Bestiaria | |
| Lamia. From old Bestiary | |
| Fictitious Creatures of the Sea: |
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| Poseidon. Dexter Supporter of Baron Hawke | |
| Merman or Triton | |
| Triton, with two tails (German) | |
| Mermaid and Triton supporters | |
| Mermaid | |
| Crest of Ellis | |
| Die Ritter, of Nuremberg | |
| Ulysses and the Sirens | |
| The Dolphin | |
| Dolphin of classic art | |
| Coin of Ægina | |
| Sign of the Dolphin | |
| Banner of the Dolphin | |
| Example—Dolphin embowed | |
| Dolphin hauriant, urinant, naiant, torqued | |
| Sea-horse naiant | |
| Sea-horse erect | |
| Arms of the city of Belfast | |
| Sea-lion erect | |
| Sea-dog rampant |