The royal arms : its graphic and decorative development / Charles Hasler

London : Jupiter Books, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. Notes; ""An essay on the development of Britain's royal arms in terms of graphic and decorative design, together with references and notes on the cross-links with versions in three dimensions, and in turn their transformation into flat graphic form."" Illus. incl. table. Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-383). Contents; A note on the illustrations -- References and signs used-- Introduction -- Glossary -- Kings and queens of the English and the British -- The background to the Royal Arms -- The device emerges -- Parts, colours and textures -- The Reformation and after -- Fidei Defensor - Royal Arms in churches -- Stuart exuberance and Augustan dignity -- Newspapers - The Times and some others -- Into the third dimension -- By royal appointment -- Nineteenth-century decline -- Twentieth-century collapse and renaissance -- Conclusion -- Epexegesis -- Appendices: 1. Analysis of some area surveys, materials and media -- 2. Some recorded and extant examples -- 3. Some costs and prices -- 4. Designers and craftsman -- 5. Bibliographical notes -- Index of abbreviations. Subjects; Heraldry Great Britain. Heraldry, Ornamental. Kings and rulers. ROYAL ARMS. HERALDRY - ARMORIALS. PEERAGE/ROYALTY - UNITED KINGDOM. Armorials. Heraldry. Peerage/Royalty. Great Britain Kings and rulers. Great Britain.