. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. ith two heads turnedaway from each other, each with nimbus), the coat of the HolyRoman Empire. 6. The Seu-en (an eagle with the bust of a virgin), the arms ofNuremberg. 7. The Mermaid (a naked female figure, terminating below the breastin a fish - tail), the figvire is also found without arms and alsosymmetrical, with two tails curved upwards. 8. The Sea-lion, with the fore-part of a lion terminating in a fish-tail. Of the heavenly bodies there occur:
. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. ith two heads turnedaway from each other, each with nimbus), the coat of the HolyRoman Empire. 6. The Seu-en (an eagle with the bust of a virgin), the arms ofNuremberg. 7. The Mermaid (a naked female figure, terminating below the breastin a fish - tail), the figvire is also found without arms and alsosymmetrical, with two tails curved upwards. 8. The Sea-lion, with the fore-part of a lion terminating in a fish-tail. Of the heavenly bodies there occur: 9. The Sun, with face and sixteen rays, straight and wavy alternately;always gold. 10. The Moon, waxing or waning, with or without face (in the firstcase the crescent is argent and the face or). 11. The Star, with rays of five to eight points; or. Less common are: Comets, and the Earth, with the lines of latitudeand longitude. Among the phenomena of nature we have: 11. The Cloud, very conventional, argent or azure. 12. The Rainbow, gules, or, and azure (shown ia the Plate above atriple hill). Meyer, Handbook of OmainBnt. ^o 514 ^i Plate 285. Charges. Charges. 515 In addition: Storm and Wind, depicted by heads blowing; Lightning,depicted by a bundle of flames. To the artificial objects which are employed belong: Architecturalconstructions (towers, gates, castles, churches, bridges, fountains,ships); UtensOs (tools, instruments, weapons, anchors, keys, banners);Vessels (kettles, goblets, mugs); articles of attire (hats, caps, belts,crowns, mantles, shoes); family and trade Tokens, Monograms andCrosses of all kinds. Some examples are: 13. The Wheel, with eight spokes projecting beyond the felloe. 14. The Wheel of Cleves, a rosette terminating in eight lilies. 15. The Maltese Cross, and the cross ancree (the Plate shows onehalf of each). 16. The Cross crampon6e. 17. Two crossed Swords. 18. The Crancelin, a wreath of rue, resembling the hoop of a crown. 19. The Axe, and t
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