. Heraldry, historical and popular . evelopment of asimilar dimidiation, unless it is held to be a veritable memberof that family of mediaeval Griffins whose ancestry flourished inthe remote ages of Assyrian greatness. See Chap. XXXII. The beautiful and elaborate seals that were held in such es-teem in the Middle Ages, were frequently charged with heraldicinsignia in association with rich architectural details. See , Section 1. In many examples, the early seals of per-sonages of eminence display several shields of arms placed in thedifferent compartments of a composition of an archit
. Heraldry, historical and popular . evelopment of asimilar dimidiation, unless it is held to be a veritable memberof that family of mediaeval Griffins whose ancestry flourished inthe remote ages of Assyrian greatness. See Chap. XXXII. The beautiful and elaborate seals that were held in such es-teem in the Middle Ages, were frequently charged with heraldicinsignia in association with rich architectural details. See , Section 1. In many examples, the early seals of per-sonages of eminence display several shields of arms placed in thedifferent compartments of a composition of an architecturalcharacter ; and thus these Shields are grouped together so as toform a single compound heraldic composition. Thus, the sealof Joan, wife of Johx de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, thoughnot more than one and a half inches in diameter, is chargedwith nine distinct heraldic bearings, each of which is so placedthat it takes a becoming part in the architectural No. 329 I give a diagram of the arrangement of this seal, in. No. principal pails of which the arms are charged upon the centre is 1. Warrenne; 2, 2. are England; 3, 3. are De :i^L\RSHAL-LfIXG- AXD :)s of arms of the de uohuxs. CHAPTERS r^, Jyi k ^^•5.\V^,(Jt »5i
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