La nouvelle methode raisonnée du blason : pour l'apprendre d'une maniere aisée : reduite en leçons, par demandes, & par réponses
A 1701 heraldry primer by Claude-François Menestrier, published in Lyon, teaching blazon through questions and answers for readers learning to describe coats of arms. The pictures are rows of engraved shields in black-and-white hatching, with tinctures shown by line patterns and charges such as crosses, lions, chevrons and stars. A designer could draw on the stylised hatching system and the simple, legible silhouettes of shield charges for emblem or crest work.
