A practical manual of heraldry and of heraldic illumination : with a glossary of the principal terms used in heraldry (1864)
Baigent, Francis Joseph, Russell, Charles James, author · London : George Rowney and Co. · leaf 16
, or Escutcheon, is the surface whereon are given the figures which make up the coat of arms. Its shape depends more upon the caprice or taste of the draughtsman than upon any settled rule."*^ The surface, or space, within the boundary lines of the Shield, is called the Field, Whatever is contained… … The right side of the Shield is the side opposite to the left hand of the spectator. It is called the Dexter side, and the left side is called the Sinister. There are two Metals and five Colors employed in Heraldry; the latter are designated Tinctures, and refer to that variety of hue which is…
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