Excerpt from The Science of Heraldry: A Practical Introduction Thereto Many persons are to be found who sneer at heraldry. It is treated by them as mouldy and unmeaning; a remnant of the feudal system; inconsistent with progress, and mentioned in other contemptuous terms. Without being in any degree desirous of placing it in the foremost of sciences, or of treating it with that extreme amount of veneration and enthusiasm which its literary votaries in various times have displayed - yet, as one of the links of the past with ...
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Excerpt from The Science of Heraldry: A Practical Introduction Thereto Many persons are to be found who sneer at heraldry. It is treated by them as mouldy and unmeaning; a remnant of the feudal system; inconsistent with progress, and mentioned in other contemptuous terms. Without being in any degree desirous of placing it in the foremost of sciences, or of treating it with that extreme amount of veneration and enthusiasm which its literary votaries in various times have displayed - yet, as one of the links of the past with the present, we are bound to respect it, even as we respect the literary works of antiquity and the achievements of the sculptors and painters of past ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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