. Heraldry, historical and popular . No. 700.—Shield from an early Seal of St. John ; see p. 405. No. 701.—Shield from au early Seal of St. John, of Sussex ; see p. 405. hH. )lVVj^t<^ No. 678 A.—The Emperor : Monument at Kings Langley, 1402. Vi- Lc-iSee pages 390 and 453. CHAPTER XXXII. FOREIGN HERALDRY. Foreign Heraldiy differs chiefly from the Heraldry of ourA eud ^^^^^ Country in beingless severe in its prevailing style, andfn/*^v/ less exact in its details and usages, but more elaborate andgorgeous in both the character and the treatment of its compo-gitions. The Heraldry of German


. Heraldry, historical and popular . No. 700.—Shield from an early Seal of St. John ; see p. 405. No. 701.—Shield from au early Seal of St. John, of Sussex ; see p. 405. hH. )lVVj^t<^ No. 678 A.—The Emperor : Monument at Kings Langley, 1402. Vi- Lc-iSee pages 390 and 453. CHAPTER XXXII. FOREIGN HERALDRY. Foreign Heraldiy differs chiefly from the Heraldry of ourA eud ^^^^^ Country in beingless severe in its prevailing style, andfn/*^v/ less exact in its details and usages, but more elaborate andgorgeous in both the character and the treatment of its compo-gitions. The Heraldry of Germany, in particular, is verysplendid; and, in accordance with the German sentiment ofmodern times, it indulges in an almost infinite variety of subor-dinate details, elaborate combinations, and subtle Heraldry of France also is rich, and often fanciful, and yetalmost always eminently artistic. I have already given, inthe preceding chapters, the blazon of a numerous scries of foreignShields, all of them in some degree associated with the Armoryof England; so that in this present Chapter it remains for me todo little more than briefly to notice some cha


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