I found a copy of The Elements of Heraldry by William H. Whitmore. I am slowly adding books from the AHS bookshelf list to my collection.
Useful to have, but bear in mind that Whitmore was an inveterate Anglophile in his understanding of the right to bear arms.
I read your review of the book. I also, got the same impression, but I kind of found it my accident. Nevertheless, I have it now.
The large red & black image on the book cover has a familiar pattern ...
Does the book attribute those arms to one of your own folk?
Michael F. McCartney;104766 wrote:
The large red & black image on the book cover has a familiar pattern ...
Does the book attribute those arms to one of your own folk?
Well spotted Michael! LOL
I saw that also. I did not see mention of the cover art on the inside pages, but I might be able to find it within the Gore Roll of Arms included Appendix.
No, there are no Henderson arms on the Gore Roll, and these couldn’t have been, not having been granted until 1910. The artwork is (I think) lifted from Fox-Davies’s Armorial Families, and is presumably on the dust jacket as a whim of the reprint publisher. My copy is the same edition.
I sort of figured that was the case. I always hate when cover art does not match the content.
Looks like the colors of the arms on the cover were messed up?