The royal arms: its graphic and decorative development; an essay on the development of Britain's royal arms in terms of graphic and decorative design, together with references and notes on the cross-links with versions in three dimensions, and in turn their transformation into flat graphic form / Charles Hasler

London: Jupiter Books, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of The Reverend Dr, G.B. Westwood, MA. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright. tight, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 387 p.: ill.; 31 cm. Contents: A note on the illustrations -- References and signs used-- Introduction -- Glossary -- Kings and queens of the English and the British -- The background to the Royal Arms -- The device emerges -- Parts, colours and textures -- The Reformation and after -- Fidei Defensor - Royal Arms in churches -- Stuart exuberance and Augustan dignity -- Newspapers - The Times and some others -- Into the third dimension -- By royal appointment -- Nineteenth-century decline -- Twentieth-century collapse and renaissance -- Conclusion -- Epexegesis -- Appendices: 1. Analysis of some area surveys, materials and media -- 2. Some recorded and extant examples -- 3. Some costs and prices -- 4. Designers and craftsman -- 5. Bibliographical notes -- Index of abbreviations.Subjects: Royalty. Arms. Heraldry. Royal Arms. Royal. Heraldry, Ornamental. Kings and rulers. Heraldry Great Britain. Heraldry, Ornamental Great Britain Kings and rulers. Great Britain Kings and rulers Heraldry. Great Britain. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated