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Heraldry for the working designer, as an instant download.
Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers (1913) by W. H. St. John Hope is heraldry written for makers — shields, crests, and devices for the craftsman who has to draw and paint them. The crest-and-monogram design reference.
Inside this 1913 reference:
520 pages of coats of arms and crests, drawn to working scale: this 1913 volume is the craftsman’s heraldry shelf in one book. For sign painters, engravers, and designers, W. H. St. John Hope remains the authority. Engravers and sign painters lettered from books like this for generations.
Complete your shelf: See also A Complete Guide to Heraldry (1909), The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing (1918), Alphabets Old and New (1906).
Details:
- Complete 1913 edition scan — 498 pages
- Heraldry for makers, not scholars
- Shields, crests, and devices to draw
- Shields, crests, and mantling drawn to working scale
- Blazon and heraldic grammar for craftsmen
- Marshalling and differencing for accurate work
- Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
- PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships
