Excerpt from An Introduction to Heraldry: With Nearly One Thousand Illustrations Olark's Introduction to Heraldry has now been in existence for upwards of eighty years, and gone through seventeen editions. In presenting the eighteenth to the Public, it is only necessary to say, that in order to secure a continuance of such popularity, the book has undergone complete revision; and by the omission of some exploded theories, and the correction of a few erroneous Opinions, been rendered, it is hoped, a still more trustworthy Hand-book to an Art as useful as it is ornamental - to a Science, the real value of which is daily becoming more apparent in this age of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.