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On The Symbolical Character Of Medilæval Heraldry, And Its Connection With Freemasonry .
ON THE SYMBOLICAL CHARACTER OF MEDIL ? VAL HERALDRY , AND ITS CONNECTION WITH FREEMASONRY .
( Continued . ) " Heraldry is in fact the last remnant of the ancient symbolism , and a legitimate branch of Christian art ; thc griffins ancl unicorns , fosses and chevrons , the very tinctures or colours , are all symbolical j each has its mystic meaning , singly or in combination ; and thus every genuine old coat of Arms preaches a lesson of chivalric honour and Christian principle to those that inherit it . "—LOKD LINDSAY .
STJCH are the words of an author of no ordinary merit , and of one who does not treat our subject with the passing ardour of a mere enthusiast , but who upholds its value in a happy tone of thoughtful and philosophic feeling . In fact , there is something in Heraldry beyond its every day use , or rather abuse ( for a great deal of our modern armory is
anything but proper ) ,, and the slightest acquaintance with the history and progress of the science most indubitably proves that the present system of allotting armorial bearings to all claimants , without sufficient regard to their right to bear them , is totally at variance with ancient practice . Again , the pursuit of Heraldry as a science has been almost abandoned ; what was in days of yore a sine qua non , a necessary part of the education of the gentleman and the man of taste , is
now either doomed to the scofhng ridicule of the " despiser of dignities , " or to a partial existence in the folios of the antiquary and virtuoso . It is an obsolete remnant of feudal times , says one , another accuses it of assigning differences between man and man , which ought not to exist ; but as such opinions as these prove the ignorance and blind
prejudice of those who entertain them , their assertion only calls forth a sigh of compassion mingled with contempt . True it is that the study of Heraldry is more general than of late . The British Museum and other public repositories are ransacked for the precious writings of such men , and such Heralds , as were Dugdale and Ashmole , Seager and Le Neve ; it is certain , too , that among the rising generation we have indications of a partial resuscitation of the
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On The Symbolical Character Of Medilæval Heraldry, And Its Connection With Freemasonry .
ON THE SYMBOLICAL CHARACTER OF MEDIL ? VAL HERALDRY , AND ITS CONNECTION WITH FREEMASONRY .
( Continued . ) " Heraldry is in fact the last remnant of the ancient symbolism , and a legitimate branch of Christian art ; thc griffins ancl unicorns , fosses and chevrons , the very tinctures or colours , are all symbolical j each has its mystic meaning , singly or in combination ; and thus every genuine old coat of Arms preaches a lesson of chivalric honour and Christian principle to those that inherit it . "—LOKD LINDSAY .
STJCH are the words of an author of no ordinary merit , and of one who does not treat our subject with the passing ardour of a mere enthusiast , but who upholds its value in a happy tone of thoughtful and philosophic feeling . In fact , there is something in Heraldry beyond its every day use , or rather abuse ( for a great deal of our modern armory is
anything but proper ) ,, and the slightest acquaintance with the history and progress of the science most indubitably proves that the present system of allotting armorial bearings to all claimants , without sufficient regard to their right to bear them , is totally at variance with ancient practice . Again , the pursuit of Heraldry as a science has been almost abandoned ; what was in days of yore a sine qua non , a necessary part of the education of the gentleman and the man of taste , is
now either doomed to the scofhng ridicule of the " despiser of dignities , " or to a partial existence in the folios of the antiquary and virtuoso . It is an obsolete remnant of feudal times , says one , another accuses it of assigning differences between man and man , which ought not to exist ; but as such opinions as these prove the ignorance and blind
prejudice of those who entertain them , their assertion only calls forth a sigh of compassion mingled with contempt . True it is that the study of Heraldry is more general than of late . The British Museum and other public repositories are ransacked for the precious writings of such men , and such Heralds , as were Dugdale and Ashmole , Seager and Le Neve ; it is certain , too , that among the rising generation we have indications of a partial resuscitation of the