 | P. L. Jacob - Art, Medieval - 1878 - 635 pages
...Century). — A Bear crouched (the meaning of the name), holding a Sand-glass. Motto, " Tempus et hora." upon the chimneys, upon the tapestry, and upon all...that is to say, above the shield there was placed the heaume (chevalier's helmet), either full- face, threeparts face, or in profile ; and according to its... | |
 | P. L. Jacob - Art, Medieval - 1878 - 634 pages
...Century). — A Bear crouched (the meaning of the name), holding a Sand-glass. Motto, " Tempos et hora." upon the chimneys, upon the tapestry, and upon all...blazons were made more complex by the addition of the helmct or distinctive sign ; that is to say, above the shield there was placed the heaume (chevalier's... | |
 | Paul Lacroix - Art, Medieval - 1878 - 660 pages
...— A Bear crouched (the meaning of the name), holding a Sand-glass. Motto, " Tempus et hora." xipon the chimneys, upon the tapestry, and upon all the...dog-collars, and upon the hoods of their falcons and hawks. of the person. Thus the kings had the helmet or, full-face, the visor completely open and without bars,... | |
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... liveries, upon the trappings of their horses (Fig. 254), upon their dog-collars, and upon the hoods of their falcons and hawks. Towards the fifteenth century the blazons were made more complex by the addition of the helmet or distinctive sign ; that... 