This may not explain Heraldry per se, but here is a scan I made this morning from a group of Journals, the magazine this is reproduced from is "The Penny Magazine" and from an issue dated 1st June 1835 five years before the Penny Black :) Makes for some interesting reading, and covers Heraldry from 1041 Hope you get something from it. http://www.cijoint.fr/cjlink.php?file=cj200804/cijMZCiWM6.jpg 806Kb page 2 http://www.cijoint.fr/cjlink.php?file=cj200804/cijXni5pi6.jpg 505Kb