Project Gutenberg 2012-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 841 Vinycomb, John 07008244 Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art With Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art With Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art" by John Vinycomb is a scholarly work that focuses on the depiction of imaginary and symbolic beings in British heraldry, written in the early 20th century. The book examines creatures whose existence is only imaginatively conceived, such as chimeras and dragons, and their significance in the context of heraldic symbolism. Vinycomb intends to illuminate these fantastical entities primarily as they appear in heraldic art, analyzing their shapes and meanings derived from a rich tradition of myth and legend. The opening of the book establishes Vinycomb's intent to explore symbolic creatures' prominence in art and heraldry, acknowledging how these beings have shaped human imagination and historical representation. He discusses how earlier writings and myths shaped sensational perceptions of these creatures, causing difficulties for contemporary artists in depicting them accurately. The author reflects on the historical significance of these symbols and their transformation over time, recognizing the vital role they play not only in heraldry but in the collective consciousness influenced by fears, values, and cultural narratives throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40825/40825-h/images/cover.jpg en Heraldry -- Great Britain Symbolism Animals, Mythical CR N Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British 443282 443301 2024-09-17T08:19:20.445155 2023-09-18T03:37:52.280470 text/html text/html 445160 2012-09-21T21:10:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 4496793 2012-09-21T21:12:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5211485 2024-09-17T08:19:30.553130 application/epub+zip 5215004 2024-09-17T08:19:22.592152 application/epub+zip 237760 2024-09-17T08:19:21.477157 application/epub+zip 5336249 2024-09-17T08:19:35.589069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5288060 2024-09-17T08:19:29.190130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328055 2022-09-18T16:42:39.163742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360071 2024-09-17T08:19:18.635201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359545 2012-09-21T21:10:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 140643 2012-09-21T21:12:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 359805 2012-09-21T21:11:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140362 2012-09-21T21:12:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359868 2012-09-21T21:11:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140214 2012-09-21T21:12:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22189 2024-09-17T08:19:35.758062 application/rdf+xml 12842 2024-09-17T08:19:21.628160 image/jpeg 1800 2024-09-17T08:19:21.554145 image/jpeg 4583609 2024-09-17T08:19:20.756155 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog