[antir-heralds] Advice on heraldry books

[Wenyeva atte grene]

Ruslund Geyer wrote:
> Greetings unto the good heralds of An Tir, I am looking to start my
> own heraldic library and would like to know your thoughts on a
> particular book. It is "A Guide to Heraldry" by Ottfried Neubcker. I
> stumbled upon it as I was searching for "Heraldry: Sources, Symbols
> and Meanings". Does anyone feel that this would be a good addition as
> it is only about $10?

westkingdom.org has an online article that discusses various armory 
books in an SCA context. You can find it at:
http://heralds.westkingdom.org/Handbook/x_4-BooksOnArmory.pdf
(They also address books on names at 
http://heralds.westkingdom.org/Handbook/ix_3-AnnotatedBibliographyOnNames.pdf 
  )

Here is what they have to say about that book:
"The 'small Neubecker'. Pocket sized reprint of 'Heraldry;
Sources....' (see below), highly edited and still not a beginner's book. 
Often misleading with respect to SCA heraldic practice.
Beautifully illustrated. "

For $10, I'd buy it. I haven't seen that one, but the other Neubecker is 
indeed beautifully illustrated and if this one has many of the same 
illustrations, it's well worth $10.

If you haven't already seen it, you might also find the article "How to 
build a heraldic library for under $250" useful. It's at:
http://antirheralds.org/education/books.html
It includes some useful links to find online copies of some of the books.

Cheers,
W

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