Reprint of the famous heraldic treatise first published in Stuttgart in 1899, which deals with the topic from every point of view, but with a particular attention to the history of art and the decorative arts. Sixtysix magnificent colour plates enrich the text, reproducing old rolls of arms and heraldic works of art, seals and ex libris, as well as many coats of arms designed by the very author, a fine artist in his own right indeed.