Illustrated with more than 300 line drawings, AN HERALDIC ALPHABET includes general chapters on such topics as the birth of Heraldry, the development of arms, the grammar of heraldry and the laws that govern the way in which arms are inherited and how they may be used, along with a fully comprehensive guide to the terminology and devices that make heraldry such an interesting study.

Heraldry is now. Heraldry is fun. And most of all, heraldry is Canadian! A Canadian Heraldic Primer dispels, once and for all, the myth that coats of arms are boring, snobbish, mediaeval holdovers that have no relevance today. Using cartoons, humour, and not a little irreverence (in which is concealed a surprising amount of information), Kevin Greaves explains the history behind heraldry's unique conventions and language, and explores its creative possibilities. He shows heraldry as part of the fabric of Canada's past, present, and future, and illustrates how this lively art has become livelier since Canada became master of its own heraldic system in 1988.