Heraldry as art: An account of its development and practice, chiefly in England

"Heraldry as Art: An Account of its Development and Practice, Chiefly in England" by G. W. Eve is a book that explores the artistic side of heraldry and how it grew, especially in England. Written in the early 1900s, the book looks at the rules and art of heraldry, demonstrating the ornamental and historical importance involved in representing items in the form of personal markers. The goal is to help artists and other people interested in the subject with useful information on how to understand and create heraldic art that is a reflection of the subject. The author explains that the book will present the main rules of heraldic art in a straightforward way. Eve discusses the beginning of heraldry, connecting it to old traditions of symbolism that came about with the human desire to show qualities using images inspired from nature. Heraldry became something formal around the 11th century, flourished for the next five centuries, and the author uses this to start the reader on a more in depth examination of themes, symbolism, and methods later in the book. The beginning of the book demonstrates heraldry, human expression and the topic's development in decorative and combative areas.