John Vinycomb: 2 books

Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art by John Vinycomb This is a review of the folk-lore of animals, mostly of a legendary or purely symbolic nature, particularly as appearing in English Heraldry. It's a gold-mine of lore about such fantastic beasts as the hydra, the basilisk, the phoenix,...

Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art: With Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry By John Vinycomb.  MEMBER OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY, FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND, A VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EX-LIBRIS SOCIETY.  ILLUSTRATED by CHAPMAN AND HALL, LIMITED....