1 NOVEMBER 1913, Page 13

Heraldry for Craftsmen and Designers. By W. H. St. John

Hope. (John Hogg. 7s. 6d.)—This book confines itself almost exclusively to mediaeval heraldry, and dismisses the later de- velopments with one line of contemptuous allusion, including, of course, all the beautiful seventeenth-century mantlings. Also because the method of denoting rank by the way in which the helmet is turned is not very ancient, no information is given on the subject, so that a designer working under modern con- ditions must seek information elsewhere. But if these deficiencies are allowed for, the book is a useful one, especially for the number of beautiful old examples repro- duced in its pages.