Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art: Contents
Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909]
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| Introduction | 1 |
| Notes on Animated Beings in Heraldic Art | 13 |
| The symbolism of Attitude or Position | 18 |
| The Heraldic Spirit—Effective decorative Quality essential in Heraldry | 22 |
| Celestial Beings | 25 |
| Angels | 27 |
| Mistaken Modern Conception of Angels | 32 |
| Mediæval Art Treatment of Angels | 34 |
| Cherubim and Seraphim in Heraldry | 44 |
| The Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture | 47 |
| Emblems of the Four Evangelists | 53 |
| Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind | 57 |
| The Dragon | 59 |
| The Dragon in Christian Art | 69 |
| The Dragon in the Royal Heraldry of Britain | 83 |
| The Crocodile as the Prototype of the Dragon | 91 |
| The Heraldic Dragon | 92 |
| The Hydra | 96 |
| The Wyvern | 98 |
| The Chimera | 102 |
| The Lion-Dragon | 103 |
| The Gorgon | 103 |
| The Cockatrice | 104 |
| Basilisk, or Amphysian Cockatrice | 106 |
| The Mythical Serpent | 108 |
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| The Scorpion | 122 |
| Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts | 125 |
| The Unicorn | 127 |
| Mediæval Conception of the Unicorn | 130 |
| The Horn of the Unicorn | 133 |
| The Pegasus | 137 |
| Sagittary, Centaur, Sagittarius, Centaurus, Hippocentaur | 141 |
| Griffin or Gryphon | 147 |
| The Male Griffin | 160 |
| Other Varieties of the Griffin | 161 |
| The Opinicus, or Epimacus | 162 |
| The Sphynx | 163 |
| The Phœnix Bird of the Sun | 171 |
| The Harpy | 179 |
| The Heraldic Pelican | 182 |
| The Martlet | 186 |
| The Alerion | 188 |
| The Liver (Cormorant) | 189 |
| The Heraldic Tigre or Tyger | 190 |
| The Royal Tiger | 193 |
| Leopard, or Panther, Felis Pardus, Lybbarde | 194 |
| The Panther "Incensed" | 199 |
| The Lynx | 203 |
| Cat-a-Mountain—Tiger Cat or Wild Cat | 205 |
| The Salamander | 209 |
| Heraldic Antelope | 213 |
| The Heraldic Ibex | 215 |
| Bagwyn | 216 |
| The Camelopard, Camel-Leopard | 216 |
| Musimon, Tityrus | 217 |
| The Enfield | 217 |
| Mantiger, Montegre or Manticora Satyral | 218 |
| Lamia or Emipusa | 220 |
| Baphomet | 221 |
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| Apres | 221 |
| Stelliones | 221 |
| Fictitious Creatures of the Sea | 223 |
| Introductory Notes | 225 |
| Poseidon or Neptune | 237 |
| Merman or Triton | 239 |
| The Mermaid or Siren | 243 |
| The Sirens of Classic Mythology | 249 |
| The Dolphin of Legend and of Heraldry | 254 |
| The Dauphin of France | 265 |
| The Heraldic Dolphin | 267 |
| The Sea-Horse | 270 |
| Sea-Lion | 274 |
| Sea-Dog | 275 |