Author: COX, Ian (ed.):
Title: The scallop. Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind, by eight authors.
Description: London, Shell, 1957, in-4to, 135 p., + 1 ll., richly illustrated in colour, orig. red clothbound, fully ill. with gilt ornaments of scallops. ¶ The scallop in art, as heraldic forms, as food.. Contents: Shell, A word's pedigree, Le living scallop, A symbol in ancient times, the badge of St. James, The cradle of Venus, Escallops in Armory, An excursion into the Americas, The scallop at the table. La fameuse - coquille Saint-Jacques - pétoncles dans l'héraldique et l'art, l'ouvrage est bien illustré en couleurs. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

Keywords: shells, shell coquillage natural science, natural sciences scnat fine art, fine arts art heraldry, heraldic, blazonry, armorial heraldique