The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 6: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge; S-Z (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 6: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge; S-Z

Sable, in heraldry, denotes the colour black, in coats of arms belonging to gentle men; 'but in those of noblemen it is called diamond; and in those of sovereign princes, saturn. It is expressed in engraving by perpendicular and horizontal hatches cross ing one another.

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