512 pages : 25 cm

Discusses the history of Scottish clanship, tartan, law, heraldry. Main body of book lists member clans of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs describing the history of each clan, normally accompanied by color illustrations of the tartan and standard with b&w illustration of the crest. Also listed with each clan are descriptions of such things as arms, crest, motto, supporters, standard, pinsel, plant badge

Map of the old counties of Scotland -- Clanship : a historical perspective / Allan Macinnes -- The law of the clan / George Way of Plean SSC -- Tartan and the highland dress / Alastair Campbell of Airds -- Heraldry / George Way of Plean, Romilly Squire, and Patrick Barden -- Map of the traditional territories of the clans and families of Scotland -- Member clans of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs -- The armigerous clans and families of Scotland -- Appendices: Chronology of important dates in Scottish history 400-1886 ; Scottish monarchs and their reigns to the Union of the Parliaments, 1707 ; Glossary of heraldic terms ; Alphabetical list of Scottish names associated with clans and families ; Genealogy in Scotland / Kathleen B. Cory ; Commission by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in favour of the ceann-cath

Includes bibliographical references (page 11) and index

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