Letters of the Greek

Letters of the Greek

Letters of the Greek, Hebrew, Roman, Text, and other Alphabets are borne in Coat Armour, either singly, or in words, e.g. The Greek Alpha A and 9. Omega form part of the arms of the Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge ; and the Professor of Hebrew has the Hebrew letter Hhet D. See Upsilon, etc.

" The text ℜ pierced through with adash in the centre in the arms of Battle Abbey."

" Now though i have read letters to be littlehonourable in arms, this cannot be disgraceful, partly because Church-Heraldry moves in a sphere by itself, partly because this was the letter of letters, as the received character to signify Christus." Fuller's Church History, vol. ii. p. 227.