ARMS, ROLL OF

book listing and illustrating the arms of persons present at a particular battle or tournament. Not only of historical interest, they are excellent examples of heraldic art as well. There has been no break in the compilation of rolls of arms for official purposes since their origin in mid-13th-century England. The official registers of heraldic administrations (such as the Lyon Court in Scotland) still maintain collections of rolls of arms recording armorial ensigns and insignia of historical import.