DBA — Dictionary of British Arms
Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary. Four volumes (London: Society of Antiquaries of London, 1992–2014).
- Volume I: edited by D. H. B. Chesshyre and T. Woodcock, 1992.
- Volume II: edited by T. Woodcock, Janet Grant and Ian Graham, 1996.
- Volume III: edited by T. Woodcock and Sarah Flower, 2009.
- Volume IV: edited by T. Woodcock and Sarah Flower, 2014.
The Dictionary arranges coats of arms by their designs and records their bearers, with references to documentary and material sources. It is the principal heraldic reference used in this survey. References on individual object pages give the volume and printed page number.
Earlier surveys
Two published works list the ceiling heraldry:
- RCHME: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), The Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury (HMSO, 1980), pp.26–28.
- Buckeridge: D. Buckeridge, Church Heraldry in Wiltshire (Trowbridge, 1995).
Credits
Photographers: Steve Hoffman, Peter Horwood, Spencer Mulholland
History advisor: Chris Daniell