The Art of Ecclesiastical Heraldry. The artistic design and legal awarding of heraldic arms has a very long history. Delivered within the richly adorned setting of St Vincents Chapel, this illustrated talk by Russell Hunter, Lyon Clerk in the Court of the Lord Lyon, recounts the important part that the organization of the Christian Church and the decoration of its buildings has played in the origins, development and continuing use of the art of heraldry.