1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 159:
Argent, a cross barby gules, in chief three griffin's heads sable - TILLIE , Cornwall . § 14. Cross bottonnée is derived from the French bouton , a bud or knob , though the name does not appear to be used by French heralds , who use the term[…]
1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 159:
Cross barby (fr. barbée) : much the same probably as the French croix tournée, or the croix cramponnée (the crampon being the hook shape described under that term); it does not seem to be a very definite term, but may be[…]
1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland: Forming an Extensive Ordinary of British Armorials : Upon an Entirely New Plan ..., page 627:
(Monsters) Arg. a cross barby gu. in chief three griffin's heads sa. […]
2016 December 25, Unique World Records, Unique World Records 2016: Unique World Records 2016 Digital Edition, Symbion Books, →ISBN, page 33:
In French heraldry, the Barbee Cross is known as croix fournee or croix camponee (crampon = hook). The cross barby ends in fish spears. Since the fish was one of the most ancient symbols of Christ, and gospel has numerous religious references to fish and to disciples as "fishers of men" this cross is rich in its symbolism.
1870, The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, page 83:
... having the ends of the limbs pointed out- wards; the Cross Ancreé, the pointed ends of which are curled back to the sides of the limbs; the Cross Barbée, which has its limbs finished like barbs ; and several other varieties .
1898, William Wood Seymour, The Cross in Tradition, History, and Art, page 369:
The cross barbée derives its name from its arrow-like, or barbed, terminations. It alludes to the firmness with which the doctrine of the Cross is fixed in the heart of the bearer. It is sometimes known as the nail-head cross[…]
1738, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia; In Two Volumes: A - K:
... a cross of five pieces, that is, of so many colours : a cross moussue, and abaisee; a crossbarbee; a cross croissantee, or crescented,[…]
