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officers of arms.
French heraldry experienced a
period of
strict rules of
construction under Napoleon.
English and
Scots heraldries make
greater use of supporters...
- In
heraldry, or (/ɔːʁ/;
French for "gold") is the
tincture of gold and,
together with
argent (silver),
belongs to the
class of
light tinctures called "metals"...
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Russian heraldry involves the
study and use of
coats of arms and
other heraldic insignia in the
country of Russia.
Compare the
socialist heraldry of the...
- In
heraldry, an
escutcheon (/ɪˈskʌtʃən/) is a
shield that
forms the main or
focal element in an
achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related...
- In
heraldry, the term
attitude describes the
position in
which a
figure (animal or human) is
emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude...
- The wolf has been
widely used in many
forms in
heraldry during the
Middle Ages.
Though commonly reviled as a
livestock predator and man-eater, the wolf...
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Ermine (/ˈɜːrmɪn/) in
heraldry is a fur, a type of tincture,
consisting of a
white background with a
pattern of
black shapes representing the
winter coat...
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Tinctures are the colours, metals, and furs used in
heraldry. Nine
tinctures are in
common use: two metals, or (gold or yellow) and
argent (silver or white);...
- incorrectly, at
least in the
Anglophone heraldries these days, said to have no beak), is a mark of
cadency in
English heraldry, but also
appears as a
simple charge...
- In
heraldry, a bend is a band or
strap running from the
upper dexter (the bearer's
right side and the viewer's left)
corner of the
shield to the lower...
