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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...
- use
among European nobility in the 12th century. Systematic,
heritable heraldry had
developed by the
beginning of the 13th century.
Exactly who had a right...
- 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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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...
- crest,
since the
rules of
heraldry do not
allow a
crest to be
placed directly on the
armorial shield. In the
Anglophone heraldries, a "chapeau" or cap of...
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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);...
- In
heraldry, an
escutcheon (/ɪˈskʌtʃən/, ih-SKUTCH-ən) is a
shield that
forms the main or
focal element in an
achievement of arms. The word can be used...
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Hungarian heraldry generally follows German heraldry in its
artistic forms, but has its own
distinctive character. It is
classified to
Central and Eastern...
- 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...
- The
eagle is used in
heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest.
Heraldic eagles can be
found throughout world history like in the Achaemenid...
