|
Main
- books.jibble.org
My Books
- IRC Hacks
Misc. Articles
- Meaning of Jibble
- M4 Su Doku
- Computer Scrapbooking
- Setting up Java
- Bootable Java
- Cookies in Java
- Dynamic Graphs
- Social Shakespeare
External Links
- Paul Mutton
- Jibble Photo Gallery
- Jibble Forums
- Google Landmarks
- Jibble Shop
- Free Books
- Intershot Ltd
|
books.jibble.org
Previous Page
| Next Page
Page 2
_Arms of Concession_ are arms granted by sovereigns as the reward of
virtue, valour, or extraordinary service. All arms granted to subjects
were originally conceded by the Sovereign.
_Arms of Community_ are those of bishoprics, cities, universities,
academies, societies, and corporate bodies.
_Arms of Patronage_ are such as governors of provinces, lords of
manors, &c., add to their family arms as a token of their superiority,
right, and jurisdiction.
_Arms of Family_, or paternal arms, are such as are hereditary and
belong to one particular family, which none others have a right to
assume, nor can they do so without rendering themselves guilty of a
breach of the laws of honour punishable by the Earl Marshal and the
Kings at Arms. The assumption of arms has however become so common
that little notice is taken of it at the present time.
_Arms of Alliance_ are those gained by marriage.
_Arms of Succession_ are such as are taken up by those who inherit
certain estates by bequest, entail, or donation.
SHIELDS, TINCTURES, FURS, &c.
The _Shield_ contains the field or ground whereon are represented the
charges or figures that form a coat of arms. These were painted on the
shield before they were placed on banners, standards, and coat armour;
and wherever they appear at the present time they are painted on a
plane or superficies resembling a shield.
[Illustration: Escutcheon]
[Illustration: Lozenge]
Shields in Heraldic language are called Escutcheons or Scutcheons,
from the Latin word _scutum_. The forms of the shield or field upon
which arms are emblazoned are varied according to the taste of the
painter. The Norman pointed shield is generally used in Heraldic
paintings in ecclesiastical buildings: the escutcheons of maiden
ladies and widows are painted on a lozenge-shaped shield. Armorists
distinguish several points in the escutcheon in order to determine
exactly the position of the bearings or charges. They are denoted in
the annexed diagram, by the first nine letters of the alphabet ranged
in the following manner:
[Illustration]
|-----------------|
| A B C | A, the dexter chief.
| | B, the precise middle chief.
| D | C, the sinister chief.
| | D, the honour point.
| E | E, the fess point.
| | F, the nombril point.
| F | G, the dexter base.
| | H, the precise middle base.
| G H I | I, the sinister base.
\ /
\ --------- /
The dexter side of the escutcheon answers to the left hand, and the
sinister side to the right hand of the person that looks at it.
TINCTURES.
By the term _Tincture_ is meant that variable hue which is given to
shields and their bearings; they are divided into colours and furs.
The colours or metals used in emblazoning arms are--
yellow,
white,
red,
blue,
black,
green,
purple,
orange,
murrey.
Previous Page
| Next Page
|
|