The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition by Anonymous


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[Illustration: PELLET]

PELLET, _sable_.

[Illustration: GUZES]

GUZES, _sanguine_.


FURS.

_Furs_ are used to ornament garments of state and denote dignity: they
are used in Heraldry, not only for the lining of mantles and other
ornaments of the shield, but also as bearings on escutcheons.

WHITE, represented by a plain shield, like argent.

[Illustration: ERMINE]

ERMINE--white powdered with black tufts.

[Illustration: ERMINES]

ERMINES--field sable, powdering argent.

[Illustration: ERMINOIS]

ERMINOIS--field or, powdering sable.

[Illustration: PEAN]

PEAN--field sable; powdering, or.

ERMYNITES--Argent, powdered sable, with the addition of a single red
hair on each side the sable tufts. This fur is seldom seen in English
heraldry; and it is impossible to give an example without using
colour.

[Illustration: VAIR]

VAIR--argent and azure. It is represented by small bells, part
reversed, ranged in lines in such a manner, that the base argent is
opposite to the base azure.

[Illustration: COUNTER-VAIR]

COUNTER-VAIR, is when the bells are placed base against base, and
point against point.

[Illustration: POTENT]

POTENT--an obsolete word for a crutch: it is so called in Chaucer's
description of Old Age.

"So eld she was that she ne went
A foote, but it were by potent."

The field is filled with small potents, ranged in lines, azure and
argent.

[Illustration: POTENT COUNTER-POTENT.]

POTENT COUNTER-POTENT. The heads of the crutches or potents touch each
other in the centre of the shield.




CHAP. III.

LINES USED IN PARTING THE FIELD.


Escutcheons that have more than one tincture are divided by lines; the
straight lines are either perpendicular |, horizontal --, diagonal
line dexter \, and diagonal line sinister /.

Curved and angular lines are numerous, and each has an Heraldic name
expressive of its form. The names and figures of those most commonly
used by English armorists are as follow:--

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