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Heraldry is a
discipline relating to the design,
display and
study of
armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as
related disciplines, such as vexillology...
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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"...
- 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, 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...
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Tincture is the
limited palette of
colours and
patterns used in
heraldry. The need to define, depict, and
correctly blazon the
various tinctures is one...
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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...
- 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...
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Portuguese heraldry encomp****es the
modern and
historic traditions of
heraldry in
Portugal and the
Portuguese Empire.
Portuguese heraldry is part of the...
- In
heraldry, an achievement,
armorial achievement or
heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full
display or
depiction of all the
heraldic components...
