- best-known
branch of heraldry,
concerns the
design and
transmission of the
heraldic achievement. The achievement, or
armorial bearings usually includes a coat...
- vexillology, a
heraldic flag is a flag
containing coats of arms,
heraldic badges, or
other devices used for
personal identification.
Heraldic flags include...
-
correctly blazon the
various tinctures is one of the most
important aspects of
heraldic art and design. The use of
tinctures dates back to the
formative period...
- A coat of arms is a
heraldic visual design on an
escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or
tabard (the
latter two
being outer garments). The coat of arms...
- is used to
indicate that an
ordinary or
other charge is
turned to the
heraldic left of the shield. A bend
sinister is a bend (diagonal band)
which runs...
- In
heraldry and
heraldic vexillology, a
blazon is a
formal description of a coat of arms, flag or
similar emblem, from
which the
reader can reconstruct...
- A
crest is a
component of a
heraldic display,
consisting of the
device borne on top of the helm.
Originating in the
decorative sculptures worn by knights...
- eagle, and the lion)
which have
contributed to the
distinctive flavour of
heraldic design. Only
these and a few
other notable charges (crowns, stars, keys...
-
Heraldic fraud may mean
either to
falsely claim the
right to a coat of arms (or
other component of
heraldic display) for oneself, or to
falsely ****ert...
- A
heraldic badge, emblem, impresa, device, or
personal device worn as a
badge indicates allegiance to, or the
property of, an individual,
family or corporate...
