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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"...
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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...
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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...
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French heraldry is the use of
heraldic symbols in France.
Although it had a
considerable history,
existing from the 12th century, such
formality has largely...
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Russian heraldry involves the
study and use of
coats of arms and
other heraldic insignia in the
country of Russia.
Compare the
socialist heraldry of the...
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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...
- In
heraldry, crows, rooks, and
ravens are not
distinguished from each other. As with all
birds that are not eagles, a crow or
raven is
depicted by default...
- 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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Portuguese heraldry encomp****es the
modern and
historic traditions of
heraldry in
Portugal and the
Portuguese Empire.
Portuguese heraldry is part of the...
