"and Or. However, in the heraldry of Germany, Polish heraldry and other parts of central Europe, sable is not infrequently placed on colour fields. As a result, a sable cross may appear on a red shield, or a sable bird may appear on a blue or a red field, as in the arms of Albania. In Hungary, for example, one can find examples of sable on gules and azure fields as early as the sixteenth century in the arms of the family Kanizsai (granted in 1519): ""álló, csücskös talpú tárcsapajzs kék mezejében, lebegő arany saslábon fekete sasszárny, jobbról ezüst félholdtól,"
"silver and is usually depicted in heraldic painting as white - or: gold and is usually depicted in heraldic painting as yellow. Gules: red in heraldic language. Red is a royal color. Red/argent stands for bold and resolutely honest with martial prowess, boldness, and valor Arrows: arrows usually are traced to achievements of the original bearer during the Crusades. Arrows are symbolic of one who is ready and fit for military encounter. ""Peacock Feathers:"" the peacock represents personal pride. Feathers also symbolise conquests in Syria/Holy Land over the Saracens in the Crusades. ""Ducal Coronet:"" The four leaves on the corenet"
"of gulets or the Armorial d'Urfé, 1380, ""sont les armes de le Conte de Cathalogne"", and in armorial de Charolais, 1425, ""arms conte de Barselongne"" and armorial Le Blanq (sources from 1420–1450) ""venant des contes de Barselone"", armorial Wijnbergen, King of Aragon ""or four pallets gules"" Originally it was the familiar emblem of the Kings of Aragon and Counts of Barcelona. In 1137, when Aragon and the County of Barcelona merged by dynastic union by the marriage of Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona and Petronila of Aragon, these titles were finally borne by only one person when their son Alfonso"
"rarely occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three ""staynard colours""). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. It has been used rarely since the 17th century, gaining popularity after the First World War. The first recorded use of ""cerulean"" as a color name in English was in 1590. The word is probably derived from the Latin word ""caeruleus"", ""dark blue, blue,"
"the shield. ""Gules"" is the color red, and represents a warrior or martyr, and military strength and magnanimity. ""Between in chief two mullets"": the word ""chief"" means the top one-third of the shield; signifies dominion and authority; often granted as a special reward for prudence and wisdom or successful command in war. A ""mullet"" is a divine quality from above; mark of the third son. ""In base of rose, petals or and gules"": A rose represents the mark of the seventh son; hope and joy. ""Gules"" is the color red, and in the case of the rose means grace and"
"and gules. Motto: ""Per Acuta Belli"" (Through the Asperities of War). These arms descend from John Carpenter, the younger (abt. 1372 – 1442) who was the noted Town Clerk of London during the reigns of King Henry V & King Henry VI. These Arms are often referred to as the Hereford Arms, named for the later ancestral home of the Carpenter Family in Hereford, England. The Crest, supporters & motto apparently has changed several times over the centuries. Sir William Boyd Carpenter (1841 – 1918), an English clergyman of the Established church of England, Bishop of Ripon, afterwards a Canon"
"not regard it as a ""real heraldic tincture"". On the whole, French heraldry is known for its use of azure and or, while English heraldry is characterized by heavy use of gules and argent, and unlike French heraldry, it has always made regular use of vert, and occasional, if not extensive, use of purpure. German heraldry is known for its extensive use of or and sable. German and Nordic heraldry rarely make use of purpure or ermine, except in mantling, pavilions, and the lining of crowns and caps. In fact, furs occur infrequently in German and Nordic heraldry. The colours"
"might in English heraldic language be described thus: Gules an Imperial orb azure encircled Or and ensigned with a cross pattée of the same, on a chief embattled of four argent a sword of the second hilted and pommelled of the third. In 1340, Archbishops Heinrich of Mainz and Baldwin of Trier built a castle as a defence against Waldgrave Johann of Dhaun, to put the Nahe valley off limits to him. This stronghold was called the “Martinstein”. The battlements at the line of partition between the chief and the main field symbolize this castle. The tinctures gules and argent"
"gules, on a chevron azure, 3 cross crosslets or."" Crest, on a wreath a globe in a frame all or. Supporters, two horses, party-perfess, embattled argent and gules. Motto: ""Per Acuta Belli"" (Through the Asperities of War). These arms descend from John Carpenter, the younger (abt. 1372 – 1442) who was the noted Town Clerk of London during the reigns of King Henry V & King Henry VI. These arms are often referred to as the Hereford arms, named for the later ancestral home of the Carpenter Family in Hereford, England. The Crest, supporters and motto apparently have changed several"
"including ""buff"" (employed variously as either a metal or a colour), and ""horizon blue"". ""Silver gray"" has appeared in the heraldry of both the Army and the Air Force. ""Bronze"" appears as a colour in the arms of the Special Troops Battalion of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. There seems to be some confusion about the colour ""crimson"", as in some cases it is treated as a separate tincture, while in others it is used to specify the shade of gules to be employed by the artist. Differing from most heraldic practice, the Institute of Heraldry often specifies the"
"Bleu celeste Bleu celeste (, ""sky blue"") is a rarely occurring and non-standard tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three ""staynard colours""). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. Generally considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the First World War it started to appear in England in arms and badges relating to the Royal Air Force, though it"
"In heraldry, the escutcheon is commonly known as that of the ""of Aragon"". These pallets of gules are commonly named in popular usage and culture as the """"red bars"""" or the """"four bars"""". It has been described on the Middle Ages armorials as in ""Armorial du Hérault Vermandois"", 1285–1300, as that of the King of Aragon, naming specifically Peter III as one of the bearers, is described as ""These are the arms of the Counts of Barcelona who acquired Aragón by marriage (...)"", the one of Count of Barcelona is the same ""or three pallets gules"", the arms of the"
"note, both with respect to the passage of time, and noted preferences from one region to another. In medieval heraldry, gules was by far the most common tincture, followed by the metals argent and or, at least one of which necessarily appeared on the majority of arms (see below). Among the colours, sable was the second most common, followed by azure; vert, although present from the formative period of heraldic design, was relatively scarce. Over time, the popularity of azure increased above that of sable, while gules, still the most common, became less dominant. A survey of French arms granted"
"Azure (heraldry) In heraldry, azure ( ) is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called ""colours"". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else is marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation. The term azure derives from the name of the deep blue stone now called lapis lazuli (stone of ""Lazhward""). The word was adopted into Old French by the 12th century, after which the word passed into use in the blazon of coats of arms. As an heraldic colour, the word ""azure"" means ""blue"","
"and colours (CIELAB). This approach has been criticised by Spanish heraldists for three reasons. First, the coat of arms pattern is simplified, compared to the usual heraldic usages, which relevantly considers the way of representing the charges and tinctures, because they must be easily identifiable, without error; however, the colours determined by the decree are difficult to distinguish. In particular, the Or and the Gules have been respectively represented so intensely and so darkly that they do not allow for clear distinction of the charges. The colour chosen to represent Purpure is criticised for being a pinkish hue, unlike the"
"and patterns of the heraldic palette are divided into three groups, usually known as ""metals"", ""colours"", and ""furs"". The metals are ""or"" and ""argent"", representing gold and silver, respectively, although in practice they are often depicted as yellow and white. Or derives its name from the Latin ""aurum"", ""gold"". It may be depicted using either yellow or metallic gold, at the artist's discretion; ""yellow"" has no separate existence in heraldry, and is never used to represent any tincture other than or. Argent is similarly derived from the Latin ""argentum"", ""silver"". Although sometimes depicted as metallic silver or faint grey, it"
"ou ung lev'er de gules, ou le collere de sable ou le bordure de sable besante dor"" (i.e.: or a hound gules collared sable, a border sable besanty or). Hound (heraldry) The hound or dog (also ""levrier, leverer""; French ""lévrier; dogue, chien"") is used as a charge in classical heraldry. In English heraldry, the commonly used variant are the ""talbot"", also blazoned as ""sleuth-hound"", e.g. in the arms of Wolseley of Staffordshire, the ""greyhound"" and ""bloodhound"". Rarely-seen variants are the ratch-hound, the mastiff (""alant"" or ""aland""), the foxhound, the spaniel and the terrier. The ""sea-dog"" is a curious charge resembling"
"“VERUS ET FIDELIS SEMPER” Or a shield of the first charged with a griffin sejant, wings elevated and addorsed, of the second. The griffin is a fictitious animal, half eagle, half lion, and symbolizes strength and watchfulness. Red and gold are the colors of the Artillery. The motto translates to “Always True and Faithful.” The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 3 April 1928. It was rescinded/cancelled on 14 March 1975. Gules, a griffin sejant, wings elevated and addorsed, Or. On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a sea horse naiant Or. Motto: VERUS ET FIDELIS SEMPER (Always"
"fess Gules fimbriated Or between in chief a fasces and in base a giant cactus, both of the last. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Blue scroll inscribed ""FIRST TO ASSEMBLE"" in Gold letters. The shield is blue for Infantry, the red fess with the gold edges gives the Spanish colors and the red fess and the blue shield give the colors of the Philippine service ribbon. The cactus indicates the Mexican Border service and the fasces from the arms of the French Republic indicates service in France. The distinctive unit insignia approved on 16 May"
"of the principal colour in the shield and the inner surface is of the principal metal, though peers in the United Kingdom use standard colourings (Gules doubled Argent - Red/White) regardless of rank or the colourings of their arms. The mantling is sometimes conventionally depicted with a ragged edge, as if damaged in combat, though the edges of most are simply decorated at the emblazoner's discretion. Clergy often refrain from displaying a helm or crest in their heraldic achievements. Members of the clergy may display appropriate headwear. This often takes the form of a small crowned, wide brimmed hat called"
"and azure, in chief a pile vair and on a canton gules a bell argent, in base a ship with sails set argent on waves of the sea proper"". This heraldic language describes a shield that is divided in two horizontally (""party per fesse""). The top (""chief"") of the shield is silver (""argent""), and has a point-down triangle (""a pile"") with a repeating blue-and-white pattern that represents fur (""vair""). There is also a red square in the top corner (""a canton gules"") on which there is a silver bell. It is likely that the bell is an example here of"
"Gules a pale Or and a bar dancette counterchanged between in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure and in base a Taeguk in the national colors of Korea (Scarlet over Blue). Attached above from a wreath Or and Gules (Yellow and Scarlet), an Indian’s head with war bonnet all Proper. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “TRADITION PRIDE SUPPORT” in Black letters. Symbolism Buff (yellow) and scarlet are the colors used for Support. The bar dancette (formed by three chevrons, a symbol derived from the shape of a rafter, or roof support) is used to"
"Gules, a pallet rompu Or, in sinister fess a dexter mailed clenched fist, couped at the wrist Proper. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll inscribed “BRAVE CANNONS” in Gold letters. Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The mailed fist symbolizes the armored attack of the organization. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion on 20 June 1942. It was redesignated for the 92d Artillery Regiment on 12 November 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971, for the 92d Field Artillery Regiment. Gules,"
"Purpure In heraldry, purpure () is a tincture, equivalent to the colour ""purple"", and is one of the five main or most usually used ""colours"" (as opposed to ""metals""). It may be portrayed in engravings by a series of parallel lines at a 45-degree angle running from upper right to lower left from the point of view of an observer, or else indicated by the abbreviation purp. Purpure has existed since the earliest periods, for example in the purpure lion of the arms of León; at that time, it was painted in a greyer shade. However, it has never been"
"arms; in case of dispute, the individual who can prove the longest right to the blazon must be decided in court. Many of the terms in international heraldry come from French. Like the British system of heraldry, the French follow the ""Rule of Tinctures"". This states that there are two types of Tinctures (heraldic colors): the colors ""Sable"" (black), ""Gueules"" (red), ""Sinople"" (green) and ""Azur"" (blue) and metals ""Or"" (gold or yellow) and ""Argent"" (silver or white). For sake of visibility (the whole point of the system), no Charges of a color can be used on a field of a"
"17: ""Gules, a chevron between three mermaids each holding a mirror in her right hand and a comb in her left argent"" (Gough of Aldercombe)<br> 18: ""Azure, a chevron ermine between three chaplets or""<br> 19: ""Argent, a fess gules between three mullets sable""<br> 20: ""Chequy or and gules a chief vair"" (Chichester)<br> John Chichester (d.1669) Sir John III Chichester (1598 – 24 September 1669) of Hall was Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel in Cornwall in 1624. Chichester was baptised on 10 December 1598. He was the son and heir of John II Chichester (1566/7-1608) of Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Devon by"
"Gul (design) A gul (also written gol, göl and gül) is a medallion-like design element typical of traditional hand-woven carpets from Central and West Asia. In Turkmen weavings they are often repeated to form the pattern in the main field. Guls are medallions, often octagonal, and often somewhat angular on a generally octagonal plan, though they can be somewhat rounded within the constraints of carpet-weaving, and some are lozenge-shaped (rhombuses). They usually have either twofold rotational symmetry or mirror reflection symmetry (often both left/right and up/down). Guls were historically described in the West as being elephant's foot motifs. Other Western"
"in pale Or (for England) impaling Or a lion rampant within a tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); II, Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or (for France); III, Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland); IV, tierced per pale and per chevron (for Hanover), I Gules two lions passant guardant Or (for Brunswick), II Or a semy of hearts Gules a lion rampant Azure (for Lüneburg), III Gules a horse courant Argent (for Westphalia), overall an escutcheon Gules charged with the crown of Charlemagne Or (for the dignity of Archtreasurer of the Holy Roman Empire). George I of Great Britain George I"
"Azure, a demi-disc Gules charged with the setting sun with twelve light rays Or (the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 41st Division), behind a beaver sejant Proper. NEVADA: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, within a garland of sagebrush a sledge hammer and miner's drill crossed in saltire behind a pickax in pale Proper. Motto TEMERITAS (Temerity). Yellow is a color traditionally associated with Armor and Cavalry units. The bi-colored forward thrust of the chevron refers to the predecessor unit's two assault landings (in New Guinea and in the Southern Philippines) during World War II. The sea"
"heraldic furs, and no other term clearly encompasses all three classes, the word ""tincture"" has come to be used in this broader sense, while ""colour"" has acquired the more restricted sense originally given to ""tincture"". Thus, when consulting various heraldic authorities, care must be taken to determine which meaning each term is given. In most heraldic tradition, the various metals and colours have no fixed appearance, hue, or shade. The heraldic artist is free to choose a lighter or darker blue or green, a deeper or brighter red; to choose between depicting or with yellow or any of various gold"
"a gules lion holding a sinople eradicated oak tree between its paws; azure tincture charged with three or mullets; Right half: a gules castle with three towers on an argent tincture; sinople tincture charged with three argent roses below it. A ""Grafenkrone"" (Count's coronet) as helmut on top of the escutcheon, crested with a or fleur-de-lis. Two or lions supporting the escutcheon. Motto: """"In Virtute Pertinax"""". Heraldic Symbolism: The lion symbolizes courage; the eradicated oak tree symbolizes strength and endurance; the towers are symbols of defense and of individual fortitude; the mullets (5-star) symbolizes divine quality bestowed by god; the"
"Stain (heraldry) In heraldry, a stain (sometimes termed stainand colour or staynard colour) is one of a few non-standard tinctures or colours (namely murrey, sanguine and tenné), which are only known to occur in post-medieval heraldry and are thought to denote a rebatement of honour. Almost none of these rebatements are found in fact of heraldic practice, however, and in British heraldry the stains find only exceptional use, other than for purposes of livery. Murrey (deriving from late Middle English, via Old French from Medieval Latin ""moratus"", from ""morum"" 'mulberry') is mulberry-coloured, or reddish purple. The murrey colour used in"
"adopted with a clear territorial connotation. This decision could be motivated by a desire to claim the sovereignty of the Castilian monarch against the Kingdom of León. Since from its inception the castle has retained a basic design - three towers, higher the central than lateral ones - leads to the conclusion that it is a native creation, different from the existing in Central Europe. Concerning the colours of the arms (tincture according to heraldry), it has been found that the combination «""Or on a Gules field""», was already fixed at least since the reign of King Ferdinand III, called"