In heraldry, a label (occasionally lambel, the French form of the word) is a charge resembling the strap crossing the horse's chest from which pendants...
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theory in sociology which ascribes labelling of people to control and identification of deviant behavior Label (heraldry), a charge closely resembling the...
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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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In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield). That may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ordinary)...
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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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Cadency (redirect from Difference (heraldry))
In heraldry, cadency is any systematic way to distinguish arms displayed by descendants of the holder of a coat of arms when those family members have...
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The Institute of Heraldry, officially The Institute of Heraldry, Department of the Army, is an activity of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary...
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(2015). "Heraldry on Crate Labels". The Armiger's News. 37 (3): 1–4 – via academia.edu. Paula, K; Ashraf, A (January 4, 2013). "Asset Labels, Asset Sticker...
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Coat of arms (redirect from Armory (heraldry))
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...
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Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales (redirect from Heraldry of the Prince of Wales)
Without such a label their arms would be identical. Within heraldry this system of differentiating arms is called cadency. The label is placed on the...
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English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England. It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition...
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Argent (redirect from Argent (heraldry))
In heraldry, argent (/ˈɑːrdʒənt/) is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". It is very frequently depicted...
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The rose is a common device in heraldry. It is often used both as a charge on a coat of arms and by itself as an heraldic badge. The heraldic rose has...
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Portuguese heraldry encompasses the modern and historic traditions of heraldry in Portugal and the Portuguese Empire. Portuguese heraldry is part of the...
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grew relating to the blazoning of arms for women. The rules for women and heraldry developed differently from place to place and there is no one single rule...
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In English-language heraldry, the fillet is considered a diminutive of the chief. It is defined as occupying one fourth the width of the chief and typically...
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similar to English, Scottish and Welsh heraldry, Cornish heraldry has its own distinctive features. Cornish heraldry typically makes use of the tinctures...
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actual military helmets. In some traditions, especially German and Nordic heraldry, two or three helmets (and sometimes more) may be used in a single achievement...
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Attributed arms (redirect from Attributed heraldry)
to persons real or fictitious who died before the start of the age of heraldry in the latter half of the 12th century. Once coats of arms were the established...
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rules applies to female couples and heraldic heiresses. In ecclesiastical heraldry, a bishop's familial arms are impaled with those of his diocese or see...
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Canadian heraldry is the cultural tradition and style of coats of arms and other heraldic achievements in both modern and historic Canada. It includes...
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Blazon (category Heraldry)
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...
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an element in heraldry Esquire, the feudal title of a squire Toyota Esquire, a minivan produced between 2014 and 2021 Esquire (heraldry) This disambiguation...
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Augmentation of honour (redirect from Augmentation (heraldry))
In heraldry, an augmentation (often termed augmentation of honour or sometimes augmentation of arms) is a modification or addition to a coat of arms, typically...
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Coat of arms of England (category English heraldry)
claim to the French throne, and Hanover. The arms continue to be used in heraldry to represent England, for example in the arms of Canada, although they...
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In heraldry, an ordinary is one of the two main types of charges, beside the mobile charges. An ordinary is a simple geometrical figure, bounded by straight...
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The tradition and art of heraldry first appeared in Spain at about the beginning of the eleventh century AD and its origin was similar to other European...
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Heraldic labels are used to differentiate the personal coats of arms of members of the royal family of the United Kingdom from that of the monarch and...
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background, the design of the Royal Banner of Scotland is formally specified in heraldry as: Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure...
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Heraldry developed in the High Middle Ages based on earlier traditions of visual identification by means of seals, field signs, emblems used on coins,...
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