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A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.
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Heraldic examples of English shields à bouche can be seen in the spandrels of the trussed timber roof of Lincoln's Inn Hall, London. The shape of the top, the sides and the base may be separately described, and these elements may be freely combined. [4] The highly complex Baroque style shields of the 17th century come in many artistic variations.
A more mundane theory suggests that the heraldry represents merely the physical fabric of the battle-shield of Afonso Henriques, which may have comprised two blue leather bands nailed to a white base; after having been repeatedly hit in battle, most of the bands had become cut off, except for the five pieces on top of the clusters of nails.
The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late 15th century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest. (See Roll of arms).. 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, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.
Another heraldic group is the chevron bearers of the de Clare family. Gilbert Strongbow's sisters spread this emblem among the Montfitchet and Monmouth lineages, while a cousin, Walter Fitz Robert of Little Dunmow, also used it. His seal shows a shield, horse cover, and saddle cloth covered with a chevron.
Tricking is a method for indicating the tinctures (colours) used in a coat of arms by means of text abbreviations written directly on the illustration. Tricking and hatching are the two primary methods employed in the system of heraldry to show colour in black and white illustrations.
The earliest clear attestation is found in Edmondson's Complete Body of Heraldry of 1780. [4] The derivation of the term is unclear. It may have originated in the form "ordinary book" or "book of ordinaries", meaning a collection of (geometrical) ordinaries and subordinaries, the simple figures and shapes that form the basis of many coats of arms.