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The only name for this diagram which was in any regular use during the Middle Ages was "Scutum Fidei", a Latin phrase meaning "Shield of the Faith", taken from the Vulgate of Ephesians verse 6:16. For example, in this c. 1247–1258 manuscript of John of Wallingford 's writings, the quote from Ephesians 6:16 is placed directly above the diagram.
The earliest and most recent major variations of the "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Christian trinitarian symbolism. ;Left: A slightly schematized version of the forms of the diagram found in several 13th-century manuscr
English: Basic minimal (equilateral triangular) version of the "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Christian symbolism, with translated English-language captions (in place of original Latin). See article Shield of the Trinity for further information on the diagram. Text was converted to paths for improved display.
Four versions of the "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Christian Trinitarian symbolism, illustrating some variant depictions: 1. A shield-shaped version on red shield, attributed as the heraldic arms of God (or of the Trinity) in medieval England and France. See "The Heraldic Imagination" by Rodney Dennys.
Scutum found at Dura-Europos. The scutum (Classical Latin: [ˈskuːt̪ʊ̃]; pl.:scuta) was a type of shield used among Italic peoples in antiquity, most notably by the army of ancient Rome starting about the fourth century BC.
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Arms of Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo, 1484–1492) as shown in the contemporary Wernigerode Armorial.The coat of arms of the House of Cybo is here shown with the papal tiara and two keys argent in one of the earliest examples of these external ornaments of a papal coat of arms (Pope Nicholas V in 1447 was the first to adopt two silver keys as the charges of his adopted coat of arms).
In heraldry, the field (background) of a shield can be divided into more than one area, or subdivision, of different tinctures, usually following the lines of one of the ordinaries and carrying its name (e.g. a shield divided in the shape of a chevron is said to be parted "per chevron").