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TRUTH BE KNOWN
Blazon, or Blason, is the proper technical description
of Armorial Bearings, according to the scientific rules
of Heraldry. Nisbett thus derives the origin of the
word. When the knight came near the barriers where
joustings were to be held, he blew and winded an horn or
trumpet, which gave |
BORDURE BEAT ------------------------ The Bordure Vairy is rare in heraldry but we have included 5 of the more popular ones in this month's art.
The Vair are bell-shaped objects; said to be the skin of an animal of the weasel kind called Varus which was once used for the lining of military coats (fr. vairé); generally written vairy when definite tinctures are named; when no tinctures mentioned one assumes argent and azure. As with all heraldic furs the Vair is a mark of dignity. |
WATER DOG OR BARBET
The Barbet breed is an integral part of dog history, and many familiar breeds have Barbet in their ancestry. He is a symbol of labor, and fidelity, and is frequently used in canting arms. Depending on geography and necessity, the Barbet connected through the centuries in various capacities, and as a companion dog, but more as an all-around working dog. The name Barbet became throughout centuries a "generic" name for a dog with a long woolly coat . ----------------- |
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Marshalling is the art of arranging several coats of arms in one shield, for the purpose denoting the alliances of a family. Before marshalling was introducing rare instances occur of arms composed, i.e. when an addition of a portion of the arms of a wife has been made to those of the husband. Impaling on the other hand is the simplest and earliest way of placing the arms of a husband and wife was side by side. Shields thus placed are said to be accolées, or in collateral position. Contemporary with this practice, but continuing much longer, was the custom of impaling arms by dimidiation, the dexter half of the husband's arms being joined to the sinister half of the wife's. (ref: James Parker) |
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advertisement to the heralds who
were there attending, to come forth, to receive his
name, armorial bearing, and his other proof of nobility,
which accordingly they performed, and recorded them in
their books—from which (it is said) one Heraldry, or art
of Blazon, a German word, which signifies to wind a
horn, now taken for a regular description of arms in
their proper terms.
