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| | Barruly | Variants: Baruly, Barruled, Barruly | A field composed of an equal number of horizontally shaped pieces, when these exceed ten in number, is termed barruly" of such and such a number.
The term barruly is also sometimes used for ten pieces.
If the number is omitted barry " will usually be of six pieces, though sometimes of eight. On the other hand a field composed of five, seven, or nine pieces is not barry, but (e.g.) two bars, three bars, and four bars respectively. This distinction in modern coats needs to be carefully noted, but in ancient coats it is not of equal importance.
Anciently also a shield barry " was drawn of a greater number of pieces (see Figs. 120, 121 and 122) than would nowadays be employed.
In modern armory a field so depicted would more correctly be termed barruly."
See Barrulette. |
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