Heraldry

thumb|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).]]

main or focal element in an achievement of arms

thumb|A rebus-style "escort card" from around 1865, to be read as "May I see you home my dear?" thumb|A German rebus, circa 1620

colour used to emblazon a coat of arms in heraldy

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 an accurate image. The verb to blazon means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometr

type of monumental carving by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest

thumb|Pictures of heralds from the 14th–17th century, from Hugo Gerard Ströhl|H. Ströhl's [[Heraldischer Atlas]] thumb|English and Scottish heralds, wearing tabards, in procession during the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla (2023). ]] thumb|Herald Gelre of the Duke of Gueldres (around 1380) thumb|Bavarian herald wearing a tabard of the Coat of arms of Bavaria, around 1510. thumb|A 14th-century illustration showing an English herald approaching Scottish soldiers – an incident of the Anglo-Scottish Wars thumb|right|upright|Tabard worn by an English herald in the [[College of Arms]]

thumb|Mantling, purpure doubled or thumb|Red and white mantling on the coat of arms of the Hungarian Gutkeled (gens)|Gutkeled clan. In heraldry, mantling or "lambrequin" (its name in French) is drapery tied to the helmet above the shield. In paper heraldry it is a depiction of the protective cloth covering (often of linen) worn by knights from their helmets to stave off the elements (namely, direct sunlight which could heat the inside of the helmet to unbearable temperatures especially in summer), and, secondarily, to decrease the effects of sword-blows against the helmet in battle, from which

thumb|Early Gothic wimperg with pinnacles above the west portal of the Bad Hersfeld town church (around 1330) thumb|Oriel window with wimperg and pinnacles on the Imperial Hall of the Old Town Hall in Regensburg in [[Bavaria, Germany]] In Gothic architecture, a wimperg is a gable-like crowning over portals and windows and is also called an ornamental gable. Outside of immediate architecture, the wimperg is also found as a motif in Gothic carving.

thumb|Gonfalonier from the Republic of Florence by Paul Lormier (1813–1895) The Gonfalonier (Italian: Gonfaloniere) was the holder of a highly prestigious communal office in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from gonfalone (English: "gonfalon"), the term used for the banners of such communes.

heraldric symbols bearing the name of their owner, either literally or as a visual pun

Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism.

coat of arms with communist symbolism

background of a shield or flag

heraldic motif; an ordinary, common charge or symbol

artistic technique

use of heraldry in Christian churches

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thumb|Gonfalon of the comune of [[Torre Annunziata in Naples]]

thumb|300px|Charges used as marks of cadency in English heraldry: 1: label (heraldry)|label of three points; 2: [[crescent; 3: mullet; 4: martlet; 5: annulet; 6: fleur-de-lys; 7: rose; 8: cross moline; 9: octofoil ]]

thumb|upright|A 20th-century English herald of arms|herald's tabard A tabard is a type of short coat that was commonly worn by men during the late Middle Ages and early modern period in Europe. Generally worn outdoors, the coat was either sleeveless or had short sleeves or shoulder pieces. In its more developed form it was open at the sides, and it could be worn with or without a belt. Though most were ordinary garments, often work clothes, tabards might be emblazoned on the front and back with a coat of arms (livery), and in this form they survive as the distinctive garment of officers of arm

In heraldry, an armiger is a (natural or juridical) person entitled to use a heraldic achievement (e.g., bear arms, an "armour-bearer") either by hereditary right, grant, matriculation, or assumption of arms. Such a person is said to be armigerous; a family or a clan likewise.

section of the field on an escutcheon

thumb|The royal arms of Spain, showing the arms of Bourbon en surtout In heraldry, an inescutcheon is a small shield that is used to display a secondary coat of arms over a primary one. A secondary coat borne in this manner is said to be en surtout (from the French , "centrepiece"). Unless otherwise specified, inescutcheons appear at the fess point. They are often used by rulers to combine dynastic coats with territorial ones. The royal arms of Spain, for instance, include an inescutcheon bearing the arms of the ruling Bourbon dynasty.

thumb|right|The classic knight's surcoat is on the left; the knight on the right has a different style, possibly a jupon thumb|right|190px|Stephen I of Hungary|Saint Stephen, King of Hungary with a coat of plates or jupon bearing his arms, white and red stripes. Image from the Hungarian Illuminated Chronicle.

heraldic term to denote alliances by marriage

in heraldry: line of division of the field or vary a charge

British ensign with white field and St George's cross

ornate chain worn about the neck as a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders

concept in heraldry

flag containing coat of arms or heraldic badge

medieval triangular diagram of the Christian Trinity; summarizes the first half of the Athanasian Creed

heavy chain, usually of gold or other metal, often with badges or other symbols attached, worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty or other association

type of mirroring in heraldry

thumb|right|Triangular pennant thumb|right|Tapering pennant thumb|right|Triangular swallowtail pennant A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc. In maritime use, pennants are to be hung from the main truck.

thumb|A contemporary illustration of the Breton warship Cordelière and the English warship Regent ablaze at the Battle of St. Mathieu on 10 August 1512. Both are flying banderoles (the Breton [[Kroaz Du and the English flag of St. George.)]]

heraldic war cry or slogan (mainly in Scottish heraldry often a motto) on a speech scroll above the shield

literary stock character who masks their identity

heraldic terminology

right|thumb|Arabesque (European art)|Arabesque-like diapering on the field of the shield of the See of Worcester: Argent, ten torteaux four, three, two, and one thumb|Detail of Chinese carved lacquer snuff bottle with Children at Play, and three types of diaper backgrounds, representing ground, water and sky. 18th century Diaper is any of a wide range of decorative patterns used in a variety of works of art, such as stained glass, heraldic shields, architecture, and silverwork. Its chief use is in the enlivening of plain surfaces.

heraldic memorial to a deceased person

right to bear a particular coat of arms or armorial bearings

full display of coat of arms

orientation and pose of a creature in heraldry

right|thumb|Coat of arms of Beaufort, earls and dukes of Somerset: the royal arms of England cadency|differenced with a [[bordure compony argent and azure, which indicate the first earl's illegitimate birth]] In heraldry, an ordinary componée (anciently gobonnée), anglicised to compony and gobony, is composed of a row of squares, rectangles or other quadrilaterals, of alternating tinctures, often found as a bordure, most notably in the arms of the English House of Beaufort.

post in the government of medieval and early Renaissance Florence

heraldic legend

Heraldic emblem

coats of arms given to a person, organisation, or fictional character retrospectively, speculatively, or otherwise not in the usual issuance from a heraldic college

robe or cloak worn by monarchs on specific ceremonial occasions

way of combining two coats-of-arms

term used in heraldry and vexillology to refer to the addition of a symbol or charge to another flag

thumb|180px|right|The coat of arms of New South Wales uses white fimbriation

regional emblem of Karakalpakstan

method of joining several different coats of arms together

modification of a coat of arms (augmentation of dishonour)

heraldic figure

proof that all four grandparents were aristocrats