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Argent, an orle gules. In heraldry, an orle is a subordinary consisting of a narrow band occupying the inward half of where a bordure would be, following the exact outline of the shield but within it, showing the field between the outer edge of the orle and the edge of the shield.
Later, certainly before 1400, the bascinet was increasingly worn on its own. In the first half of the 15th century the orle developed into a purely decorative addition to the helmet. It also helped to conceal the junction of a heraldic crest with the helmet, if a crest were to be worn. [1] [2]
A Canadian Heraldic Primer. The Heraldry Society of Canada, Ottawa, 2000. Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Scots Heraldry (revised Malcolm R Innes of Edingight, Marchmont Herald). Johnston and Bacon, London and Edinburgh, 1978. Alexander Nisbet. A system of heraldry. T&A Constable. Edinburgh.1984(first published 1722)
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.
Men's clothing took on new colours and ornaments; society increasingly needed signs to identify individuals, [Pa 4] [35] [Pa 5] and colour played a role in this identification. Both heraldry and anthroponymy are ultimately ways of expressing kinship and are therefore linked to the transmission of property. [38]
Heraldry developed in the high medieval period, based on earlier, "pre-heraldic" or "ante-heraldic", traditions of visual identification by means of seals, field signs, emblems used on coins, etc. Notably, lions that would subsequently appear in 12th-century coats of arms of European nobility have pre-figurations in the animal style of ancient ...
In heraldry, an ordinary is one of the two main types of charges, beside the mobile charges.An ordinary is a simple geometrical figure, bounded by straight lines and running from side to side or top to bottom of the shield.
Heraldry developed in the High Middle Ages based on earlier traditions of visual identification by means of seals, field signs, emblems used on coins, etc. Notably, lions that would subsequently appear in 12th-century coats of arms of European nobility have pre-figurations in the animal style of ancient art (specifically the style of Scythian art as it developed from c. the 7th century BC).