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heraldry

vr.tr.heraldry · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain heraldic rules and terms, describe and identify coats of arms, explain heraldic authorities and grants, and describe traditions and history with sources.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain heraldic rules and terms, describe and identify coats of arms, explain heraldic authorities and grants, and describe traditions and history with sources.

The system and study of armorial bearings such as coats of arms, crests and badges, with rules for their design, description in blazon and grant by heraldic authorities, applied to persons, families, cities, states, churches and institutions, with national traditions such as Georgian, Slavic and ecclesiastical heraldry, and modern civic, socialist and fictional heraldry; heraldry is an auxiliary science of history.

What it is for: Armorial bearings and their study.

It can be explain heraldic rules and blazon; identify and describe arms; explain authorities and grants; describe traditions and history.

Distinguishing features

Rule-governed design

Blazon language

Granted or assumed

Historical science

What it looks like

Shields, crests, supporters and mottoes in defined colours and charges.

How it is recognised

Coats of arms and related devices

Rules of tincture and blazon

Logos and flags are related but distinct

Related models

is a kind of - category

auxiliary science of history

is related to - noble arms

Marquess

is related to - inheritance of arms

inheritance

is related to - heraldic artists

visual artist

In practice

Families and kinds

personal and family heraldry

civic and state heraldry

ecclesiastical heraldry

national traditions such as Georgian and Slavic heraldry

socialist and fictional heraldry

Standards and regulation

Heraldic authority rules and grants

Laws on arms and state symbols

Blazon conventions

Failure modes and hazards

Misreading blazon

Fraudulent arms sales

Confusing arms with logos

Also called

Slavic heraldyecclesiastical heraldryfictional heraldryGeorgian heraldrycivic heraldrysocialist heraldryBrazilian heraldryCanadian heraldrynaval heraldrySouth African heraldrySpanish heraldryBelgian heraldryWelsh heraldryRail transport in heraldryPolish heraldryDebased heraldryArmorial de Beyeren - Copy from ca. 1600

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Read Reading arms.

Blazon.

Identify

Identifying arms.

Identify

Identification.

  1. Whose arms are these, judging by charges, tinctures and context, according to armorials and registers? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific coat of arms? action

Blazon

Blazon language.

Blazon

Blazon.

  1. How is this coat of arms blazoned, and what do the terms mean? definition
  2. What are the rules of tincture? definition
Rules Heraldic rules.

System.

Design

Design rules.

Design

Design.

  1. Which rules govern the design of arms, crests, supporters and cadency marks? definition
  2. How do traditions differ, such as Georgian or Slavic heraldry? provenance

Grants

Authorities and grants.

Grants

Grants.

  1. Which heraldic authorities exist, and how are arms granted, registered or assumed here? provenance
  2. How are arms inherited? provenance
Kinds Kinds of heraldry.

Applications.

Civic

Civic and state heraldry.

Civic

Civic heraldry.

  1. How are civic and state arms designed and regulated, including socialist heraldry of the twentieth century? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific city or state? action

Church

Ecclesiastical heraldry.

Church

Ecclesiastical heraldry.

  1. What are the conventions of ecclesiastical heraldry, such as hats and tassels? provenance
  2. How do religious institutions use arms? provenance
Learn Study and creativity.

Context.

History

History of heraldry.

History

History.

  1. How did heraldry develop from the twelfth century, and how did it spread? provenance
  2. Which sources and armorials are key? provenance

Fictional

Fictional heraldry and design.

Fictional

Fictional heraldry.

  1. How can arms be designed for fiction, games or personal use following heraldic rules? action
  2. How can fraudulent arms sales be recognised? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should blazon be a separate entry?
  • How should heraldic registers be linked?
  • How should national traditions be linked?
Draft as JSON