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vr.tr.tree-q811480 · thing-q811480

Let an agent handle heraldic tree charges by blazon, species, tincture and the arms they appear on, separate from real trees and data trees.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Blazon How it is described.

Blazon text

Formal description.

Blazon

The blazon.

  1. What is the blazon for this tree? provenance
  2. What do its terms mean? definition

Tincture

Colours.

Tincture

Tinctures.

  1. Which tinctures are used? definition
  2. Is the tree fructed or eradicated? definition
Arms Where it appears.

Bearer

Owner of arms.

Bearer

Arms bearer.

  1. Whose arms bear this tree? provenance
  2. When were they granted? provenance

Meaning

Symbolism.

Meaning

Symbolism.

  1. What does the tree symbolise here? provenance
  2. Is it a canting charge? definition
Depiction How it looks.

Style

Artistic rendering.

Style

Rendering.

  1. How is the tree drawn in this rendering? definition
  2. Is the rendering faithful to the blazon? boundary

Species

Which tree.

Species

Species depicted.

  1. Which species is depicted? definition
  2. How can it be recognised? definition
Rights Use of arms.

Protection

Legal protection.

Protection

Protection of arms.

  1. Are these arms legally protected? boundary
  2. Who may use them? boundary

Registration

Heraldic authority.

Registration

Registration.

  1. Are the arms registered with an authority? provenance
  2. Where can the grant be seen? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
carob tree

What it is Filled

In heraldry, a tree used as a charge on a coat of arms, depicted in stylised forms and specified in blazon by species, posture and tincture.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle heraldic tree charges by blazon, species, tincture and the arms they appear on, separate from real trees and data trees.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • A heraldic charge, not a living tree
  • Specified in blazon
  • Species and posture carry meaning
  • Other tree senses are separate entries

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Create arms that copy a registered coat of arms.
  • Attribute arms to a family or person without evidence.
  • Use official or civic arms in a way that implies endorsement.

Only with a human decision

  • Using official arms in publications or products.

May

  • Describe and blazon heraldic trees following heraldic conventions.
  • Identify a coat of arms from its charges with sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Arms carry family, civic and national identity.
  • Unauthorized use can mislead and offend.

Who is affected

  • Armigers and their families
  • Civic bodies

Owners Filled

Steward

The armiger who bears the arms; heraldic authorities register grants where they exist.

Master systems

  • Heraldic authority registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1424805 - registry parent class
  • Q3744866 - registry parent class

related

  • heraldic charge - heraldry
  • coat of arms - use
  • tree as plant or data structure - homonyms
  • blazon - language

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.tree-q811480
  • Wikidata: Q811480 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q811480)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Tree shape on a shield
  • Blazon terms such as eradicated or fructed
  • Species sometimes specified, such as a carob tree
  • A stylised tree on a shield, often eradicated (with roots) or on a mount, in a specified tincture.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • blazon and depict it
  • identify arms by their charges
  • research heraldic symbolism
  • register arms, where heraldic authorities exist

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misreading blazon
  • Using protected arms without right
  • Confusing the senses of tree

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Rules of heraldic authorities where they exist, such as the College of Arms
  • Laws protecting municipal and state arms

Context of use required Filled

  • Heraldic identification and symbolism in arms of families, towns and institutions.
  • generic trees
  • specific species such as oak, pine, carob
  • eradicated trees
  • trees on mounts
  • canting trees that pun on names

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q811480: tree - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia (de): Baum (Heraldik) - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should heraldic charges be separate entries by species?
  • How should blazon be encoded?
  • The registry parent is mobile charge; should heraldry be made explicit?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q811480/spec.json