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FReeper Canteen ~ A Day of Heraldry ~ August 17, 2006
linked in thread | August 16, 2006 | Ms,Behavin

Posted on 08/16/2006 6:38:35 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN

 


The FReeper Canteen's Day of

~Heraldry~

 



         

 

Heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges, as well as the formal ceremonies and laws that regulate the use and inheritance of arms. The origins of heraldry lie in the need to distinguish participants in battles or jousts, whose faces were hidden by steel helmets.

In the U.S., the word "crest" is commonly used to refer to a coat-of-arms. However, in heraldry, a crest is just one component of a complete achievement of arms. The crest sits on top of a helmet, which itself sits on the main and most recognizable part of the arms, the shield or escutcheon. Other elements may include supporters holding up the shield and a motto beneath. Crests can in fact be used on their own (this is particularly useful when there is insufficient space to display the entire coat-of-arms); but where the shield alone is used it should never be called a "crest".

Heraldry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

       

 

The knights in the Bayeux Tapestry from the late eleventh century carry no coats of arms, yet by the mid twelfth century personal badges were being used widely by nobility. By the reign of Henry III of England, arms were inherited, thus their judicial regulation became important. The practice of using marks of cadency arose, to distinguish one son from another, and was institutionalized and standardized by the fifteenth century.

In the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, heraldry became a highly developed discipline, regulated by professional heralds. As its use in jousts became obsolete (with the exception of rare revivals), arms remained popular for visually identifying a person in other ways — impressed in sealing wax on official documents, carved on a family tomb, and so forth. The first work of heraldic jurisprudence, De Insigniis et Armiis was written by a professor of law at the University of Padua, Bartolo of Sassoferrato, in the 1350s.

"Bartolo's book became popular in legal circles, but most heralds and knights did not speak the Latinate jargon in which De Insigniis et Armiis was written. Because of this linguistic divide, the field of heraldic law bifurcated. One was vernacular, and includes the works of Honoré Bonet and Christine de Pisan. The other remained in Latin, and, in Wales and England, is represented by the works of De Bado Aureo and Upton. This Latin continuation of heraldic legal thought spawned, in England, other vernacular heraldic texts, which are the direct antecedents of Tudor and modern studies of heraldry" (C. Levin)

Throughout the existence of heraldry, coats of arms have been executed in a wide variety of media, including painted wood, embroidery, enamel, stonework, stained glass and, later, computerised media. For this reason, and because its original function was quick recognition in the chaotic conditions of battle, heraldry for the most part distinguishes only six tinctures (yellow, white, red, blue, black and green; purple is counted in theory but its use in practice is marginal) and makes no fine distinctions in the precise size or placement of charges on the field, or the number of a lion's claws. Coats of arms and their accessories are described in a concise jargon called blazon, which for the most part ignores details that are conventional, and in nearly all cases details of varying artistic depictions, which tend to be small and not to help quick visual distinction. It should be noted that the property interest, if any is recognised, in the coat-of-arms inheres in the blazon and not in the particular depiction of the arms.

It is sometimes said that each element of a coat of arms has a conventional meaning, that white stands for honour, blue for loyalty and red for courage, and so on. While the original bearer of a coat may well have had some symbolism in mind, there is no reason to expect consistency from one to the next. In general it is impossible to say what a given coat of arms "means", unless, as is often the case, it incorporates a pun on the bearer's name.

The development of portable firearms made plate armor nearly useless, and heraldry, detached from its original function, gradually became more elaborate at the expense of clarity, both in content (e.g., landscapes representing battle sites became frequent in the 18th century) and in presentation (rococo frames overwhelming the content of the shield). The 20th century's taste for stark iconic emblems made the simple styles of early heraldry fashionable again.

Heraldry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

       

More on Heraldry coming in the next few weeks!!

 

Welcome to the Free Republic Canteen ~ honoring and entertaining our military and our allies and their families 24/7 every day of the year!  A gentle reminder from Ms.B ~ please keep if family friendly and fun in the Canteen.  We're here for our heroes and we want them to have a good time and not worry about all the political stuff going on.  Pull up a chair, kick your feet up and relax! 

 



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To: mylife

Gosh..did you have more done than you even thought you were going to?

6 hours...GAAAAA! That's a long time. Did ya nap? :D


561 posted on 08/17/2006 3:07:43 PM PDT by luvie ("I want our troops to understand that not only does the country support them, but--we'll win! GWB)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
LOL...a yummy HI to you too.

There are some spiders living under my porch. Whenever I'm sitting outside I see them scurry away. Well, actually they jump. I don't THINK they're poisonous... :0
562 posted on 08/17/2006 3:09:39 PM PDT by tongue-tied (Go Cubs!)
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To: LUV W

It was like the equivelant of 6 visits in one session
But now I only need a bridge (upper right rear) and Im done forever I hope..

I did take 2 breaks


563 posted on 08/17/2006 3:10:20 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: tomkow6

Howdy Sir Tomkow!


564 posted on 08/17/2006 3:11:27 PM PDT by tongue-tied (Go Cubs!)
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To: beachn4fun

Ohhh! That is exactly what I need.


565 posted on 08/17/2006 3:13:03 PM PDT by tongue-tied (Go Cubs!)
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To: LUV W

Afternoon LUV.

How was work?


566 posted on 08/17/2006 3:24:19 PM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proud supporter of our Troops and President GW!!!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Got back last night in almost record time: 167 miles in 2 hours & 13 minutes!.........WoooHOOO!
567 posted on 08/17/2006 3:39:52 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: tongue-tied; All
...........I AIN'T a "Sir": I was an ENLISTED man in the Navy!
568 posted on 08/17/2006 3:41:22 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: tomkow6

Evening TK6.


569 posted on 08/17/2006 4:10:24 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: stand watie

Yep!


570 posted on 08/17/2006 4:10:57 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

Evenin', SR!


571 posted on 08/17/2006 4:14:50 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: tomkow6
wh!!

Let me guess....you were driving!!


572 posted on 08/17/2006 4:16:30 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
On the way home, YES! It was just me, my "voices", & the highway! My "rotten" child was all moved in at his new apartment in Champange-Urbana!

He drove on the way down.

573 posted on 08/17/2006 4:19:55 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; acad1228

Hey, MA! Me & Acad's gonna give Beachy a REAL BIG hand with pitchers for tomorrow's thread, OK???


574 posted on 08/17/2006 4:22:43 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
Hey, my monitor got all fuzzy...God bless our military men and women, no matter where or when. What a fantastic story. I wonder if you could find out more information about Jason via the Coos Bay newspaper? Do you know the branch of service, or little things that might help you add to the information?

And for your daughter....


575 posted on 08/17/2006 4:31:24 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: tomkow6; acad1228

I can only imagine what kind of hand you will be giving beachy......remember I have plenty of corners!! And I have a wrench!!


576 posted on 08/17/2006 4:34:48 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: citizensgratitude

Good to see you, citizen.


577 posted on 08/17/2006 4:35:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: EsmeraldaA

How is your day going? We've been raining off and on for days...
it's nice because it was needed. Where are your umbrellas?


578 posted on 08/17/2006 4:38:52 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; acad1228
Ain't scared of no wrench....(I can STILL run faster than you)..AND I KNOW how to get outta corners!

So THERE!!!!

579 posted on 08/17/2006 4:39:33 PM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: BarbaricGrandeur

Welcome to the Canteen, BarbaricGrandeur.


580 posted on 08/17/2006 4:40:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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