Gules Shield Small 285×320 Medium 570×640 Large 911×1024 Download Tiff Original 2136×2400 | (1.3 MB) Description A heraldic shield with a red (gules) surface, which is represented by the perpendicular lines, drawn from the head to the base of the shield. Keywords coat of arms, escutcheon, gules, heraldic, heraldry, line, perpendicular, red, shield, surface, tincture, vertical Galleries Heraldry, Tinctures, Furs, and Damaskeenings Source: Aveling, S.T. Heraldry: Ancient and Modern (New York, NY: Frederick Warne and Co., 1891)