"The two roundlets are arranged in pale, but they may appear in chief or base. When there are many figures…
"The two roundlets are arranged in pale, but they may appear in ... fess. When there are many figures…
"Three roundlets, two over one; if the single roundlet had been at the top, it would have been called…
"Three roundlets in bend. They might also be placed in fess, chief, base, or in pale. When there are…
"Four roundlets, two over two. Some armorists call them cantoned as they form a square figure. When…
"Five roundlets; two, one, two, in saltier. When there are many figures of the same species borne in…
"Five roundlets; one, three, one, or in cross. When there are many figures of the same species borne…
"Six roundlets; two, two, two, paleway. When there are many figures of the same species borne in coats…
"Six roundlets; three, two, one, in pile. When there are many figures of the same species borne in coats…
"Parted per pale, baron and femme, two coats; first, or, a chevron gules; second, barry of twelve pieces,…
"Parted per pale, baron and femme, three coats;—first, gules, on a bend (argent), three trefoils…
"Baron and femme, two coats; first, gules, a saltier argent; second, on an escutcheon of pretence, azure,…
"Baron and femme, two atchievements. First, azure, a pile or, crest a star of six points, argent; second,…
"The black is left on the dexter side, showing that the husband is deceased, and that his wife survives…
The image "shows that the husband and his first wife are deceased, and that the second wife is the survivor."…
"The shield on the dexter side of the hatchment is parted per pale; first, the arms of the bishopric;…
This image shows "the hatchment of a lady that has died unmarried. The arms of females of all ranks…
This image shows "the hatchment of the widow of a bishop; ... here the lozenge-shaped shield is parted…
"Argent, an allerion gules. ALLERION. An eagle displayed, without beak or feet." -Hall, 1862
"Azure, an annulet argent. Annulets are added to arms for a difference. ANNULET. A small circle borne…
"ARGENT. The French word for silver, of which metal all white fields or charges are supposed to consist."…
"Crest, a demi-griffin armed, gules. ARMED. This word is used to express the horns, hoofs, beak, or…
"The Norman pointed shield is generally used in Heraldic paintings in ecclesiastical buildings." -Hall,…
"The escutcheons of maiden ladies and widows are painted on a lozenge-shaped shield." -Hall, 1862
"Armorists distinguish several points in the escutcheon in order to determine exactly the position of…
"Bezant, Or. BESANT, or BEZANT. Gold coin of Byzantium; when they appear in a coat of arms their colour…
"Plate, Argent. In addition to the foregoing tinctures, there are nine roundlets or balls used in Armory,…
"Hurts, Azure. HURTS. Blue roundlets: the colour is expressed in the name; therefore the tincture is…