From the website of the said Society
http://www.stgeorgessociety.org/images/ArmorialBearings.jpg
Read the explanation of the CoA here http://www.stgeorgessociety.org/coatofarms.php
What a handsome achievement! Great use of ancient charges in new ways. :p
This is quite striking - a handsome achievement, indeed! I particulary like how the voided space between the demi garbs mimics the outline of the lower portion of an eagle displayed.
"ARMS: Argent a Cross Gules cotised by eight demi Garbs heads outwards Azure."
Blazon interpretation help….
OK, I guess I have never seen "cortised" used with charges. Is this an innovation? And I am not sure how an artist can assume that "demi-garb" means a garb sliced ear to root, instead of horizontally. Shouldn’t it be "demi-garbs divided palewise heads outwards"?
In the language of blazon doesn’t "demi" (as in demitiated) automatically mean divided in half vertically? That wouldn’t totally clarify the garbs but it would take care of part of it.
gselvester;54614 wrote:
In the language of blazon doesn’t "demi" (as in demitiated) automatically mean divided in half vertically? That wouldn’t totally clarify the garbs but it would take care of part of it.
A demilion rampant is divided horizontally.
beautiful design
gselvester;54614 wrote:
In the language of blazon doesn’t "demi" (as in demitiated) automatically mean divided in half vertically? That wouldn’t totally clarify the garbs but it would take care of part of it.
No, I don’t think so. But I don’t yet grasp the rule. Here is a demi-fleur:
http://lh6.google.com/wichtcoza/RmMbxUNZNFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/UNIn3gq-8Hg/s288/Wicht crest 1.jpg
But here is a demi virgin in the crest (A demi Virgin in a gown Gules):
http://www.heraldicmedia.com/site/info/livery/livcoarms/goldsms.gif
A demi wheel:
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Graphics/332TransBnCOA.jpg
And a demi sun:
http://www.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/ProjectPics/iv271_20000019_arms_wilfrid.jpg
Madalch;54617 wrote:
A demilion rampant is divided horizontally.
The demilion is the lion, in its natural state of all-fours, divided vertically. Then what’s left is rampant. It is is demilion rampant, not a demilion rampant, if that makes sense.
I think "cotised" is just a typo. What they meant to say was "Cochised," referring to the sinister supporter, "garbed Azure," i.e., dressed in blue clothes.
Since the blazon is said to be determinative, rather than the emblazonment, this means the cross is supposed to be flanked by demi-Apache Indians dressed in blue.
gselvester;54614 wrote:
In the language of blazon doesn’t "demi" (as in demitiated) automatically mean divided in half vertically? That wouldn’t totally clarify the garbs but it would take care of part of it.
For what it’s worth, Friar’s Dictionary of Heraldry says that demi means "only the upper half is depicted."
According to Parker’s A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry:
Demi, or Demy, i.e. fr. for half: when applied to an animal, its upper or fore half is always intended; when any thing inanimate, generally the dexter half per pale.
Demi-fleur-de-lis. The fleur-de-lis may be divided either per pale or per fesse; the former is usually intended.
A demi-lion may be passant, rampant, or in any of the other positions.
According to Brooke-Little’s An Heraldic Alphabet:
Demi A prefix applied to any charge which has been bisected and of which only one half (usually the upper, front or dexter portion) is shown.
Joseph McMillan;54629 wrote:
I think "cotised" is just a typo. What they meant to say was "Cochised," referring to the sinister supporter, "garbed Azure," i.e., dressed in blue clothes.
Since the blazon is said to be determinative, rather than the emblazonment, this means the cross is supposed to be flanked by demi-Apache Indians dressed in blue.
Please. Cochised. Give me a break.
Joseph, you may frighten the audience, everyone believes you
Meanwhile it seems that in the blazon (Argent a Cross Gules cotised by eight demi Garbs heads outwards Azure) the words "heads outwards" are stressing the direction of the demi-garbs (parallel to the cross’ arms), making more or less apparent what part of a garb is shewn.
(When writing blazons is one’s daily business :banghead: , one tries to make them as brief as possible, sometimes overestimating the obviousness of what is being implied.)
20180927 xiaoouasdasda
pandora charms sale clearance
kate spade sale
moncler outlet online
burberry outlet store
coach outlet online
adidas crazy
ralph lauren femme
michael kors outlet clearance
mizuno shoes
michael kors outlet clearance
chrome hearts online store
north face outlet
pandora charms sale clearance
michael?kors?outlet?online
givenchy handbags
yeezy boost 350
coach outlet online
michael kors outlet online
hermes belts
cheap oakley sunglasses
kate spade sale
michael kors bags
fitflops
texans jerseys
longchamp bags
coach outlet online
canada goose outlet store
ugg outlet
ralph lauren outlet
swarovski jewellery
uggs outlet
supreme t shirts
mbt
christian louboutin shoes
bottega veneta outlet online
coach outlet store
nike revolution
ferragamo shoes
pandora outlet
michael kors outlet clearance
jordan retro
christian louboutin shoes
prada shoes for men
canada goose jackets
mont blanc pens
jordan 4
pandora outlet
bvlgari outlet
ugg outlet
balenciaga shoes
coach outlet
nike air max 1
louboutin shoes
canada goose jackets
cheap jordan shoes
christian louboutin outlet
ferragamo shoes
cheap jordans for sale
cheap jordans free shipping
nike outlet store
polo ralph lauren outlet
uggs outlet
fitflops shoes
light up shoes
polo ralph lauren
air max 90
fred perry polo
reebok shoes
michael kors outlet online
kobe bryants shoes
ysl outlet online
cheap nhl jerseys
kate spade handbags
nike blazer pas cher
canada goose outlet store
coach outlet online
ugg boots on sale
moncler coats
cheap football shirts
canada goose coats