59 Entries • Display: Contents | Details | Pages | Items • Item Shape: Field | Surround
Combined PDF file (59 pages; 2MB)
Heater Field §
Devices are generally submitted on a standard shield outline, known as an escutcheon.
Square Field §
Badges are submitted on a square outline, even if they are fieldless.
Lozenge Field §
Devices may be submitted on a lozenge, a less-martial alternative to the shield outline.
Circular Field §
Badges are often displayed on a circle, called a roundel.
Oval Field §
Devices may be displayed an oval shape known as a cartouche.
Heart Field §
Heart shapes were occasionally used to diplay armory.
Roman Scutum §
Roman legionaries carried large rectangular shields with a domed central boss.
Kite Shield §
Tall shields with a round top and a long tapered point were typical in the 11th C..
Truncated Kite §
Later versions of the kite shield had their tops flattened, but retained the pronounced point.
Almond §
The almond shape is a pinched oval characteristic of early Italian armorials.
Iberian §
In Spain and Portugal, arms were usually displayed on an escutcheon with a round base.
German U-Shape §
In German areas, the round base was sometimes combined with sloping sides.
Tilting Shield §
Fifteenth-century arms might be shown on a shape suggestive of a tournament tilting shield.
Tilting Shield 2 §
Fifteenth-century arms might be shown on a shape suggestive of a tournament tilting shield.
Tilting Shield 3 §
Fifteenth-century arms might be shown on a shape suggestive of a tournament tilting shield.
Renaisance Shield §
As time passed, the shapes used for escutcheons became progressively more ornate.
Foliate Renaisance Shield §
As time passed, the shapes used for escutcheons became progressively more ornate.
Italian Renaisance §
Italian Renaissance armorials often used a testa di cavallo, or horse-head shield.
German Tournament §
Germanic tournament shields often had fluted ridges and points around the edge.
English Tournament §
This shield shape is found on the stall plate of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, circa 1440.
Embowed Heater §
This escutcheon is based on a standard heater-shield shape but the top is arched up.
Square English §
A wide shield with an expanded base allowed for marshaled arms to be displayed together.
Late-Period English §
A rectangular shield with small flared corners provided space for complex Tudor designs
Engrailed English §
The rounded notches in the upper edge of this shield are probably post-period.
Pentagonal English §
An extra-wide shield.
Source: University of Victoria Ms.Brown.Eng.2. (Circa 1580)
Engrailed Heater §
The notches in the upper edge of this shield may be a post-period affectation.
Engrailed Heater 2 §
The notches in the upper edge of this shield may be a post-period affectation.
Octagon Ployé §
Devices may be displayed on a modified lozenge that has been expanded into an octagon.
Federal Shield §
This post-period shield shape is used the the U.S. government for highways and police.
Heraldic Tabard §
Source: Irish Nobility E1. Adapted by Vémundr Syvursson.
Shield with Helm & Mantling §
Tabard with Helm and Banners §
Source: Irish Nobility E1. Adapted by Vémundr Syvursson.
Banner §
A banner is a type of medieval armorial flag, displaying the bearer’s arms.
Gonfalon 1 §
A gonfalon is a type of medieval armorial flag, hung from a crossbar along the top edge.
Gonfalon 2 §
A gonfalon is a type of medieval armorial flag, hung from a crossbar along the top edge.
Gonfalon 3 §
A gonfalon is a type of medieval armorial flag, hung from a crossbar along the top edge.
Pennons §
Badges are sometimes displayed on a pennon, a long, narrow type of medieval flag.
Standards §
Badges are sometimes displayed on a standard, a long, narrow type of medieval flag.
Standards and Lances §
Badges are sometimes displayed on a standard, a long, narrow type of medieval flag.
Fluttering Standards §
Artist: Elspeth Farre.
Crusader, 11th C. §
Banner and Shield §
Knights might bear their arms on both a flag and their shield.
Mounted Knight §
Horse barding may show a rider’s arms.
English 14th C. Couple §
Sir John de la Pole and wife.
Source: Monumental brasses and slabs, Charles Boutell, 1847.
English 14th C. Cotehardie §
Daughter of Edward III.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893.
English 14th C. Sideless Gown §
English Late 14th C. Cotehardie §
English 14th C. Lord §
The Black Prince, Son of Edward III.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893.
