Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Invected

Engrailed Line, or Invected Line §

Complex line with a semicircular profile. Conflicts with other “jagged” lines. An ordinary blazoned “engrailed” looks like it has “cups”

or concave indents taken out of it, while one that is

“invected” has pointy indentations driven into it.

Per Chevron Invected §

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Equal field division.

May use any two tinctures, except sable and purpure or sable and azure.

Per Chevron Inverted Invected §

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Equal field division.

May use any two tinctures, except sable and purpure or sable and azure.

Per Fess Invected §

Device
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Equal field division.

May use any two tinctures, except sable and purpure or sable and azure.

Per Pale Invected §

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Equal field division.

May use any two tinctures, except sable and purpure or sable and azure.

Barry Invected §

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Equal field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures.

Three Bars Invected on the Lower Edge §

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Central ordinary.

Source: Insignia Equitum Gallici Ordinis Sancti Michaelis. Artist unknown. (Page 177.)

Bordure Invected (1) §

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Peripheral ordinary.

Bordure Invected (2) §

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Peripheral ordinary.

Fess Invected Trefly on the Bottom Edge §

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Central ordinary.

Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist unknown. Adapted by Vémundr Syvursson.