Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Wheel

See also: Spinning wheel and Wheel in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Mill Wheel §

A circular water wheel used to power a mill.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: De Re Metallica. Artist unknown. (Figure 189.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Ship's Wheel (1) §

The control mechanism for a ship's rudder.

Although a ship's wheel was registered in the early days of the Society, this charge is no longer registrable because it doesn't appear to have been invented until the eighteenth century.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover.

Ship's Wheel (2) §

The control mechanism for a ship's rudder.

Although a ship's wheel was registered in the early days of the Society, this charge is no longer registrable because it doesn't appear to have been invented until the eighteenth century.

Cog-Wheel (1) §

A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”

Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch des Landkreises Hannover. Artist: Gustav Völker.

Cog-Wheel (2) §

A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”

Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Cog-Wheel (3) §

A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”

Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch Süddeutschland. Artist: Unknown. (Page 288.)

Cog-Wheel (4) §

A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”

Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.

Source: Graz UB Ms. 2211. Artist unknown. (Page 134.)

Cog-Wheel (5) §

A toothed wheel used to transmit rotary power in a machine. May be blazoned a “gear-wheel.”

Default orientation: affronty. No proper coloration.

Source: Le Grand Armorial Équestre de la Toison d'Or. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin. (Page 51.)

Wheel (1) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Wheel (2) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Bergshammar Armorial. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Wheel (3) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Nasi, fol. 101.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Wheel (4) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Bellenville Armorial. Artist unknown. (Folio 52v.)

Wheel (5) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Wheel (6) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Wheel (7) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Venetorum Nobilium II. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Diresti, folio 131.)

Wheel (8) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of de Restis, p 302.)

Wheel (9) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Ortenburger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. (Page 97.)

Wheel (10) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Sledgehamster. Artist: Grimwulf Harland.

Wheel (11) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Bonvanni, page 36.)

Wheel (12) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Codice Trivulziano 2168. Artist unknown. (Folio 47r.)

Wheel (13) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: English Arms A. Artist unknown. (Page 157.)

Wheel (14) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration,

Source: BnF MS Allemand 304. Artist unkown. (Page 511.)

Wheel (15) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration,

Adapted from images of a dharmachakra wheel carved on the Bharhut stupa in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, circa 100 BCE.

Chief Quarter of a Wheel §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: St. Gallen Armorial. Artist: Unknown. (Arms of Von Randersach, page 91.)

Dexter Half of a Wheel §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (From the arms of Nasi, fol. 101.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Wheel Irradiated §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Codice Trivulziano 2168. Artist unknown. (Folio 47r.)

Rimless Wheel (1) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Insignia Florentinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Bonsi, page 36.)

Rimless Wheel (2) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Donaueschinger Wappenbuch. Artist unknown. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.

Rimless Wheel (3) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Tesserae Gentilitiae a Siluestro Petra Sancta Romano Societatis Iesu. (Page 523.) Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Wheel with A Broken Rim §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Arma Regni Poloniae. Artist unknown. (Herb of Ossoria, p. 52.)

Catherine Wheel (1) §

A wheel with knives attached to the edge.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Catherine Wheel (2) §

A wheel with knives attached to the edge.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Wheel of Fortune §

A medieval symbol of the variability of human fate. Sometimes shown with human figures bound to the wheel, rising and falling in turn.

Default orientation: upright. Proper coloration: brown wood.

Source: Die Theuerdank. Artist: Leonhard Beck. (Published in 1519. Fortune’s wheel is used as a personal heraldic device throughout.)

Wheel Hub §

The central portion of a spoked wheel as might be attached to an axle.

No default orientation. Proper coloration: brown wood.

Source: Insignia Nobilium Patavinorum. Artist unknown. (Arms of Banchi, folio 48.)

Two Wheels Conjoined by an Axle (1) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Page 46, arms of de Lazelis.)

Two Wheels Conjoined by an Axle (2) §

A wheel for a cart or wagon.

Default orientation: in annulo. No proper coloration.

Adapted from images of the arms of Mainz.