Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Armorial Gold - History of Heraldry Armorial bearings are marks of honour made up of fixed and determined colours and figures either hereditary or bestowed by Sovereign Princes as a reward for military or other service, and which serve to denote the descent and alliances of the bearer, or to distinguish states, cities, and societies, whether civil, ecclesiastical, or military. Those who ascend a throne by election are said to bear their arms on an escutcheon placed in the centre of the arms of the dominion to which they have been elected. The main reason why lines are used in heraldry is to difference bearings which would otherwise be identical; for a shield charged with a chief engrailed differs from one charged with a chief wavy or undy as much as if the one bore a cross and the other a saltier and so forth. www.heraldryclipart.com /history-heraldry.html   (4740 words)

Coat of arms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short) is, in its originally European tradition, a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people) and used by him or her in a wide variety of ways. Unlike seals and emblems, coats of arms have a formal description, that is expessed as a blazon. It is the only U.S. state to have authentic armorial bearings described in a blazon. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armorial_bearings   (1032 words)

Heraldry and Armorial Bearings, Coat of Arms, SHO, Scotland - UK Armorial bearings, which is a more formal description of a coat of arms, are, at least in Scotland, the personal property of one person only. Armorial bearings can be acquired by petitioning the Lord Lyon, but only if you come within his jurisdiction (www.lyon-court.com). Bearing arms is an honour and people who bear arms have something to be proud of; armigers are encouraged to display them in every way they can. www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk /armorial.html   (849 words)

Armorial Bearings of Sir Winston Churchill - The Churchill Centre Shield: The focal point of the armorial bearings (and the true coat-of-arms, although this term is often used today to refer to the whole achievement). Motto: This is traditional, although not a formal part of the armorial bearings (except in Scotland). There are grounds for believing that he was offered a further augmentation of honour to his armorial bearings in 1945, but that he declined because he felt that his arms were already somewhat crowded. www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=762   (2584 words)

The Intellectual Property Laws and the Protection of Armorial Bearings The armorial laws of New Zealand and Australia are derived from those of England,(12) according to the principle that settled colonies inherited English law,(13) and are therefore in comparable positions. Although the common law courts do not regard coats of arms as either property or as being defensible by action, armorial bearings are a form of property nevertheless, generally described as tesserae gentilitatis or insignia of gentility. Armorial bearings are used by companies, by individuals and by government agencies. www.geocities.com /noelcox/Ip.htm   (5959 words)

Granting Armorial Bearings in Canada Coats of Arms, Flags and Badges The crest consists of the crowned lion resting its paw on a shield, symbolizing the fact that the Governor General is the head of the Authority and that heraldic emblems are honours flowing from the Canadian Crown. A grant of armorial bearings, as an honour, recognizes the contribution made to the community by the petitioner. After the written description of the armorial bearings has been approved by the Chief Herald of Canada, it is sent to the petitioner for acceptance. www.gg.ca /heraldry/pg/index_e.asp   (1473 words)

Armorial Bearings ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF MANX FAMILIES.-It is a well-known fact that, with very few exceptions, none of the older Manx families possess Armorial Bearings. So we get back to the fact that the use of armorial bearings or of a coronet is merely the assertion or advertisement of gentility or Peerage rank. Probably they were respectable yeomen who knew better than to presume to bear arms—or he will tell you a story of a mesalliance, a Gretna Green marriage, and a disinheritance; there have been more of such heirs disinherited than have ever existed to quarrel with their fathers. www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/famhist/abear.htm   (1441 words)

The Local Authorities (Armorial Bearings) (Wales) Order 2001 The armorial bearings which, immediately, before 1st April 1974, were borne and used by Crickhowell Rural District Council may be borne and used by Crickhowell Town Council, provided they have first been exemplifed according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms. The armorial bearings which, immediately before 1st April 1996, were borne and used by Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council may be borne and used by The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council, provided they have first been exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded in the College of Arms. This Order authorises Crickhowell Town Council to bear and use the armorial bearings of the former Crickhowell Rural District Council and The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council to bear and use the armorial bearings of the former Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council. www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2001/20011869.htm   (571 words)

Dictionary of Vexillology: A (Abased - Azure) All the armorial insignia to which an individual, family or institution are entitled — an achievement of arms or establishment of arms (see note below for further details, also ‘quarters’, ‘quartering’ and ‘quarterly’). Please note, however, that a full set of armorial bearings can include (for example) shield, supporters, helmet, torse, crest, collar, mantling, compartment, motto etc., and whilst many of the terms used are illustrated in Appendix IV and/or briefly defined herein, it is suggested that a suitable glossary or heraldic dictionary be consulted for full details. A term for the largely obsolete (but not entirely) practice of having all or a part of a coat of arms displayed on a au^airfe.html vessel’s sail (see also ‘armorial bearings’ and ‘coat of arms’). www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/vxt-dv-a.html   (1455 words)

Armorial Gold Heraldry Symbolism Armorial Gold Heraldry Services attempts, in the spirit of the old armorists, to suggest the probable derivation of some of the more ancient symbols, the origin of which may perhaps have been forgotten by the families who still display them. It was the royal emblem for the kingdoms of Persia and Russia, and the Celts considered the Bear the symbol of the great warrior; it is associated with Arctic of Muri, the Celtic Goddess of the bear cult who was usually depicted in the form of a Bear. one to conduct the horses, another to bear the heaviest weapons, particularly the shield or escutcheon, one to aid his master to mount his battle horse or to raise him if dismounted, and a fourth to guard prisoners who were sought for high ransom. www.heraldryclipart.com /heraldry-symbolism.html   (17664 words)

InfoPEI: Armorial Bearings The new Armorial Bearings is based on a design by David Webber of Charlottetown. Incorporation of the Shield of Arms as the centrepiece of the augmented Armorial Bearings recognizes that period of Prince Edward Island's history as a British colony, while the new elements illustrate significant characteristics of the province, its position in the Canadian federation, its founding peoples and its natural resources. any design which resembles the Armorial Bearings of this province or any part thereof, unless that assumption, display, usage or reproduction is authorized by the regulations or by written permission of the Clerk of the Executive Council granted in accordance with the regulations. www.gov.pe.ca /infopei/index.php3?number=1518   (1187 words)

Armorial Bearings, Armorial bearings, being for distinguishing persons of, and within, a family, cannot descend to, or be used by, persons who are not members of the family. Armorial bearings, of which the Crest is a subsidiary part, are a form of individual heritage property, devolving upon one person at a time by sucession from the grantee or confirmee, and thus descend like a Peerage. The Crest of the Chief is worn by all members of the Clan and of approved Septs and followers of the Clan, within a strap and buckle surround bearing the Chief's motto. www.electricscotland.com /webclans/armorial.htm   (642 words)

Untitled Normal Page English and Scottish Sovereigns had delegated their royal authority to grant new armorial bearings to their Officers of Arms between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and in Germany grants of arms could be made by Hofpfalzgrafen (Palace Counts) and the Elector of Saxony (right conferred by the Emperor Maximilian I in 1500) [1]. Their monopoly on armorial certificates was confirmed in a Royal Order of June 16, 1802 [27] which recapitulated an earlier Royal Order of November 17, 1749 [28]. The practice of certifying and conferring armorial bearings to foreigners began with certificates issued to residents of the Spanish Netherlands in the seventeenth century. heraldry.freeservers.com /certificates.html   (3822 words)

The Armorial Bearings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) In the upper portion of the shield the vital and important waterways of Ryde are heraldically represented by blue and white wavy bars on which is a golden cornucopia or Horn of Pleny, symbolising the district's produce and its shipment of water. The seahorse depicted on the crest is taken from the crest of Ryde, Isle of Wight; the seahorse's shoulder is charged with the Southern Cross which gives an antipodean bearing to the Isle of Wight, as well as suggesting early Australian exploration. The heraldic juxtaposition of the marine and the colonist is meant to represent the pioneers at the Field of Mars on the west and at Eastern Farms, or Kissing Point, on the east. www.ryde.nsw.gov.au /ryde/armorial.htm   (340 words)

Worthington Armorial Bearings They were to inquire into, and draw up records on, all matters connected with the bearing of arms, including the genealogies of the armorial families. The officer of arms conducting a visitation was empowered to "put down or otherwise deface at his discretion" all unlawful arms and crests, "in plate, jewels, paper, parchment, windows, gravestones and monuments or elsewhere wheresoever they be set or placed". Most of the armorial bearings of the Worthington families were of this kind, but there is an exception in a coat and crest granted by Christopher Barker, who was Garter King of Arms from 1536 to 1550. home.att.net /~rworthington/History/Worthington_Crests.htm   (979 words)

pp1-19 -Manx Note Book Vol ii 1886 - Armorial Bearings Oswald points out that no armorial emblem in connection with the island is known to have existed before the time of the Norwegian domination ; the earliest traceable is that on the flag of the Norse Vikings, which was emblazoned with a ship in full sail, apt symbol of these sea-rovers. This latter is identical with the armorial bearing of the Isle of Mann, as will be demonstrated further on. The Earl of Derby, for instance, quarters the Manx arms among his armorial bearings because the Stanleys were for two hundred years the lords of Mann." Finally, Oswald tells us, as his own conclusion, that the three legs symbol 11 is doubtless a chimera;" that is, I suppose, a mere freak of fancy. www.isle-of-man.com /manxnotebook/manxnb/v05p001.htm   (5704 words)

Armorial bearings of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) - Numericana Armorial bearings of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) - Numericana Gaylor explained: "The arms illustrated were given in Burke's General Armory as those of Charles Robert Darwin, of Down House, Kent. This was the naturalist himself, and it seems clear that he did not bear any difference marks in his arms, that is, he bore the same arms as his grandfather Erasmus." home.att.net /~numericana/arms/darwin.htm   (737 words)

[No title] Barry wavy of eight azure and argent, a mermaid proper bearing a comb and mirror Or. Barry wavy of six argent and azure, a trident in bend sinister sable, surmounted by a halberd gules in bend. Humphrey's grandson Henry succeeded him and was allowed to bear Woodstock alone, with as crest a lion passant gardant crowned Or, gorged argent. www.pvv.org /~bcd/rolemaster/novi/her-list.txt   (18606 words)

ACH Query Reply In that respect, bearing arms that are easily confused with those of another armigerous family is not a desirable situation. The final Registration, along with a fl and white version of the armorial bearings for the armiger's own use, are sent to the armiger. If you want to register armorial bearings for all of your siblings, you would most likely register the arms in the name of your father, thus making all his descendants ultimately eligible to bear the same arms. www.americancollegeofheraldry.org /achreply.html   (7422 words)

Armorial Bearings THE SHIELD of arms within our armorial bearings has been derived from the Panther on the shield of The Coal Merchants' Society with the addition of sable lozenges, or fl diamonds, which are a feature of the armorial bearings of The Society of Coal Factors. THE CREST creature is a Dragon (also from the arms of The Society of Coal Merchants) holding up a collier brig derived from the armorial bearings of The Society of Coal Factors. The Dragon emerges from a 'Crown Rayonne', a crown or coronet the finials of which are in the form of rays thereby suggesting heat and energy. www.fuellers.co.uk /html/322.html   (372 words)

The Morrells - Armorial Bearings The renaissance brought renewed interest in the romantic ideals of the mediaeval age, and armorial bearings once again flourished, through its art form of heraldry and the related language, blazon. As symbols of eminence and power, armorial bearings eventually became an "honour" to be issued and regulated by the Crown, the fons honorum, or "fount of honours." Although he did not become armigerous in life, the grant made to his grandson, Raymond, of armorial bearings, was done in his name, as ancestral arms. www3.sympatico.ca /rjwmorrell/armorial.htm   (1788 words)

Armorial bearings of Lewes District Council, LDC The Armorial bearings were devised to reflect the formation of the Lewes District Council in 1974 by the combination of the former Chailey Rural District Council, the Lewes Borough Council and Newhaven and Seaford Urban District Councils. Each link of the chain depicts an element of the armorial bearings of LDC. The armorial bearings were designed by a retired member of the Council staff. www.lewes.gov.uk /council/3726.asp   (374 words)

Coat of Arms of Grand Lodge Wheat sheaves were included in the design of the Armorial Bearings in use by the State of South Australia from 1936 to 1984. The shield of the current Armorial Bearings of South Australia also show a rising sun, as did the previous Arms of the State in use until 1984 (see below). At left is shown the regalia of a Past Grand Lodge Officer, consisting of a collar with jewel of office attached, and an apron. www.freemasonrysaust.org.au /bearings.html   (582 words)

Armorial Bearings of the University - University Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) In the second and third quarters, representations of the two Isotopes of Lithium, that in the second quarter having six and that in the third seven Protons and neutrons in its nucleus, with Electrons in orbit Argent: In the fourth quarter, a Bear and Ragged Staff Argent, muzzled Gules collared and chained Or; The Elephant and Castle in the first quarter is for Coventry and the Bear and Ragged Staff in the fourth for Warwickshire. www2.warwick.ac.uk /insite/info/gov/calendar/section1/armorialbearings   (202 words)

RANZCR - Armorial Bearings/Coat of Arms (logo) The cross is shown pierced in tile centre, to suggest that quality which the X-Ray has in revealing what is not seen by the human eye, and it is set between four stars or mullets, representing the constellation of the Southern Cross, to show that the College is within the Australasian hemisphere. The Crest wreath is shown of gold, fl and green, and the mantling of red, green and gold, these being the colours which are common to the gowns of the College. AND FORASMUCH as the said Earl Marshal did by Warrant under his hand and seal bearing the date the Twenty second day of June last authorize and direct Us to grant and assign such Armorial Bearings and such Supporters accordingly. www.ranzcr.edu.au /about/history/armorial_bearings.cfm   (366 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.