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===Annotated [[Pennsic Traceable Art Project]]=== | ===Annotated [[Pennsic Traceable Art Project]]=== | ||
=An Heraldic Primer: Flowers, Trees and Plants | =An Heraldic Primer: Flowers, Trees and Plants (original site defunct)= | ||
(original site defunct) | The animal kingdom is not the only resource which was drawn upon for period armory. There are many forms of plant life which can be used as charges. These include [[Flowers]], trees and [[Fruit]]... | ||
The animal kingdom is not the only resource which was drawn upon for period armory. There are many forms of plant life which can be used as charges. These include | |||
Trees were also found in armory. Though many different species of trees were used in armory, for purposes of conflict checking, we use the basic shapes of the tree (oval, conical, palm, etc). When the roots of a tree are showing, the tree is termed eradicated and when they are not, it is called couped. When there are no leaves on the tree, it is termed blasted. | Trees were also found in armory. Though many different species of trees were used in armory, for purposes of conflict checking, we use the basic shapes of the tree (oval, conical, palm, etc). When the roots of a tree are showing, the tree is termed eradicated and when they are not, it is called couped. When there are no leaves on the tree, it is termed blasted. | ||
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| | http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/tree.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/treecouped.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/pTree.gif | | | http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/tree.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/treecouped.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/pTree.gif | ||
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The Fruit from these plants are also the subject of armorial depiction, from humble acorn and garb (a sheaf of wheat), to the pomegranate (badge of Katherine of Aragon). | The Fruit from these plants are also the subject of armorial depiction, from humble acorn and garb (a sheaf of wheat), to the pomegranate (badge of Katherine of Aragon). | ||
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| http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/acorn.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/apple.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/garb.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/pomegranate.gif | | http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/acorn.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/apple.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/garb.gif || http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/HeraldicPrimer/pomegranate.gif | ||
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