Tincture

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tincture

(tink'-tur) Обобщающее название цветов, металлов и мехов в геральдике. METALS Or (gold, yellow) Argent (silver, white) COLORS Azure (blue) Sable (black) Gules (red) Vert (green) Purpure (purple) Of later introduction are sanguine (dark red) and tenne (orange). They are, however, almost unknown in English heraldry. FURS Ermine - Represents the skin of that little animal, and is white powdered with black spots. Ermines - A black field, with white spots. Erminois - The field is gold and the spots sable. Erminites - The same as ermine, except that the two lateral hairs of each spot are red. Vair - Similar in shape to small escutcheons, the wings representing the fore legs and the point the tail.The skins are arranged alternately white and blue. If other colors are used they must be specified. Vair-en-point - A variety of vair, the point of one escutcheon being placed opposite to the base of the one below. Counter-vair - Another variety of vair, those of the same color being placed base to base and point to point. (VAir was originally drawn bell-shaped.) Pean - The reverse of erminois, being golden spots on a black field. Potent - The skins are T-shaped, resembling somewhat a gallows or a crutch head. It is akin to vair, and is sometimes blazoned "vair-potent." Counter-potent - A variety of potent, being placed point to point. (Also potent counter-potent.) The practice of representing the several colors by lines and marks, which dates from the sixteenth century, is as follows: Argent - A plain white surface. Or - Small dots. Azure - Horizontal lines. Gules - Vertical lines. Purpure - Diagonal lines from sinister to dexter. Vert - Diagonal lines from dexter to sinister. Sable - Vertical and horizontal lines. Sanguine - Diagonal lines from right to left and left to right (in saltire). Tenne - Diagonal lines from sinister to dexter and horizontal (a compound of purpure and azure).

A foolish practice arose during the sixteenth century of blazoning the arms of princes and peers by precious stones and planets. The system was as follows: Or - topaz, Sol. Argent - pearl, Luna. Azure - sapphire, Jupiter. Gules - ruby, Mars. Purpure - amethyst, Mercury. Sable - diamond, Saturn. Vert - emerald, Venus.

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