extent, battles, crests became solely pictorial after the 16th century (the era referred to by heraldists as that of "paper heraldry"). A normal heraldic...

of the company. Japanese mon are sometimes used as charges or crests in Western heraldry. They are blazoned in traditional heraldic style rather than in...

German-Nordic heraldry is the treatment of the crest. Often, the same design is repeated in the shield and the crest. The use of multiple crests is also common...

United States USS Crest (SP-339), a US Navy minesweeper from 1917 to 1919 Crest (heraldry), a component of a heraldic display Crest (sports), a common...

Officer Assessment and Selection). Air Force. 2019. TACP – Flash and Crest Heraldry, by ClearedHotProduction, hosted on ClearedHotProduction YouTube Channel...

inseparability of the crest, and repetition of charges in the shield and the crest. Mullets have six points (rather than five as in Gallo-British heraldry), and beasts...

which had no crest to place above it. When multiple crests need to be depicted, the convention in English heraldry is to draw the crests above a single...

feathers carnation (crest of The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, England). Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C...

A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto. It usually appears above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes...

Scottish heraldry from heraldic styles used elsewhere is that the scroll on which the motto is displayed is almost always positioned above the crest in Scottish...

In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components...

free dictionary. In heraldry, a torse or wreath is a twisted roll of fabric laid about the top of the helmet and the base of the crest. It has the dual purpose...

The wolf has been widely used in many forms in heraldry during the Middle Ages. Though commonly reviled as a livestock predator and man-eater, the wolf...

lioncel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness...

Gallo-British heraldry and other heraldic traditions by several key elements of heraldic style. One of these is the use of multiple helmets and crests, which...

In heraldry, the term attitude describes the position in which a figure (animal or human) is emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude...

of the term crest to describe a logo derives from the misconception that a crest refers to any emblem that is heraldic. In heraldry, a crest specifically...

Lord's Prayer written on a penny "Heraldry - Debased Heraldry". Burke, General Armory, 1884[1]; Fairburn's Book of Crests, Vol. 1, 1905, p. 545 (blazon)[2];...

seals. However, unlike the coronet or helmet and crest, supporters were not part of early medieval heraldry. As part of the heraldic achievement, they first...

The eagle is used in heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest. Heraldic eagles can be found throughout world history like in the Achaemenid...

wyvern is a frequent charge in English heraldry and vexillology, also occasionally appearing as a supporter or crest. A wyvern is typically depicted resting...

In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield). That may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ordinary)...

The enfield is a fictitious creature sometimes used in heraldry. The enfield has the head of a fox, forelegs like an eagle's talons, the chest of a greyhound...

Coat of arms (crest) of Somerset". Heraldry-Wiki.com. Heraldry of the World. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022. "Civic Heraldry of England and...

of Portuguese heraldry, but unlike in any other Iberian traditions, the use of heraldic crests is highly popular. Portuguese heraldry was born within...

and Thomas Woodcock, crests have played a relatively insignificant role in Scottish heraldry when compared to English heraldry. In consequence, many...

crowns or coronets in heraldry, rather than coronets of rank, including a variety of crest coronets sometimes placed under the crest, are not confined to...

The wild boar and boar's head are common charges in heraldry. The boar was used as an emblem in some instances during antiquity and the Early Middle Ages...

and the crest of the Castle and lion practically fell into disuse until its demise in 1975, when the Spanish monarchy was restored. In heraldry, supporters...

heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g...