Eight leaf
The eight-leaf is a common figure in heraldry and arranges eight stylized, interconnected leaves concentrically around a center. It is a heraldic figure from the series that begins with the three-leaf and increases by one leaf. The leaves can have many shapes and especially edges. The representation is usually in a heraldic tincture , but can vary. The number symbolism on which it is often based and, as in the early heraldic period, the stylized flower shape, are common and therefore simple forms of representation. Between the leaves in the "wreath" there are also other heraldic figures.
The eight leaf itself can also be found as a mark in the coat of arms . It distinguishes the coat of arms of the 9th son within the family.
Examples
Trefoil
Five-leaf (coat of arms template)
Representing the six-leaf in the Hohenroda coat of arms
Seven leaves in the first field
literature
- Walter Leonhard: The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Georg DW Callwey, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7667-0345-5 (licensed edition. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 ).
