Babylonian skins

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Babylonian pelts are called the hides of the ermine in heraldry . According to other sources, the name stands for sheepskin. The term is not widespread in the blazon and is not used in modern heraldry.

literature

  • Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present, or Latest Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts. Volume 2, HA Pierer, 1867, p. 121.
  • Herder's Conversations Lexicon. Volume 1, Freiburg im Breisgau 1854, p. 366.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Franz Otto Spamer: Illustrirtes Konversations-Lexikon: comparative reference book for everyday use. Otto Spamer, Leipzig / Berlin 1872, p. 21.