Bread (heraldry)
In heraldry, bread is a common figure in the coat of arms .
Baked goods are shown in the coat of arms in the form of a loaf of bread or in the smaller form of rolls or rolls. All heraldic colors and metals are possible, but gold is preferred. The heraldic figure is not often found. Incisions or patterns on the top of the bread should come close to the naturalistic and increase the recognizability. Often the heraldic figure is supposed to symbolize a special statement. The hospitality that appears in many cultures through the Reichung of bread and salt and reaffirms the crest carrier tries to make it clear that one bread in the arms by the representation. But bread and fish are also biblical signs. They are considered to be the original components of Christ's feeding miracle . Bread is also very important for the Eucharist , in which the flesh of Christ is to be received in the form of bread (the host ) as holy food.
If the successfully rooted agriculture is to be shown in the coat of arms, a bread in the coat of arms is a deliberately better and clearer statement , since the illustration of grain ears often does not appear sufficient. The representation of the bread basket with bread also extends the figure. The number of breads in the coat of arms is often only one to three, rarely more.
Dannstadt-Schauernheim Schretzel
Manfred Müller (Bishop) in Augsburg
See also
literature
- Walter Berger: The bread in the coat of arms. In: Yearbook of the Heraldic-Genealogical Society "Adler". Born 1967/1970 = Episode 3, Vol. 7, 1970, ZDB -ID 504797-3 , pp. 7-36.
