Bell (heraldry)
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The bell is a common figure in heraldry and can be depicted with or without a clapper . Is the clapper in a different color than the bell, so as is the beklöpfelt described .
The most common form in the coat of arms is the church bell. This can accept any heraldic tincture , but gold and silver are preferred. Occasionally a bell is shown hanging in the belfry to be described with. Sayings, currencies or years on the bell are not used. If present, these features are then important and worth mentioning. Ship bells in the coat of arms are rare. The cowbells also appear, but are primarily hung around the neck of a heraldic animal on a collar. The ribbon color is mentioned in the description. Small bells are often in large numbers in the coat of arms. People can also have these bells on their clothing, especially hats.
Bells and bells are also used as helmet decorations in the upper coat of arms . To distinguish between family coats of arms , these sounding bodies can be found in the Schildhaupt , Obereck or in a crossing .
A cracked bell was in the coat of arms of the Parisian executioner family Sanson in the term of office from 1688 to 1847. This representation is counted among the onomatopoeic coats of arms, because in French it means "sans son" without sound.
literature
- ↑ Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.
