Shamrock arch

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the clover leaf arch in architecture, see clover leaf arch (architecture) .

A special cut in heraldry is the clover leaf bow . This arch shape is taken from architecture , where it is used in windows and gate passages. It is also known as the three-pass arch, but should not be confused with the similarly shaped three-mountain . An arc of a clover consists of three arcs in a line. The middle circular arc is shown as the larger one in the coat of arms and the curvature of all downwardly open arcs point towards the head of the shield . A symmetry is common.

Coat of arms cutting line

In many coats of arms , it serves as a dividing line and is often used as a more or less broad coat of arms cutting line in a gold or silver version. Here it is a herald's picture.

Architectural element

But the clover leaf arch is also popular as an element of architecture. Gates and windows of castles or towers are adorned with this.

Coat of arms with clover leaf bow

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  Homberg (Ohm)

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  Osterode am Harz

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  Crivitz

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  Circle Burg (here as a shield edge)

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  Einbeck (here as architecture)

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  Frankfurt (Oder) (here as architecture)

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  Helmstedt (here as architecture)

See also

• Shamrock cut

literature

• Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry . Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1984