Place (heraldry)

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In heraldry, squares ( or quarters ) are the areas ( or spaces ) of a shield that arise through its division ( or section / section ). The space is to be distinguished from the field , the latter denotes an area of ​​a sign that is covered with a figure .

Since the spaces are only created by dividing a sign, a sign without divisions has no space. Such a shield is called a simple shield.

When describing a coat of arms, the divisions and not the places they create are listed. A shield with five horizontal divisions and six places (coat of arms example 4) is therefore described as " divided five times ".

Examples

Coat of arms example 1
Example 1 shows a one-color ( or simple ) sign. Due to the lack of division, it has no places.
Coat of arms example 2
Example 2 (coat of arms of the canton of Solothurn ) shows a horizontally divided shield. The division created two places, an upper place (red tinged) and a lower place (silver tinged).
Coat of arms example 3
Example 3 (coat of arms of the district of Leer ) shows a vertically and horizontally divided ( or quartered ) shield. The division created four places, an upper right place (tinged in silver), an upper left place (tinged in blue), a lower right place (tinged in blue) and a lower left place (tinged in silver).
Coat of arms example 4
Example 4 (coat of arms of the village of Massenbach ) shows a shield that has been divided five times. The division created six places (three blue and three gold tinged).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Paul Reinhard : Complete coat of arms art, in addition to the blazon of the high prince. Brandenb. Culmbach coat of arms . Published by Johann Georg Lochner, Nuremberg 1747. § 54.
  2. Christian Samuel Theodor Bernd : Handbuch der Wappenwissenschaft, in application and examples of really used coats of arms . Weigel, Leipzig 1856. § 11.
  3. ^ Johann Paul Reinhard: Complete coat of arms art, in addition to the blazon of the high prince. Brandenb. Culmbach coat of arms . Published by Johann Georg Lochner, Nuremberg 1747. § 62.
  4. ^ Johann Paul Reinhard: Complete coat of arms art, in addition to the blazon of the high prince. Brandenb. Culmbach coat of arms . Published by Johann Georg Lochner, Nuremberg 1747. § 63.
  5. Johann Christoph Gatterer : Outline of the heraldry . Published by Johann Christian Dieterich, Göttingen 1792. § 12.
  6. See: Otto Titan von Hefner : Handbook of theoretical and practical heraldry: with constant reference to the other historical auxiliary sciences . tape 1 . Historical Institute, Munich 1861. p. 58. Footnote 1