Place (heraldry)

right

Left

Panier (battle cry)

Crest

Helmet bead

Helmet cover

helmet

Crown of rank

field

sign

Herald image

Common
figure

Sign holder

Sign holder

pedestal

medal

Motto

Heraldic elements

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

	Example 1 shows a one-color ( or simple ) sign. Due to the lack of division, it has no places.
	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).
	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).
	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

Right and left in heraldry: As is customary in heraldry, coats of arms are described in this article from the perspective of the shield-bearer. Consequently, describes the right , the left for the viewer side of the arms, left the right to the viewer side of the crest.