Change of position
In heraldry, the stand is a special shield division , namely the radial division of the area of the herald's image into several places, whereby the angle of the "pieces of cake" is the same. One speaks of an n-fold raised shield if the number of dividing lines emanating from the center is n, or of a "shield raised to x places" if the number of surfaces obtained is x. In the case of a change to the center, n = x, in the case of a change to the edge, head or foot, n = x − 1. Without further information, one assumes an eight-fold change in position to the center; this corresponds to the combination of the Herold's pictures "quartered" and "diagonally quartered", which creates a windmill-like figure. The single segment is called a stand. The tinging is done alternating color / metal. In the case of blazon , first the colors and then the division are described, e.g. B. "Red-gold n-fold". One of the best-known coats of arms is that of the Waldbott von Bassenheim , it is red and silver. Variations in the number of fields can be found in other whale pods . Another coat of arms that is frequently found is the silver-blue status of Alt-Bruchhausen, which has found its way into the increased coat of arms of the Duchy of Braunschweig . If the Ständerung represented by curved lines, the heralds called a Bogenständerung . An example of this is the coat of arms of the Lower Austrian Schmidt von Wellenstein.
The origin of this shield division is unclear. It is presumed that it was traced back to the division of forest and field areas.
The change of position can also be found in flags . One example of this is the flag of Ceuta .
The stand is derived from the stand . It is also called a push. As a triangle (diagonally divided shield space), the tip pointing towards the center of the shield, it is referred to as a flank stand . The position to the right or left must be reported. The designation triangular coat of arms is used for this herald image.
In summary, these stands are possible in heraldry:
- Right or left top stand
- Right or left lower stand
- Right or left top and back stand
- Right or left upper flank and backrest
- Right or left upper flank stand
- Right or left lower flank stand
example
silver and red shield with six bars ( Hohenroda )
Silver and red fourteen fold to the center of the shield ( Amt Schenefeld )
sixteen-fold change in position ( Scharbeutz )
two folded red stands ( Galenberg )
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry . VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 379.
