Water lily (heraldry)
The water lily , real water lily is in heraldry a little used coat of arms figure in two forms of representation.
history
While the flower of the iris developed into a heraldic lily over time, only the leaves and plant stalks are decisive here. The plant is represented by a tendril with a leaf, but often by two climbing leaves in the coat of arms . However, a Swedish spring from the early 14th century interprets these sea leaves as the flowers of the water lily. If there are two in the escutcheon , the symmetrical shape is preferred. A preferred tinging cannot be seen. Without good blazon , the heraldic figure can be misinterpreted. The heraldic sea leaves are the abstract form of the water lily depiction and can be confused with the Schröter horns.
The water lily coat of arms is the unifying sign of the Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian branches of the Kaunitz house as a whole . The coat of arms of Salem in the Duchy of Lauenburg shows a silver water lily blossom between two golden water lily leaves.
literature
- Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. License issue. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ "campus, continens sparsos flores, qui dicuntur seblad" Svenskt Diplomatarium, Vol. 2, 1778, p. 168 f. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
