Angle measure (heraldry)
The angle measure , also known as an angle hook , is a heraldic symbol of a coat of arms that can be formed in various ways. So it is possible to combine a shortened bar with a shortened side to form a figure at right angles in the coat of arms and to represent it in the same color ( tincture ). It is also possible to make a shortened shield head with a shortened pole with the same color into a figure. This is also possible with a shield base and pole. In the descriptionneeds to be mentioned the direction of the angle. The square is popular as a coat of arms figure for a talking coat of arms . It can also be viewed as a lowered corner rafter.
The angle measure is an attribute of the apostle Thomas .
The square hovers in the sign as a square cross. It resembles an Antonius cross with a missing cross arm. Despite the similarity, it should not be described as a cross .
To use this name for the coat of arms picture wall hook is unheraldic.
Examples
as a flag shape on the left open square with cross angled
right open angle
in the 1st field on the right open angle measure with an angled cross
three angular dimensions
Herbetswil : fallen upright
literature
- Angle measure (heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. (From apple cross to twin bars). 2nd, unchanged edition. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2006, ISBN 3-86646-010-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Friedrich Schrötter (Ed.): Dictionary of Coin Studies. 2nd, unchanged edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1970, ISBN 3-11-001227-8 , p. 691.
