Heraldry: Coat of Arms

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Eliza Fegley eliza@sacredspiral.com

On the pages that follow are the partitions and layouts of shields. This PDF is not a coloring book, although Im sure some kids would find it fun to color in all the little shields. This is for a lesson Im doing with my two children and the following pages are being used to create our own shields. There are a few traditional shield designs at the end of this PDF. For more design ideas, download the previous coloring books or check out the patterns available in the crafts section. Resources: A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies. Design Your Own Coat of Arms : An Introduction to Heraldry by Rosemary A. Chorzempa.

Partitions used.

Engrailed Invected

Embattled

Indented

Dancetty

Wavy

Nebuly (deep)

Nebuly (shallow)

Raguly

Potente

Dovetail

Partition Lines How the partition lines may divide a shield.

Per fess

Per bend

Per bend sinister

Per cross or quarterly

Per pale

Per chevron

Bends Diagonal designs on shields using partition lines.

Bend embattled counter embattled

Bend embattled

Bend dancette

Bend

Bend engrailed

Bend invecked

Bend dovetailed

Bend indented

Bend raguly

The Bordure

Bordure engrailed

Bordure invecked

Bordure embattled

Bordure indented

Bordure wavy

Bordure

Bordure dovetailed

Bordure potente

Bordure per pale

Chevrons

Chevron

Chevron engrailed

Chevron invecked

Chevron embattled and counter embattled

Chevron embattled

Chevron wavy

Chevron Raguly

Chevron dovetailed

Chevronels braced

The Chiefs

Chief

Chief engrailed

Chief invecked

Chief embattled

Chief indented

Chief dancette

Chief wavy

Chief nebuly

Chief raguly

The Cross

Cross embattled

Cross indented

Cross raguly

Cross dovetailed

Cross flory

Cross potent

Cross patee

Cross moline

Cross Tau

The fess. Bands that go across the shield.

Fess embattled

Fess embattled counter embattled

Fess raguly

Fess dovetailed

Fess indented

Fess dancette

Fess wavy

Fess nebuly

The Pale. The band that goes from top to bottom on shield.

Pale invecked

Pale embattled

Pale raguly

Pale dovetailed

Pale indented

Pale wavy

Pale nebuly

Pale per fess counter changed

Piles

Pile

Pile engrailed

Pile invecked

Pile embattled

Pile indented

Pile wavy

Saltire

Saltire

Saltire invecked

Saltire embattled

Saltire engrailed

Saltire parted and fretty

Double Eagle

Key

Lily

Mullet Scottish Star

Mullet pierced Scottish spur-revel

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