Abatement - Revision history

Cian at 03:34, 13 June 2013

2013-06-13T03:34:34Z

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	In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.		In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.

	Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous ~~books~~ on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used in period is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly (there are extremely isolated occurences of abatements in Scotland in the modern era). It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in ~~heralds~~' minds.		Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous [[book]]s on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used in period is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly (there are extremely isolated occurences of abatements in [[Scotland]] in the modern era). It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no [[arms]] at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in [[herald]]s' minds.

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Daniel C. Boyer at 16:18, 12 December 2005

2005-12-12T16:18:45Z

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	In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.		In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.

	Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous books on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly. It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in heralds' minds.		Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous books on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used in period is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly (there are extremely isolated occurences of abatements in Scotland in the modern era). It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in heralds' minds.

	*[[Delf]]		*[[Delf]]

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2004-09-07T23:23:07Z

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	In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.		In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.

	Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous books on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly. It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in heralds minds.		Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous books on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly. It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in heralds' minds.

	*[[Delf]]		*[[Delf]]

Conrad Leviston at 09:06, 22 July 2004

2004-07-22T09:06:30Z

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In [[heraldry]] an '''abatement''' is a mark on a [[device]] indicating some form of dishonour. Where abatements are a charge, the tincture of that charge will be one of the [[stains]] in order to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour.

Abatements are described by [[Fox-Davies]] as ''one of those pleasant idiocies that has done so much to the detriment of heraldry''. In spite of being included in numerous books on heraldry in [[period]], the only abatement that appears to have been used is the [[inverted shield]] for treachery, and that not willingly. It is generally accepted that as it would be better to have no arms at all rather than arms with an abatement, the only place they ever really existed were in heralds minds.

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