Ermine - Revision history

Simoncursitor: Adding minver

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Adding minver

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	==== Natural history ====		==== Natural history ====

	The ''ermine'' or short-tailed weasel, whose skins are represented by the heraldic tincture (the black spots representing either the little legs and feet, or the black-ended tail), lives in cold regions of North America and [[Europe]]. They measure about 10" plus about a 3" tail. They are yellow-brown most of the year but grow a snow-white coat in winter. Their skins were prized as [[clothing]] decoration.		The ''ermine'' or short-tailed weasel, whose skins are represented by the heraldic tincture (the black spots representing either the little legs and feet, or the black-ended tail), lives in cold regions of North America and [[Europe]]. They measure about 10" plus about a 3" tail. They are yellow-brown most of the year but grow a snow-white coat in winter. Their skins were prized as [[clothing]] decoration. In this form, and without the little black feet and tai, they are aslo referred to as ''miniver'' (although this is a decorative, not not an heraldic term).

	They should not be confused with the similar creature on the Discworld, the ''vermine'', a small black and white relative of the lemming, whose skin is also highly valued, not least by the vermine itself, which will do almost anything to keep possession of it.		They should not be confused with the similar creature on the Discworld, the ''vermine'', a small black and white relative of the lemming, whose skin is also highly valued, not least by the vermine itself, which will do almost anything to keep possession of it.

ThorgrimrGunnarrsson: added png image

2005-08-02T18:31:47Z

added png image

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	One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a white (''[[argent]]'') field.		[[image:ermine.png\|thumb\|right]]One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a white (''[[argent]]'') field.

	The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.		The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.

	[[image:ermine.gif]]

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Simoncursitor: Natural history notes

2005-01-24T15:27:51Z

Natural history notes

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	[[image:ermine.gif]]		[[image:ermine.gif]]

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			==== Natural history ====

			The ''ermine'' or short-tailed weasel, whose skins are represented by the heraldic tincture (the black spots representing either the little legs and feet, or the black-ended tail), lives in cold regions of North America and [[Europe]]. They measure about 10" plus about a 3" tail. They are yellow-brown most of the year but grow a snow-white coat in winter. Their skins were prized as [[clothing]] decoration.

			They should not be confused with the similar creature on the Discworld, the ''vermine'', a small black and white relative of the lemming, whose skin is also highly valued, not least by the vermine itself, which will do almost anything to keep possession of it.

	[[Category:Device heraldry]]		[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Tobin at 00:24, 19 July 2004

2004-07-19T00:24:47Z

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	[[image:ermine.gif]]		[[image:ermine.gif]]

	[[Category:~~Heraldry~~]]		[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Conrad Leviston: Category:Heraldry

2004-07-15T05:06:00Z

Category:Heraldry

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	[[image:ermine.gif]]		[[image:ermine.gif]]

			[[Category:Heraldry]]

Newt: ermine example

2003-08-14T02:32:45Z

ermine example

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	The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.		The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.

			[[image:ermine.gif]]

Update at 19:11, 20 June 2003

2003-06-20T19:11:03Z

New page

One of the [[fur]]s used as a [[tincture]] ([[colour]]) in [[heraldry]]. It consists of black (''[[sable]]'') ermine spots on a white (''[[argent]]'') field.

The inverse (white on black) is called ''[[counter-ermine]]'' or ''ermines''.