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| ⚫ | An '''ordinary''' is an area of [[tincture]] that covers a large part of the shield. Ordinaries drawn with thinner lines are referred to as diminutives. As a rule of thumb, an ordinary should cover 1/3 of the area of the shield. Smaller geometric shapes are often called [[subordinary|subordinaries]]. |
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==Ordinaries and their diminutives== |
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==Types of Ordinaries== |
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*[[base]] |
*[[base]] |
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*[[chief]] |
*[[chief]] |
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*[[pile]] |
*[[pile]] |
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*[[tierce]] |
*[[tierce]] |
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===Two- |
===Two-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[bend]] |
*[[bend]] |
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**[[bendlet]] |
**[[bendlet]] |
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*[[pale]] |
*[[pale]] |
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**[[pallet]] |
**[[pallet]] |
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===Three- |
===Three-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[pall]] |
*[[pall]] |
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*[[pall reversed]] |
*[[pall reversed]] |
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===Four- |
===Four-Edged Ordinaries=== |
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*[[cross]] |
*[[cross]] |
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*[[saltire]] |
*[[saltire]] |
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==Sub-ordinaries== |
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Sub-ordinaries are less frequently used ordinaries and usually smaller in size. They are often considered [[secondary charge]]s, and are mentioned after any ordinaries in a [[blazon]]. |
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* [[annulet]] |
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* [[billet]] |
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* [[canton]] |
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* [[flanches]] |
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* [[fret]] |
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* [[fusil]] |
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* [[gyron]] |
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* [[inescutcheon]] |
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* [[label]] |
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* [[lozenge]] |
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* [[mascle]] |
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* [[quarter]] |
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* [[roundel]] |
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* [[rustre]] |
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==Cotising and Fimbriation== |
==Cotising and Fimbriation== |
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As ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are simple charges they may be [[cotised]], [[fimbriated]] or voided, so long as they are not peripheral ordinaries (such as a [[bordure]] or [[chief]]). |
As ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are simple charges they may be [[cotised]], [[fimbriated]] or [[voided]], so long as they are not peripheral ordinaries (such as a [[bordure]] or [[chief]]). |
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[[Category:Device heraldry]] |
[[Category:Device heraldry]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 22 June 2006
An ordinary is an area of tincture that covers a large part of the shield. Ordinaries drawn with thinner lines are referred to as diminutives. As a rule of thumb, an ordinary should cover 1/3 of the area of the shield. Smaller geometric shapes are often called subordinaries.
Types of Ordinaries
One-Edged Ordinaries
Two-Edged Ordinaries
Three-Edged Ordinaries
Four-Edged Ordinaries
Cotising and Fimbriation
As ordinaries and sub-ordinaries are simple charges they may be cotised, fimbriated or voided, so long as they are not peripheral ordinaries (such as a bordure or chief).
