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In [[heraldry]], if a [[field]] is strewn with many items of the same [[charge]] it is referred to as '''sem |
In [[heraldry]], if a [[field]] is strewn with many items of the same [[charge]] it is referred to as '''semé'''. This is treated as a field, not as a field with a number of charges on it. |
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==Exceptions== |
==Exceptions== |
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There are several occasions where rather than saying '''sem |
There are several occasions where rather than saying '''semé of charge''' we say something else. |
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* a sem |
* a semé of [[cross crosslet]]s is called [[crusilly]] |
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* a sem |
* a semé of [[goutte]]s is called goutty or goutté |
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* a sem |
* a semé of [[fleur de lis]] is called [[semy de lis]] |
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* a sem |
* a semé of [[billet]]s is called [[billety]] |
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==Repeating field patterns== |
==Repeating field patterns== |
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Patterns based on the [[ordinary|ordinaries]] which repeat throughout the field are considered field divisions or [[line divisions]]. |
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* [[barry]] |
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* [[bendy]] |
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* [[lozengy]] |
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* [[fretty]] |
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[[Category: Device heraldry]] |
[[Category: Device heraldry]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:42, 5 September 2006
In heraldry, if a field is strewn with many items of the same charge it is referred to as semé. This is treated as a field, not as a field with a number of charges on it.
Exceptions
There are several occasions where rather than saying semé of charge we say something else.
- a semé of cross crosslets is called crusilly
- a semé of gouttes is called goutty or goutté
- a semé of fleur de lis is called semy de lis
- a semé of billets is called billety
Repeating field patterns
Patterns based on the ordinaries which repeat throughout the field are considered field divisions or line divisions.
