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'''Gules''' is the heraldic term for [[red]]. According to ''[[The Blazon of Gentrie]]'' it signifies the following: |
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# Planets: Mars |
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See [[colour]]. |
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# Precious Stones: [[Coral]], [[Carbuncle]], [[Ruby]] |
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# [[Virtue]]s: [[Charity]] and [[Magnanimity]] |
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# Celestial signs: Aries and Cancer |
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# Months: March, June, July |
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# Days of the Week: Tuesday |
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# Ages of Man: Virility, or mans age from thirty years til forty |
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# Flowers: [[gillofer]] and red [[rose]] |
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# Elements: [[Fire]] |
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# Seasons of the Year: Summer and Harvest |
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# Complexions: [[choleric|Choler]] |
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# Numbers: 3, 10 |
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# Metals: [[Latten]] |
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== See also == |
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* [[Colour]] |
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* [[Tincture]] |
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[[Category:Device heraldry]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 11 September 2007
Gules is the heraldic term for red. According to The Blazon of Gentrie it signifies the following:
- Planets: Mars
- Precious Stones: Coral, Carbuncle, Ruby
- Virtues: Charity and Magnanimity
- Celestial signs: Aries and Cancer
- Months: March, June, July
- Days of the Week: Tuesday
- Ages of Man: Virility, or mans age from thirty years til forty
- Flowers: gillofer and red rose
- Elements: Fire
- Seasons of the Year: Summer and Harvest
- Complexions: Choler
- Numbers: 3, 10
- Metals: Latten
