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'''''In base''''' is an heraldic term, referring to a [[charge]] based toward the bottom of the [[shield]]. It contrasts with [[in chief]] -- charges placed in the uppermost quarter to one-third of the field of a shield -- but in base does not have the same firm implication of proportions. |
'''''In base''''' is an [[heraldic]] term, referring to a [[charge]] based toward the bottom of the [[shield]]. It contrasts with [[in chief]] -- charges placed in the uppermost quarter to one-third of the field of a shield -- but in base does not have the same firm implication of proportions. |
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It would be unusual for a charge to be ''in base'' if there is no charge ''in chief'' -- where there is '''a''' [[chief]], a separate charge, this would be disregarded in terms of describing the main area. |
It would be unusual for a charge to be ''in base'' if there is no charge ''in chief'' -- where there is '''a''' [[chief]], a separate charge, this would be disregarded in terms of describing the main area. |
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 13 May 2009
In base is an heraldic term, referring to a charge based toward the bottom of the shield. It contrasts with in chief -- charges placed in the uppermost quarter to one-third of the field of a shield -- but in base does not have the same firm implication of proportions.
It would be unusual for a charge to be in base if there is no charge in chief -- where there is a chief, a separate charge, this would be disregarded in terms of describing the main area.
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