Bordure, the Glossary
In heraldry, a bordure is a band of contrasting tincture forming a border around the edge of a shield, traditionally one-sixth as wide as the shield itself.[1]
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27 relations: Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Cadency, Chief (heraldry), Coat of arms of South Africa, Componée, Dimidiation, Fillet (heraldry), Flag of Montenegro, Flag of Sri Lanka, Flag of the Maldives, Heraldry, Impalement (heraldry), Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, Kingdom of León, Line (heraldry), Maldives, Montenegro, Ordinary (heraldry), Orle (heraldry), Purpure, Richard II of England, Rule of tincture, Sri Lanka, The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory, Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, Tincture (heraldry), Variation of the field.
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Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (28 February 1871 – 19 May 1928) was a British expert on heraldry.
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Cadency
In heraldry, cadency is any systematic way to distinguish arms displayed by descendants of the holder of a coat of arms when those family members have not been granted arms in their own right.
Chief (heraldry)
In heraldic blazon, a chief is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Bordure and chief (heraldry) are heraldic ordinaries.
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Coat of arms of South Africa
The coat of arms of South Africa is the main heraldic insignia of South Africa.
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Componée
In heraldry, an ordinary componée (anciently gobonnée), anglicised to compony and gobony, is composed of a row of squares, rectangles or other quadrilaterals, of alternating tinctures, often found as a bordure, most notably in the arms of the English House of Beaufort.
Dimidiation
In heraldry, dimidiation is a method of marshalling (heraldically combining) two coats of arms.
Fillet (heraldry)
In English-language heraldry, the fillet is considered a diminutive of the chief. Bordure and fillet (heraldry) are heraldic ordinaries.
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Flag of Montenegro
The national flag of Montenegro (Zastava Crne Gore) has a red field with gold border and the coat of arms of Montenegro in its center.
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Flag of Sri Lanka
The flag of Sri Lanka (translit; translit), also called the Sinha Flag or Lion Flag, consists of a golden lion holding a ''kastane'' sword in its right fore-paw in a maroon background with four gold bo leaves, one in each corner.
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Flag of the Maldives
The Flag of the Republic of Maldives (translit) is green with a red border.
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Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.
Impalement (heraldry)
Impalement is a heraldic practice in which two coats of arms are combined in one shield to denote a union.
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Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York
Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355 – 23 December 1392) was the daughter of King Peter and his mistress María de Padilla (d. 1361).
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Kingdom of León
The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Line (heraldry)
The lines in heraldry used to divide and vary fields and charges are by default straight, but may have many different shapes.
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Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean.
Montenegro
Montenegro is a country in Southeastern Europe, situated on the Balkan Peninsula.
Ordinary (heraldry)
In heraldry, an ordinary is one of the two main types of charges, beside the mobile charges. Bordure and ordinary (heraldry) are heraldic ordinaries.
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Orle (heraldry)
In heraldry, an orle is a subordinary consisting of a narrow band occupying the inward half of where a bordure would be, following the exact outline of the shield but within it, showing the field between the outer edge of the orle and the edge of the shield. Bordure and orle (heraldry) are heraldic ordinaries.
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Purpure
In heraldry, purpure is a tincture, equivalent to the colour purple, and is one of the five main or most usually used colours (as opposed to metals).
Richard II of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 –), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399.
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Rule of tincture
The rule of tincture is a design philosophy found in some heraldic traditions that states "metal should not be put on metal, nor colour on colour".
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory
The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory is a book on heraldry and armory by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, originally published in 1904.
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Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey
Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, KG, Earl Marshal (8 September 1372 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman and courtier.
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Tincture (heraldry)
Tincture is the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry.
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Variation of the field
In heraldry, variations of the field are any of a number of ways that a field (or a charge) may be covered with a pattern, rather than a flat tincture or a simple division of the field. Bordure and variation of the field are heraldic ordinaries.
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See also
Heraldic ordinaries
- Bar (heraldry)
- Base (heraldry)
- Bend (heraldry)
- Bordure
- Canadian pale
- Canton (heraldry)
- Chevron (insignia)
- Chief (heraldry)
- Crozier head
- Esquarre (heraldry)
- Esquire (heraldry)
- Fess
- Fillet (heraldry)
- Flaunch
- Gyron
- Hamade
- Mount (heraldry)
- Ordinary (heraldry)
- Orle (heraldry)
- Pale (heraldry)
- Pall (heraldry)
- Pile (heraldry)
- Quadrate (heraldry)
- Saltire
- Spanish fess
- Variation of the field
- Variations of ordinaries
- Łękawica (ordinary)