Talk:Blazon
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[edit] Improvement drive
Heraldry has been nominated to be improved by Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. Vote for this article there if you want to contribute. --Fenice 19:56, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Insanely complex blazons
Who the heck is that last description for, and is there an image of it somewhere? --Carnildo 07:53, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
- Not sure yet--the text was on the heraldry page as its own section. I moved it here because it seems to fit better. I'm making a push to overhaul this article and give it a decent length and depth of content. One goal is to identify the listed blazons and try to get images put in for comparison (or else find equivalent examples for which that information is known. -- EncycloPetey 13:03, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
We need an image for each description.
- We certainly do! The blazons are pretty useless as examples without a picture at least. A Google search on the last one came up with this page (about 1/4 way down), on the arms of Croatia. It would appear that the quarters are: I. Dalmatia, II. Croatia, III. Slavonia, IV, and escutcheons ????. Looking at the Coat of arms of Croatia page, there is this image of the arms of Austria Hungary. The blazon is for the right hand shield. There is also Image:Coat of Arms of Hungary 1867.jpg, which is the same shield. So, I guess that is the answer. I am now so pleased with my own detective work I will even update the page! ::Supergolden:: 08:37, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Update: mystery blazons with no image removed:
- "Sable, two swords crossed in saltire argent, between four fleurs-de-lis Or, all contained within a bordure purpure"
- "Party per fess argent and sable, in chief a falcon close vert, in base a plate charged with a fleur-de-lis vert"
- "Party per fess: The chief Argent, charged with five bezants, the centre bezant charged in chief with a Latin cross of the field, on a canton in sinister base of the first, a bucket: The base party per pale Azure and Argent, the dexter side charged with three rings conjoined at their centres in pairle, the sinister side charged with a bend sinister Azure bearing three quatrefoil of the field. Behind the shield a pastoral staff. The shield contained within a cartouche and ensigned with an ecclesiastical hat supporting six tassels on either side of the shield."
Gdansk shield with no blazon also removed: Image:PB Gdańsk CoA.png
The last part about the escutcheon (overall an escutcheon tierced in pale a lion rampant Gules crowned Or, Gules a fess Argent and Or on a bend Gules three allerions Argent) is the central shield in Austria Hungary, so I removed it from the blazon so the blazon now describes the image shown.
Oh, finally: Arms of Hungary! Time for a cup of tea... ::Supergolden:: 09:08, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not a stub?
Probably should remove the stub categories -- it's not as compendious as it could be, but it seems beyond a stub. AnonMoos 03:44, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
- Soon, but not quite yet (depending on your definition of a stub). Personally, I don't go by length, but by the answer to the question "Could anyone contribute significantly by searching the web for more information?" In this case, yes, though I'm hoping to rectify that in the next three to four weeks. --EncycloPetey 13:12, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pay attention!
Is it just me, or is the first picture on this page sable, a bend or, when it has the caption azure, a bend or? That is an embarrassment.
- It's a very dark blue, but still blue. If you've got an older CRT monitor, that's probably why it looks black. --Carnildo 20:03, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Yep, definitely blue. I mean azure. ::Supergolden:: 08:27, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] globally unique??
What does this mean? (emphasis added)
- For reasons of tradition, many French terms are used, even within English heraldry. This practice ensures that a blazon is globally unique.
French terms are not used in German blazon — so the "globe" excludes Germany? —Tamfang 06:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
- I am not sure what the intention of 'globally unique' is - but please feel free to correct it if you know different. Thanks, ::Supergolden:: 08:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
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- I can't know different if I can't tell what it means! —Tamfang 20:11, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hmm, probs with Image:PB Scrope CoA.png
Before, no picture was showing, only the caption. When I took out the 120px parameter, it displays properly. But now, it's a big honking picture and is out of proportion to the others in the article. Any help would be appreciated. :) — MrDolomite | Talk 22:23, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- Curious. At 121px it's happy. —Tamfang 00:59, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
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- LOL. Looks like I literally "missed it by that much."' Thx for the fix. — MrDolomite | Talk 04:08, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] French-speaking blazon project
The French-speaking blazon project has been entirely revised, the creation of blazons is now vectorial. A start guide for newcomers has been created and many new charges, ordinaries and surrounding elements have enriched the already existing base, in order to give to the most what is necessary for a simplified creation of free blazons. Thus, don't hesitate to participate, you'll see it's easy and fun to do. What we particularly need is draftsmen for charges creating. See more details on the welcome page of the project. Amically, the French-speaking blazon project team.
