Bowen knot

The Bowen - node ( engl. Bowen knot, after the arms of the Welshman James Bowen Family († 1629), also true lover 's knot, the latter name is now also used for other node types ), also Tristramsknoten (English Tristram knot ), is an ornament that is used in the English heraldry as a common figure (Coat of Arms figure) will be used. He is depicted as a rope ring ( endless knot), which is designed on the four corners of a square, each corner is to put in a uniform direction of rotation each similarly shaped loop outward. This four -pass node is a trivial knot, as it could be pulled apart to a simple rope ring without knots. The shape similar to the square loop, but must, in contrast to its shape can not be precisely placed on the edges of the square of the cable, but may also be curved as a continuation of the curvature of the outer grinding inside. The curvature at the outer points of the Eckschleifen may be stronger, so that the latter can appear instead of circularly narrow.

On the Bowen - knot complex characters are built, such as the Dacre knot ( Badge of the Barons Dacre ) or the Shakespeare -Badge, in which also the monogram of William Shakespeare is included.

A variant is the Bowen cross, also bendwise Bowen knot, in which the basic shape has been rotated by 45 ° ( so that the vertical and horizontal axis running through the square vertices and thus through the loops).

Another variant is the angular Bowen knot, which is laid without rounding, so that it appears composed of five squares: the outer four equal size, the inner can be significantly larger or smaller. This figure is similar to the chance nodes Cross ( interlaced windows diamond cross), a variant of the diamond cross.

A combination of two Bowen -knot with a ring cross section is the Lacy knot (badge of the de Lacy family).

Angular Bowen knot

Dacre knot

Shakespeare Badge

Lacy knot