Lozenge (heraldry)

The lozenge is a commonly used element of style in coat of arms, it is a herald image.

Blazon and variants

As a heraldic form of the concept of geometrical rhombus (diamond ) is differentiated:

  • A pointed toe excepted square to mediocre rhombus is a rhombus (French losange, english lozenge ), surface Rautung, riveted ( lozengy )
  • A slim diamond in the coat of arms is as a spindle (also, there are loose, Wachel or pointed diamond, French, English. Fusil ) emblazoned fusilly spindled area, medium slender forms of Rautung are also called Awakening ( awakened )
  • The square diamond is specially called cube edges, surface obliquely diced.

In earlier times of heraldry, the distinction diamond / Awakening was not hit, it has only become necessary with the increase of the guided crest. The language used for ancient coats of arms can not be changed so quickly. So the Bavarian coat of arms remains a gerau tetes, although one would have to refer to it as aroused. Else, as always, in heraldry, that the Blason, so the verbal description is binding, not the concrete graphical representation. The following rules apply by analogy to all forms of diamonds.

The long diagonal standing ( the stake ) is the normal form, otherwise the hash is called lying. As a model it says riveted ( awakened ).

Bleeding at the Rautung a diamond sides as lines parallel to the top edge of plate, the other diagonally, is the shield bar as or with divisions ( oblique ) to the right or left diagonal riveted, depending on the orientation of the diagonal lines. For lines parallel to the plate side edge states as pale or with divisions diagonally left / right diagonal riveted, depending on the direction of the diagonal lines. Are the diamonds inclined - no side parallelism, it is referred to yes on the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the individual diamonds as a diagonally right or left diagonal awakened shield or box ( main shield, - foot, etc. ), or a figure. The location of each Awakening by their longitudinal axis defines the orientation.

Several diamonds that are touching in series at the tips, hot pushing each other when they touch vertical, pale as pushing each other ( accolés, conjoined in fess / pale ). Touch up everywhere, one speaks of riveted ( LOSANGE, lozengy, ie not diagonally but geschacht ).

The diamond can be split or divided as a coat of arms. Like any other coat of arms figure, the position of several diamonds ( oblique bars) and the pole or beam as ordered in the shield, for example, in a three- pass, 2:1, 1:2, placed after the figure be.

In the Upper Coat of diamond is also to be found.

Variants are:

  • Is a rhombus surrounded by a board, this is the diamond window. The appearance is similar to the absence of the inner part, ie a diamond-shaped hole. Those with round hole hot pierced the shield color must be visible in the aperture. In general, this emblazoned breached (also with other forms of holes, and the French / English heraldry has independent vocabulary. Macle / Mascle for diamonds with a diamond-shaped hole coverage engl masculy, and rustre for those with round hole ).
  • A diamond with the cross of its diagonals is called a cut diamond.
  • In a faceted diamond a line parallel to the edge of the small diamond orbiting distance and the corners of this figure are connected with short lines with the actual outer edge. It gives the impression of a jewel. Both forms, the polished diamond and the diamond facets, are used to represent a gemstone.
  • Another special form is with nail heads, diamonds at a distance with little dots in the intersections of spaces. They do not represent a shield fogging
  • Rectangular diamonds, small and more than coat of arms figure, one also emblazoned cards (such as labels to sign ' ).
  • Special shapes

Front three spindles ( Pfaffing DE)

2:1 Asked edge cubes ( de Wissocq FR)

Pierced rhombus ( heraldic pattern )

Faceted diamonds ( Admont AT)

Riveted with a pound sign ( Talamanca ES)

Dama Graced diamonds ( Eckelshausen )

The solid diamond is a diamond that is present on all four corners of the plate edge: It is not a herald image, but a coat of arms cut ( French / English as vêtu / vetu shield emblazoned ). Diamond plate has two different meanings:

  • The diamond plate is often referred to as a special shield shape shield ladies.
  • Secondly shields are named with predominantly diamonds or wake image as a herald image in the shield so. Example is the coat of arms of the district of Starnberg.

Among the various cross types that can be formed from the diamond, see diamond cross.

Examples

Coat of arms

Pierced rhombus ( Courris FR)

A tip of lozenges ermine and red, silver faceted diamonds ( Hofkirchen bH AT)

National flag of Bavaria (diamond flag )

Flag of Brazil

Emblems

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Werder Bremen

Trail - marking

Fronhausen Hofkirchen bei Hartberg
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