Angel is one of the most popular figures in heraldry . It is usually used as a shield holder , although it is often found as a coat of arms [1] [2] .
Description
According to A.B. Lakier , among the natural figures “in the coat of arms depicted”, the angels and cherubs assigned the main role [1] . The cherub is depicted as a human head or angel, with two wings; the seraphim has three pairs of wings (one of them is above , the other is under the head, at each of them both wings intersect each other in the shape of an oblique cross ) [3] .
According to A. Fox-Davis , angels, although they often appear in the guise of shield holders, are relatively rarely used as coat of arms. Much more often [as coat of arms] there are cherubim [4] .
Shape Spread
England
The appearance of angelic figures (probably in the form of "guardian angels" of the emblem shields ) was in full accord with the atmosphere of the first days of English heraldry . In time, this process coincided with the beginning of the systematic use of shield holders. The latter in the form of angels are found on many Gothic buildings . They appear in seals ; So, on the seal of Henry Grosmont (c. 1350) above the heraldic shield you can see the figure of an angel [5] .
Germany
In Germany, “celestial figures” [3] , including “angels with luxurious curls,” are often found as shield holders since the 15th century. Chronologically, they are preceded by figures of people and animals (the latter from the 2nd half of the 14th century) [6] .
Use
Cities and Regions
Since the end of the 16th century, the image of the coat of arms of Minsk has been known. The city received its coat of arms in 1591, according to the privilege [7] of the Polish king and Grand Duke of Lithuania Zhigimont Vazy [8] . The scene of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary was chosen as a heraldic plot. Along with the figure of the Virgin , the coat of arms depicts the surrounding angels and cherubim [7] .
The appearance of the arms of Arkhangelsk and a number of other cities is associated with the military reforms of Peter I. The regiments, housed in provinces and provinces , received names by cities, the coats of arms of which, in turn, were placed on regimental banners . Since many Russian cities at that time did not have their own emblems, it was necessary to “compose” them.
The image of the coat of arms of Arkhangelsk ("the archangel on the horse, defeating the devil") is first found on the banner of the Arkhangelsk Regiment in 1712. By the beginning of the reign of Anna Ivanovna, the “horse” was removed from the coat of arms [9] . The coat of arms of the Arkhangelsk province was approved in 1878.
Corporate, Military, and Personal
Angels are still found in the image of heraldic and hereditary shield holders: for example, they can be seen on the arms of the Marquis of Waterford, Count Dudley , Viscount Dillon . [ten]
Fictional coats of arms
M. Pasturo in one of his books gives an example of a “fictional” coat of arms [11] - a fragment of a medieval carpet with the heraldry of Chastity , on whose shield an angel is depicted [12] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Lakier A. B. Chapter Three, § 19 ... Angels, man, .. // Russian heraldry. - M .: Book, 1990.
- ↑ Gough, Henry; Parker, James. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry . - Oxford, London: J. Parker, 1894 .-- S. 10 .-- 659 p. (English) (note: for reading, p. 10 must be saved as a picture)
- ↑ 1 2 Wade, William Cecil. The Symbolisms of Heraldry . - London: G. Redway, 1898 .-- S. 104 .-- 168 p. (eng.)
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles . A Complete Guide to Heraldry . - London, Edinburgh: TC & EC Jack, 1909.- S. 165 .-- 647 p. (eng.)
- ↑ Boutell, Charles . English Heraldry . - London, New York: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1867. - S. 247. - 347 p. (eng.)
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles . A Complete Guide to Heraldry. S. 432.
- ↑ 1 2 Coat of arms of the city of Minsk on Heraldry.by Archived on January 21, 2012.
- ↑ History of the coat of arms of the city of Minsk. Metropolitan Television (01/12/2012)
- ↑ Coats of arms of the cities of the Vologda and Arkhangelsk provinces
- ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles . A Complete Guide to Heraldry. S. 433.
- ↑ In this case, it is a coat of arms attributed to a fictional character.
- ↑ Pasturo, Michelle . Chapter III: Heraldry, an unknown science. Gods and heroes. // Heraldry = Figures de l'héraldique. - M .: AST; Astrel, 2003 .-- S. 87 .-- 144 p. - ISBN 5-17-019779-9 .