![]() ![]() ![]() Simon d’Arc the Scholar bears: Per bend sinister azure and gules, two open scrolls Or. Hubert de Recoing bears: Vert, a sword bendwise sinister inverted argent, gripped and pommeled azure, between an open scroll argent handled azure and a loaf of bread proper. No default orientation has been defined for closed scrolls the illustration shows a closed scroll palewise. Closed scrolls always include the handled rods around which the paper is rolled open scrolls may include the rods or not, at the artist’s discretion.Īn open scroll is palewise by Society default. As neither type is default, the type should be explicitly blazoned open scrolls are more common in the Society. In Society armory, the term “scroll” refers to the ancient form of book (still used for some sacred texts, such as the Torah) this form of scroll has not been adduced in period armory.Ī scroll may be either “closed” (rolled) or “open” (partially unrolled). The mundane heraldic scroll seems to be a simple banderole, which is also called an “ escroll” (and is so blazoned in the Society). ScrollĪ scroll is a roll of parchment or paper. This entry was posted on June 3, 2014, in. Moshe Mashughannah bears: Or, a star of David azure within and interlaced with another vert. Israel ibn Jacob bears: Paly wavy of twelve sable and argent, a star of David Or. Judith bat Avram of York bears: Quarterly azure and purpure, in the second quarter a shield of David argent and Or. For related charges, see knot, polygon, shield. As an heraldic charge, it’s found in the arms of Compan, 1548. The star of David appears in Jewish texts as early as the 11 th Century (in the Leningrad Codex), and as a decoration on gravestones and synagogues in modern times, it has been adopted as a universal symbol of Judaism. It’s also called a “shield of David”, a “Mogen David”, or a “seal of Solomon”. Alternatively, it may be described as a mullet of six points voided and interlaced. The star of David is a geometric figure, comprising two equilateral triangles, voided and braced. ![]()
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