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15:24 Apr 5, 2012 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Genealogy / Heraldry | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Barbara Carrara Italy Local time: 14:32 | ||||||
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2 | counterchanged |
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counterchanged Explanation: Ciao Marco! Don't now much about heraldry (hence my low conf. level) but doesn't this mean that there is a switch in colour (red/silver to silver/red)? This comes from The Handbook of English Heraldry which looks very thorough and may be a useful heraldic reference, 'Counterchanging is dividing the field of a Shield in such a manner that it is, e.g. in part of a metal and in part of a colour, and then arranging the charges in such a manner that they shall be reciprocally of the same colour and metal: thus, the shield of John Fenwick, No. 70 (R. 2) is,—per-fesse gu. and arg., six martlets, three, two, one, counterchanged; that is, the field is red in chief and silver in base, and the birds or parts of the birds on the red field are silver, and those on the silver field are red.' (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23186/23186-h/23186-h.htm) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2012-04-05 16:14:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See another example here, under the heading 'Counterchanging and Countercolouring', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tincture_(heraldry) Here's an Italian reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoriale_dei_comuni_della_prov... Please scroll down to the Ora coat of arms, which is described as 'Troncato d'argento e di rosso al leone rampante rivoltato dell'uno nell'altro.' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day14 hrs (2012-04-07 05:34:44 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Grazie Marco! |
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