Fie. 228. Fig. 229. Carbuncle, or Escarbuncle : A very ancient conven-tional Device, usually represented as at fig. 229. The ex-tremities of the Staves are sometimes connected by a band. On the seal of Thierry, eighth Earl of Cleves (a.d.1311), the Carbuncle is represented as in fig. 230, but in… … 1 .^ ■ ^^ d Fig. 230. Fig. 231. Castle : An embattled Fortress, on which are commonlyplaced three towers (fig. 232). When the tincture of theField is to be seen through the windows or ports, they aresaid to be Voided of the Field. Common Charges 113 Catharine Wheel : Supposed to represent the…
Heraldry
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