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"cross of mascles/lozenges/fusils/ermine-spots/pheons/escallops" charge #137

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Can you provide an example blazon?
Argent, a cross of nine mascles throughout gules.
Or, a cross of lozenges, and in the dexter chief an eagle displayed gules.
Argent, a cross of four ermine-spots sable.
Argent, a cross of five lozenges conjoined gules.
Azure, a cross of four mascles conjoined or.
Or, a cross of nine mascles gules.
Gules, a cross of nine lozenges conjoined argent.
Quarterly, gules and azure, a cross of four pheons, the points to the centre 
argent.
Gules, a cross of four mascles argent, at each point a bezant.
Vert, a cross of four escallops, the tops at the centre meeting, or.
Per pale or and azure, a cross lozengy counterchanged.
Quarterly or and sable, a cross lozengy counterchanged.
Gules, a cross lozengy argent.
Gules, a cross masculy argent.
Azure, a cross double parted argent.

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  There are certain devices which are made up of charges arranged in the form of the cross, and so in some cases are blazoned as such. A cross, for instance, of four ermine-spots, with the heads meeting in the fesse-point, has been blazoned by some heralds as a "cross erminée." A cross composed of four escallop shells, or of four pheons, would only be blazoned as such.
   With respect, however, to the formation of crosses from lozenges, fusils, and mascles, the device is so frequent that the terms "cross lozengy," or "cross fusilly," or "cross masculy" of such a tincture, are frequently adopted, though strict heralds consider these terms inadmissible, for "lozengy," "masculy," and "fusilly" require that two tinctures should be named, and that the cross or other ordinary be drawn entire, and treated just as if it was blazoned "chequy," or "compony," or any other form of diversification; they therefore contend, and with reason, that the proper expression for a cross of this description should be a "cross of so many lozenges, fusils," &c.
   But further than this, very strict heralds contend that a "cross fusil," or "of fusils" (where no particular number is mentioned), should consist of nine, whereof five should be entire and four halved for the extremities, which touch the edge of the shield. If, however, the blazon runs, "a cross of so many fusils," especially of "fusils conjoined," all the fusils should be entire, but need not necessarily touch the edge of the shield. If, however, they are intended to touch the edge of the shield, then the term "throughout" should be added. Practically, however, these rules are in ancient drawing never adhered to, and in modern drawing but seldom. What has been said of fusils applies of course also to lozenges and mascles.
  In many cases, too, we find five or more charges arranged in cross, and in one case a cross is supposed to be formed of one lozenge with the fleury projections; and in another case a cross is formed of bones. While to a cross composed of two strings of beads the name of "cross pater-noster" has been given, although no example is cited.
  Another way of composing a cross is by crossing bars, or rather barrulets or fillets, as some heralds term them, for the horizontal line, with endorses or batons for the vertical line. When two of these occur the term "cross biparted" or "double parted" is used, and when three occur it is called a "cross triple parted."
   A "cross cabled" is given in English lists (in French lists cablée) and described as formed of a cable or twisted rope; but no arms bearing these devices, either English or French, have been noticed. And the French "cr. vivrée" probably consists of a fillet crossed by an endorse, both of them nebuly or dancetty.

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Argent, a cross triple parted and fretted sable.

Original comment by pku...@gmail.com on 1 Jul 2010 at 11:25

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