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PHP code to create SVG shield images from Blazons, as used on drawshield.net
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Charge "between two bars" #3

Open karlwilcox opened 6 years ago

karlwilcox commented 6 years ago

Placement for one (or more?) charges "between two bars", as in "between two bars gules a lion or"

karlwilcox commented 4 years ago

Related correspondence from Jim:

Contact Form: Message: Problem reading charge with keyterm bendlet Blazon: vair, a laurel wreath between two bendlets Or Reference: Error Report

Also:

This one is interesting.

The interpretation of "between four” could either be 2 2 or 1 2 1, depending upon what is between them. Putting a saltier between 4 gets a 1 2 1, but swords in saltire get a 2 2 arrangement.

Handling decisions involving objects in saltire the way that saltires themselves are handled, but I suspect that’s just one special case I noticed. There is perhaps a more general rule about objects “in X” the way that X itself is handled.

Here’s the example that I ran across:

Sable, two swords in saltire argent between four fleurs-de-lis or.

Contact Form: Message: I forget if I reported that "X in saltire between four Y" should layout the 4 Ys as 1 2 1, not 2 2. Specifically: sable, two swords in saltire, proper between four fleurs-de-lis or, within a bordure of the second should be arranged thus: https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamps/IBAR008_s1

karlwilcox commented 3 years ago

Also things like argent a pale or between 2 roundels vert

karlwilcox commented 1 year ago

There are lots of possible combinations here (N charges between 2 or more bars, bends, chevonrs, etc) which is a lot of work to do. You can simulate this with a specific position (possibly aided by artist hints) so I'm not going to spend the time on this, sorry.