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Tincture is in Terms.
Tincture is the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Colours
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Colours, Azure
Azure. Blue. From the French "azur". Possibly from the blue mineral lapis lazuli.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Colours, Gules
Gules. Red. Derivation uncertain.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Colours, Sable
Sable. Black. Derives its name from the black fur of the marten.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Colours, Vert
Vert. Green. From the Latin "viridis" meaning green.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Furs
Furs are derived from the animal furs.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Furs, Ermine
Ermine derived from the white winter coat of the stoat.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Furs, Vair
Vair from the Latin "varius" meaning varied. From the winter coat of the red squirrel, which is blue-grey above and white below.
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Metals
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Metals, Argent
Argent. Silver from the Latin "argent".
Heraldry, Terms, Tincture, Metals, Or
Or. derives its name from the Latin aurum, "gold".
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Ashley Arms. Argent three bulls passant sable, armed and unguled or.