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Plate 1.

Lines. All the Ordinaries and Subordinaries are subject to the accidental forms of Lines, e.g., P. 3, 6, 12, 13, 14, etc.

Points of the Escutcheon. Parts of the Shield denoting the position of the Charges.

Lines.

Colours. Are divided into three classes, viz.: Metals, Colours, and Furs. See Tinctures.

Metals

Or, Represented in engraving by Dots

Argent. Left quite plain

Colours

Gules: Represented in engraving by perpendicular lines.
Azure: Represented in engraving by horizontal lines.
Vert: Represented in engraving by diagonal lines from dexter to sinister.
Purpure: Represented in engraving by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter.
Sable: Represented in engraving by horizontal and perpendicular lines crossing each other.
Tenne: Represented in engraving by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter crossed by horizontal lines.
Sanguine: Represented in engraving by diagonal lines from dexter to sinister crossing each other.

The following paradigm will explain how some authors blazon Arms of Sovereigns by Planets, of Peers by Precious Stones, etc.

It was the adoption of such pedantries as this by the old writers that tended to make Heraldry repulsive and unintelligible to the modern apprehension.

The only recognised way now is to blazon all by the terms given under Metals, Colours, and Furs.

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Or	Gold	Yellow	Sol	☉	Leo	Topaz
Argent	Silver	White	Luna	☾	Cancer	Pearl
Gules	Iron	Red	Mars	♂	Aries	Ruby
Azure	Tin	Blue	Jupiter	♃	Taurus	Sapphire
Vert	Copper	Green	Venus	♀	Gemini	Emerald
Purpure	Quick Silver	Purple	Mercury	☿	Sagittarius	Amethyst
Sable	Lead	Black	Saturn	♄	Capricorn	Diamond
Tenne		Orange	Dragon's Head	☊		Jacynth & Hyacinth
Sanguine		Murry	Dragon's Tail	☋		Sardonyx

Furs

Ermine.: a white field with black spots
Erminois.: a gold field with black spots
Ermines.: black field with white spots
Pean: black field with gold spots
Vair.: white and blue, represented by figures of small escutcheons ranged in lines so that the base argent is opposite to the base azure
Counter Vair.: the same as Vair only the figures are placed base against base and point against point
Vair in Point.: the figures standing exactly one upon another flat upon flat
Vaire.: when the figures forming the Vair are of more than two tinctures
Vaire Ancient.: represented by lines nebulee separated by straight lines
Potent.: resembles the head of crutches placed head to head
Potent counter potent.: also termed Varry cuppa, and Cuppa, same as the last placed foot to head