The Arms of Benedict XV
ISBN: 978-13-332-5483-4
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 32
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from The Arms of Benedict XV: An Introduction to the Study of Papal Armorials<br><br>HE arms of His Holiness Pope Benedict XV may be blazoned (i. E. Described in the technical language of heraldry) as follows: Party per fess, two coats A, Or, a demi-eagle displayed issuant sable, langued gules; B, Party per bend azure and or, a church, the tower at sinister, argent, essore'e gules, the tower-cross of the second. This is to say, in colloquial terms, that the shield is divided horizontally into two equal compartments, each containing an independent her aldie composition. The top compartment shows on a gold field or background the upper half of a black eagle with red tongue, his wings outspread issuant meaning that the body springs from the partition line). This composition is, as Will be explained later, a modified version of the old arms of the Holy Roman Empire. In the bottom compartment the field is divided diagonally into two theoretically equal parts, the upper triangle being of blue, the lower of gold; on this compound background is shown a red-roofed, silver church, the tower, topped with a gold cross, rising at sinister the left from the point of View of the bearer of the shield. This second composition is the heraldic cognizance peculiar to the della Chiesa family, the design in the upper compartment being common to many Italian houses - for reasons to be shown.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.