Memorials

generic term for grave marker found on a wall or ceiling/vault to draw attention to a floor tomb or grave; sometimes called a "formella" in Italian scholarship when referring to a framed stone block

the escutcheon, or shield, carries the arms in the heraldic achievement

Alternate Names: coat of arms; heraldry

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words, texts, lettering, or symbols carved, inlaid, or painted on a memorial

Alternate Names: monogram

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shield-like motif, with a form combining oval and triangular elements, typically having three sides, often rounded, with the form being wider at the top and tapering to a point at the bottom; often elaborated with strap-work, scrolls, and mantling

Alternate Names: shield of arms

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strip of flexible material, especially leather, used for fastening or holding things together. May have a buckle or other fastener attached

Alternate Names: enarme; handle; brace

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motif in the form of the head or full body of a lion, usually a maned African lion

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chubby, sometimes winged and naked figures of little boys, derived from Greco-Roman depictions of Eros. Common in art from Renaissance through the 18th century

in heraldry, a band or strap running from the upper dexter (the bearer's right side and the viewer's left) corner of the shield to the lower sinister (the bearer's left side, and the viewer's right)

Alternate Names: bendy; banda

Alternate Names: eight-point star; six-point star

pietraforte; honey-brown calcareous sandstone quarried in Fiesole and other locations in the vicinity of Florence, where it is used as a building stone. The Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace, and Palazzo Vecchio are all pietraforte constructions

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