Memorials

shield, or shield-like surface upon which coats of arms are depicted

Alternate Names: shield; shield of arms

Getty ID: 300138227

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

Alternate Names: coat of arms; heraldry

Getty ID: 300126352

shield divided in two by diagonal line from upper left to lower right, like a forward slash; simplest way to divide a shield, into two parts with one a metal (gold or silver) and the other a color (tincture)

Alternate Names: per bend

a roundel depicted as a ball more or less detached from field; torta = roundel of color; bisante = roundel of metal; vaiai can be roundels with fur; can also be a divided ball

Alternate Names: palla; torta; bisante; roundel; torteau; bezant; torta bisante

terminal knob, as on weapon handles or at the front of a saddle

Alternate Names: animal work equipment

Getty ID: 300037126

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

Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300379815