Unequal field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures. The central area is blazoned first, then the corners, as "tincture chapé tincture."
No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
Term is French, suggesting the upper corners are “cloaked” or “mantled.” Corners are typically not charged. Issues from sides of device and reaches the center chief. Equivalent to “per chevron throughout.”
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Term is French, suggesting the upper corners are “cloaked” or “mantled.” Corners are typically not charged. Issues from sides of device and reaches the center chief.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
