Base Enarched (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Base Enarched Indented (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Bend Enarched (1)

Central ordinary. A bend embowed to chief.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Bend Sinister Enarched (1)

Central ordinary. A bend embowed to chief.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chapé Ployé (1)

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.

Chaussé Ployé (1)

The central area is blazoned first, then the corners, as “tincture chaussé ployé tincture.” Term is French, suggesting the lower corners are “shod.” Corners are typically not charged. Issues from chief corners of device and reaches the center base. Similar to a pile throughout, but stretches the full width of the chief and is treated as a field division rather than a charge.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chevron Enarched (1)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chevron Ployé (1)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Doubly Enarched (1)

Peripheral ordinary. Considered a step from period practice (SFPP) as of the Dec 2011 LoAR.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Chief Enarched (1)

Peripheral ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Cross Arrondi (1)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Curved Line (1)

Curved lines are used for divisions or ordinaries which are enarched, embowed, arrondi, or ployé.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Delf Ployé (1)

No proper coloration.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Fess Enarched (1)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi (of 8 Widdershins) (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi (of 8) (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures. If curves face in the other direction, blazoned “gyronny arrondi widdershins.”

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 12 (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures. If curves face in the other direction, blazoned “gyronny arrondi widdershins.”

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 12 (Widdershins) (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 12 And A Chief (1)

Multi-part field division. When a gyronny field is combined with a chief, the gyronny’s center shifts downwards.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 16 (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures. If curves face in the other direction, blazoned “gyronny arrondi widdershins.”

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 16 (Widdershins) (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 6 (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures. If curves face in the other direction, blazoned “gyronny arrondi widdershins.”

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny Arrondi of 6 (Widdershins) (1)

Multi-part field division. Must use two contrasting tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Gyronny of 3 Arrondi (1)

Threefold field division. One tincture must have good contrast with its neighbors. Similar to “per pall arrondi,” sometimes blazoned “tierced in gyrons arrondi,” or in German “Schneckendreipass” (snail-three-parted).

Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605. Artist: Johann Siebmacher.

Gyronny of 3 Arrondi (2)

Threefold field division. One tincture must have good contrast with its neighbors. Similar to “per pall arrondi,” sometimes blazoned “tierced in gyrons arrondi,” or in German “Schneckendreipass” (snail-three-parted).

Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605. Artist: Johann Siebmacher.

Per Chevron Enarched (1)

May use any two tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Chevron Ployé (1)

May use any two tinctures. Must issue from sides of device. Must be centered on the fess line. Angle may be narrower or wider than 90°.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Fess Enarched (1)

Equal field division. May use any two tinctures. Enarched is treated as a division per fess with a complex line, although for conflict checking it is considered equivalent to a plain division per fess.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Pall Arrondi (1)

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Pall Inverted Arrondi (1)

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Saltire Arrondi (1)

May use any two tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Per Saltire Arrondi (2)

May use any two tinctures.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber.

Pile Ployé (1)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Pile Ployé (2)

Central ordinary.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Quarterly Arrondi (1)

May use any two tinctures.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Vêtu Ployé (1)

Similar to a lozenge ployé throughout, but is treated as a field division rather than a charge.

Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.