Most Exotic Heraldry

Greg

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Jan 3, 2010, 4:20:10 PM1/3/10

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Which of the granting countries do you think represents the most
exotic heraldry? By that I mean: most quarterings for instance, most
liberal image allowances, things considered not the norm: other color
and tincture rules . . .

If you can link examples that would be a plus.

Turenne

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Jan 4, 2010, 6:58:17 AM1/4/10

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Despite the fact that UK heraldry is relatively well regulated in
comparison with the rest of the world, we do provide an instance of
one of the worst grants ever!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/262552/heraldry

http://www.nelson-society.com/images/nelsons_coat_of_arms-3.gif

Richard

Turenne

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Jan 4, 2010, 9:31:02 AM1/4/10

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Sorry; you have to click on the black and white achievement on the
left hand side.

Nathaniel Taylor

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Jan 4, 2010, 12:17:36 PM1/4/10

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In article
<216fbf6f-de03-4cdf...@c34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
Turenne <rick.l...@virgin.net> wrote:

> Sorry; you have to click on the black and white achievement on the
> left hand side.
> >
> > http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/262552/heraldry

Ah. Now click on the colored arms two up from Geoffrey of Anjou's tomb
in the same set of pix along the left: the third quarter (Cameron of
Fassifern) is particularly atrocious. But now we've simply moved from
'exotic' to 'bad'.

Nat Taylor
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http://www.nltaylor.net/sketchbook/

Peter Constantine

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Jan 4, 2010, 1:49:25 PM1/4/10

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Richard wrote:

> Sorry; you have to click on the black and white achievement on the
> left hand side.

It looks like an old sailor's collection of bad tattoos... quite
appropriate.

x

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic-art/262552/1863/Armorial-achie
vement-of-Admiral-Horatio-Nelson-hero-of-the-Battle#

Turenne

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Jan 4, 2010, 3:27:06 PM1/4/10

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Peter Constantine wrote:
>
> It looks like an old sailor's collection of bad tattoos... quite
> appropriate.
>

Good point: Nelson was someone who liked to have his own way ; I
shouldn't think Garter had a chance once Nelson told him what he
wanted. Note the ducal coronet which I assume represents Bronte.

Nat Taylor wrote:

.Ah. Now click on the colored arms two up from Geoffrey of Anjou's

tomb
>in the same set of pix along the left: the third quarter (Cameron of
>Fassifern) is particularly atrocious. But now we've simply moved from
>'exotic' to 'bad'.

Oh God! Awful!

Richard

David Cameron Staples

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Jan 4, 2010, 5:56:48 PM1/4/10

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in Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:20:10 -0800, Greg in hic loco scripsit:

I thought the answer to that was simple:

Hungary.

<http://www.heraldica.org/topics/national/hungary.htm>

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