French heralds used the term armes parlantes (English: "talking arms"), as they would sound out the name of the armiger. Many armorial allusions require research for elucidation because of changes in language and dialect that have occurred over the past millennium.
Canting arms – some in the form of rebuses – are quite common in German civic heraldry. They have also been increasingly used in the 20th century among the British royal family.[citation needed] When the visual representation is expressed through a rebus, this is sometimes called a rebus coat of arms.[citation needed] An in-joke among the Society for Creative Anachronism heralds is the pun, "Heralds don't pun; they cant."[2]
A famous example of canting arms are those of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's paternal family, the Bowes-Lyon family. The arms (pictured below) contain the bows and blue lions that make up the arms of the Bowes and Lyon families.
Elmbridge, Surrey (1974): elm tree on bridge. (The toponym is related to bridges but not to elms; the prefix refers to Emel, a former name for the river Mole.[4])
The coat of arms of the village of Hensbroek in North Holland interprets the toponym as "hen-breeches" (the toponym is unrelated to either "hen" or "breeches", deriving from the personal name Hein and the Dutch cognate of "brook", i.e. "Henry's brook".)
The arms of Dornbirn feature pears, Birn in German
The arms of Kotka feature an eagle (kotka in Finnish)
An example of canting arms outside Europe: the Malaysian city of Kuching features a cat on its municipal coat of arms, kuc(h)ing being the Malay word for cat
The arms of the Diocese of Buffalo: The arms feature an American bison, colloquially called a buffalo, carrying a banner of the Cross of St. George (analogous to the heraldic Lamb of God), referencing the name of city in which the see is based, Buffalo, New York.
The arms of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles: The arms feature three pairs of wings, denoting three angels, and referencing the namesake of the see, Los Angeles, California, which translates to "the angels."
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For the tool used for making batik see Canting This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Canting arms news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer s name or less often some attribute or function in a visual pun or rebus A common simple example of canting arms the castle representing the Kingdom of Castile and the lion representing the Kingdom of Leon 1 The coat of arms of Georgia displays Saint George French heralds used the term armes parlantes English talking arms as they would sound out the name of the armiger Many armorial allusions require research for elucidation because of changes in language and dialect that have occurred over the past millennium Canting arms some in the form of rebuses are quite common in German civic heraldry They have also been increasingly used in the 20th century among the British royal family citation needed When the visual representation is expressed through a rebus this is sometimes called a rebus coat of arms citation needed An in joke among the Society for Creative Anachronism heralds is the pun Heralds don t pun they cant 2 Contents 1 Examples of canting arms 1 1 Personal coats of arms 1 2 Municipal coats of arms 1 3 Ecclesiastical coats of arms 2 See also 3 Notes 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksExamples of canting arms editPersonal coats of arms edit A famous example of canting arms are those of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother s paternal family the Bowes Lyon family The arms pictured below contain the bows and blue lions that make up the arms of the Bowes and Lyon families nbsp Bowes Lyon family bows and lions nbsp Princess Beatrice of York Beatrice bee thrice three bees nbsp Rosetti family three roses nbsp Quintin Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone three hog s heads nbsp Cockburn three red cocks nbsp Crowninshield family crown on the shield nbsp De Barry family three bars gemelles nbsp Coat of arms of the head of the Portuguese Costa family costa means rib in Latin and Portuguese nbsp President Eisenhower a blacksmith s anvil as Eisenhauer is German for iron hewer nbsp Flag of Maryland originally the arms of George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore whose mother s maiden name was Crossland the latter s arms shows a cross 3 nbsp Theodore Roosevelt roses fields nbsp Maus family a mouse in the first and fourth quarters nbsp Anthony Rota rota means wheel in Latin nbsp Edwin Forrest Three trees and a tree crest forest Municipal coats of arms edit Municipal coats of arms which interpret the town s name in rebus form are also called canting Here are a few examples nbsp The arms of Berwickshire Scotland Bear and Wych Elm nbsp Elmbridge Surrey 1974 elm tree on bridge The toponym is related to bridges but not to elms the prefix refers to Emel a former name for the river Mole 4 nbsp Chateaurenard Chateau castle Renard fox nbsp Eberbach 1976 Eber boar Bach brook wavy blue fess nbsp The coat of arms of the village of Hensbroek in North Holland interprets the toponym as hen breeches the toponym is unrelated to either hen or breeches deriving from the personal name Hein and the Dutch cognate of brook i e Henry s brook nbsp Freixo de Espada a Cinta 1926 Freixo ash tree de Espada with sword a Cinta at the waist in Portuguese nbsp Falkenberg 1948 Falken falcon Berg hill in Swedish nbsp Seinajoki 1951 seina wall joki river in Finnish nbsp Arms of Kontiolahti featuring a bear kontio in Finnish carrying a log driving pike pole referring to the importance of forestry in the region s economy 5 nbsp Berlin 1954 Bar bear nbsp City and canton of Bern Bar Bear nbsp Manacor man a cor hand with heart in Catalan 6 nbsp Torrevieja 1829 Torre tower vieja old nbsp Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi crooked Rih horn in Ukrainian nbsp Rueda 1986 rueda wheel in Spanish nbsp Lodz Lodz boat nbsp Wolfsburg Wolf s Castle nbsp Arms of Magenta France feature a bend sinister in magenta an extremely rare tincture in heraldry nbsp Ornskoldsvik 1894 Orn Eagle Skold Shield and Vik Bay nbsp Fussen Fusse feet nbsp Schaffhausen Schaf sheep Haus house nbsp Steinhaus Stein stone Haus house nbsp Schattendorf Schatten shadow Dorf village nbsp Hadersdorf Kammern Hader quarrel Dorf village nbsp The arms of Dornbirn feature pears Birn in German nbsp The arms of Kotka feature an eagle kotka in Finnish nbsp An example of canting arms outside Europe the Malaysian city of Kuching features a cat on its municipal coat of arms kuc h ing being the Malay word for catEcclesiastical coats of arms edit nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Lansing The lances crossed per saltire are a play on the name of the see the city of Lansing Michigan 7 nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Rockville Centre The mounds in the circle at the center of the arms are a play on the name of city in which the diocese is based Rockville Centre New York 8 nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Baton Rouge The shield features a red baton referencing the city name Baton Rouge Louisiana and its literal French meaning nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Buffalo The arms feature an American bison colloquially called a buffalo carrying a banner of the Cross of St George analogous to the heraldic Lamb of God referencing the name of city in which the see is based Buffalo New York nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Brownsville The tincture of the field tenne is depicted as brown referencing the seat of the diocese Brownsville Texas nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Phoenix The arms feature a phoenix the namesake of the diocesan seat Phoenix Arizona nbsp The arms of the Diocese of Fort Worth The arms feature a castle referencing the fort for which the city Fort Worth Texas was named nbsp The arms of the Archdiocese of Anchorage The anchor references the namesake of the see Anchorage Alaska nbsp The arms of the Archdiocese of Hartford The arms feature a hart a male deer in the midst of flowing water i e fording a body of water referencing the name of the see Hartford Connecticut nbsp The arms of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles The arms feature three pairs of wings denoting three angels and referencing the namesake of the see Los Angeles California which translates to the angels See also editJapanese rebus monogramNotes edit Tinctures www heraldica org Neznanich Modar Heraldry for Those Who Cant PDF Retrieved 2 July 2012 Cites 72 historical examples of canting arms as well as SCA usage Englefield Eric 1979 Flags Ward Lock p 104 Room Adrian 1988 Dictionary Of Place Names In The British Isles Bloomsbury p 128 ISBN 9780747501701 Suomen kunnallisvaakunat in Finnish Suomen Kunnallisliitto 1982 p 139 ISBN 951 773 085 3 Schneider Klaus Michael Municipality of Manacor Flags of the World CRW Flags Retrieved 16 October 2013 Bishop Boyea arms Diocese of Lansing Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing Retrieved 9 May 2017 Bishop Barres arms Diocese of Rockville Centre Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre Archived from the original on 27 July 2018 Retrieved 26 July 2018 Sources editWinifred Hall Canting and Allusive Arms of England and Wales 1966 ISBN 9780900023019References edit Meaning of Arms Heraldica org 2001 06 20 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canting arms Canting arms Britannica Canting arms 100 armes parlantes YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canting arms amp oldid 1216585805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
