tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942124997162626607.post4247043507888618803..comments2024-03-03T00:35:19.641-06:00Comments on Heraldry: Armes Parlantes: An Opinion and Some ExamplesDavid B. Appletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094862082373555586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942124997162626607.post-26741157274278900252016-07-20T09:40:51.973-05:002016-07-20T09:40:51.973-05:00You make a very good point, Leonardo. Indeed, I...You make a very good point, Leonardo. Indeed, I've been running across a few examples in some work I'm doing in arms borne by Americans, where "hares" are often blazoned as "coneys" or "leverets" in order to create a cant. While I appreciate the attempt, I'm not sure that heraldry really needs three different names for the same animal.<br />David B. Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094862082373555586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942124997162626607.post-57083153383290941912016-07-17T23:33:23.197-05:002016-07-17T23:33:23.197-05:00Canting arms were surely responsible for the intro...Canting arms were surely responsible for the introduction of many charges, including plants and everyday objects more commonly found on continental burgher arms. But those novelties arent a bad thing themselves, except if they can't survive by own merits -- e.g. how many felines species heralds can introduce without mislabelling all them?Leonardo Piccionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280840758558786698noreply@blogger.com