Noun
The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry. Hosea Ballou
A form peculiar to German heraldry is alternate vair, in which each vair bell is divided in half vertically, with half argent and half azure. Source: Internet
Flags and banners main Flags are used to identify ships (where they are called ensigns ), embassies and such, and they use the same colors and designs found in heraldry, but they are not usually considered to be heraldic. Source: Internet
Henry VIII's reign marks the beginning of the English crown's official regulation of English heraldry through the College of Arms, - which did not exist before 1483. Source: Internet
Among these are cendrée, or ash-colour; brunâtre, or brown; bleu-céleste or bleu de ciel, sky blue; amaranth or columbine, a bright violet-red or pink colour; and carnation, commonly used to represent flesh in French heraldry. Source: Internet
At one time vair commonly came in three sizes, and this distinction is sometimes encountered in continental heraldry; if the field contains fewer than four rows, the fur is termed gros vair or beffroi; if of six or more, it is menu-vair, or miniver. Source: Internet