[ANSTHRLD] Crosses- double cross
Tim McDaniel
tmcd at panix.com
Tue May 22 22:40:28 PDT 2012
On Tue, 22 May 2012, Vyolante Oporto <vyolante at gmail.com> wrote:
> What crosses would conflict with a double crosses?
What do you mean by "double cross"? Do you mean a cross with plain
arms, with one long vertical post and two equal-length crossbars
intersecting dividing the vertical in thirds? The Pic Dic says
The "cross patriarchal" [201] dates from c. 1270, in the arms of
the Kings of Hungary. In the earliest blazons, it was also called
a "doubled cross" (Doppelkreuz) or "cross of two laths
(transverses)"; and the crosspieces were often drawn of equal
length [202], very similar to the cross of Lorraine. All three
forms are considered artistic variants, with no ehraldic
difference granted.
A patriarchal cross is a cross, often a Latin cross, with a shorter
crossbar above the mainyard, as shown at
http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/images/m173a.gif (found via
http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/Jpglossc.htm#Cross). A cross
of Lorraine often shoves the crossbars down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Lorraine has various
depictions.
Danielis Lincolinum
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
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