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531: 2058: 2090: 277: 284: 270: 2424: 235: 256: 249: 242: 20: 263: 228: 565:, that is, containing alternating horizontal wavy bands of blue and silver (or white). Because the fountain consists equally of parts in a light and a dark tincture, its use is not limited by the 94:, based on the Old French tradition. This is still observed in English-language heraldry, which adopted terms from Old French for specific round items. Thus, while a gold roundel may be 437:(for instance, a blue roundel is a "tourteau d'azur"). However, an alternate naming system is occasionally used, with similar terms as English heraldry ( 1114: 1456: 1420: 485:). Archaic names for roundels based on the French tradition are sometimes found in other languages, such as Spanish (see 886: 759: 739: 630:. The precise number and placement of the roundels in such cases were usually left to the discretion of the artist. 580:(Northern English for "well"). One of the most well-known and ancient uses of the fountain is in the arms of the 1172: 2433: 1694: 1689: 1559: 2458: 496: 2253: 1749: 1276: 705: 2416: 2378: 1770: 1709: 1649: 1036: 981: 946: 751: 673: 2271: 2220: 2081: 2076: 2071: 2066: 1152: 1129: 1085: 1024: 879: 602: 2048: 433:(being specified as a "besant d'or" or a "besant d'argent"), and a roundel of any colour is a 71: 1157: 1107: 1102: 1080: 964: 2276: 1063: 1029: 921: 743: 8: 2134: 1932: 1914: 1704: 1287: 1239: 1214: 916: 699: 557: 328: 182: 107: 91: 667: 2328: 2301: 1629: 1574: 1524: 1435: 1425: 1337: 1272: 1247: 1219: 1119: 906: 639: 75: 24: 2245: 2176: 2167: 2061: 1790: 1395: 1267: 1206: 1184: 1162: 1046: 998: 872: 755: 67: 47: 2057: 2013: 2001: 1922: 1724: 1529: 1476: 1471: 1405: 1390: 1332: 1297: 1147: 1142: 1075: 1041: 969: 566: 354: 162: 157: 117: 719: 2428: 2340: 2025: 1870: 1855: 1850: 1785: 1466: 1430: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1257: 1229: 1003: 926: 724: 530: 294: 167: 2089: 1544: 2352: 2318: 2311: 1865: 1830: 1622: 1549: 1534: 1514: 1252: 1097: 1092: 986: 974: 823: 811: 799: 775: 585: 581: 2452: 2400: 2335: 2306: 1966: 1890: 1822: 911: 425: 142: 28: 1775: 596:
In their earliest uses, roundels were often strewn or sown as seeds (Latin:
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In some languages, the heraldic roundel has a unique name specific to its
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as are the other roundels. The traditional fountain in heraldry was a
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The terms and their origin can be seen in the following table:
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In modern French-language blazonry, a roundel of any metal (
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Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry
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In German blazonry, the general word for a roundel is
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Three fountains appear on the arms of 555:One special example of a named roundel is the 880: 486: 357: 824:https://finto.fi/hero/en/page/p2380?clang=fr 812:https://finto.fi/hero/en/page/p2379?clang=fr 800:https://finto.fi/hero/en/page/p1726?clang=fr 776:https://finto.fi/hero/en/page/p3717?clang=fr 517: 511: 505: 399: 346: 334: 315: 306: 297: 780: 887: 873: 768: 697: 661: 659: 657: 655: 78:, which some heralds would refer to as a 529: 18: 665: 2451: 852:Scottish National Dictionary of 1700: 798:HERO entry for "besant d'argent (fr)" 652: 868: 834: 822:HERO entry for "tourteau de gueules" 576:Another name for the fountain is the 563:a roundel barry wavy argent and azure 85: 58:are among the oldest charges used in 788:https://finto.fi/hero/en/page/p3718 698:Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). 525: 16:Heraldry term for a circular charge 13: 102:, it is more often described as a 14: 2470: 810:HERO entry for "tourteau d'azur" 2422: 2088: 2056: 378:("green roundel") is known as a 282: 275: 268: 261: 254: 247: 240: 233: 226: 843: 828: 786:HERO entry for "tourteau (fr)" 732: 725:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary 712: 691: 74:. Roundels are similar to the 70:with an item or be any of the 1: 645: 2179:(metal in the United States) 894: 748:The Oxford Guide to Heraldry 701:A Complete Guide to Heraldry 386:– as in the Heathcote arms: 7: 633: 550: 10: 2475: 835:Fearn, Jacqueline (1980). 2409: 2361: 2289: 2262: 2186: 2155: 2109: 2047: 1976: 1941: 1913: 1821: 1758: 1573: 1507: 1444: 1383: 1238: 1205: 1128: 1012: 957: 902: 686:Plural are termed pomeis. 666:Boutell, Charles (1890). 290: 222: 188: 138: 133: 130: 128: 774:HERO entry for "besant" 538:with three rows each of 516:, and a roundel of gold 412:is occasionally seen. A 2417:List of oldest heraldry 752:Oxford University Press 591: 98:by its tincture, e.g., 547: 518: 512: 506: 495: 493:) and Portuguese (see 487: 416:may also be called an 400: 358: 347: 335: 316: 307: 298: 39: 744:Robinson, John Martin 672:. F. Warne. pp.  614:) could be blazoned 533: 72:furs used in heraldry 22: 839:. 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Courtenay
Earl of Devon
charge
heraldry
Roundels
coats of arms
charged
furs used in heraldry
annulet
tincture
blazoned
Old French
besant
Byzantine Empire
Or
Argent
Gules
Azure
Sable
Vert
Purpure
Tenné
Sanguine
Bezant
A circle of gold
A circle of silver
A circle of red
A circle of blue
A circle of black

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