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Themes and identification of unknown arms

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This page is the starting point to look for a coat of arms with a particular charge or shield division or to identify unknown arms. As not all arms on the site are categorised, I can not guarantee that an image can be found. If you can not find the image, you can also send a mail to see if I can help.

Simple shield without charges

This group includes any arms that are just divided and do not have some items (figures, plants, etc):

File:Perpale.gif Just divided equally (horizontally, vertically etc) Category:Division_of_the_shield	Divided by a horizontal, vertical or diagonal bar Category:Division lines and pales	The arms only show a cross Category:Crosses	File:Escutcheon.gif The arms simply show a small square, diamond, circle or similar geometrical figure Category:Ordinaries
File:Chief.gif The arms show only the top or bottom in a different colour, or show a border Category:Ordinaries	The arms show only a single colour or 'fur' Category:Colours and furs

Charges

A charge is any non geometrical, natural or imaginary figure placed anywhere on the shield.

Heraldic or phantasy creatures

The arms show a heraldic animal or creature (or a part thereof)

Heraldic lions Category:Lions	Heraldic eagles Category:Eagles	File:Griffin.gif Griffins Category:Griffins	File:Dragon Segreant.gif Dragons of any type Category:Dragons	File:Unicorn.gif Unicorns Category:Unicorns	File:Herdolphin.gif Heraldic dolphins Category:Heraldic dolphins
File:Mermaid.gif Mermaids and similar creatures Category:Mermaids

Natural animals

The arms shows a natural animal or parts thereof

Common animals

File:Bear passant.gif Bears Category:Bears	Boars and pigs Category:Boars	Cattle Category:Cattle	Deer, antlers and similar Category:Deer	Dogs of any breed Category:Dogs
Horses of any breed Category:Horses	Wolves Category:Wolves

Other mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

Amphibians

Insects

Extinct animals and fossils

Humans

The arms shows humans of parts of humans

=Human figures

Saints

Plants

The arms shows a natural plant or parts thereof

Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.

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Pages in category "Themes"

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 This page is the starting point to look for a coat of arms with a particular charge or shield division or to identify unknown arms. As not all arms on the site are categorised, I can not guarantee that an image can be found. If you can not find the image, you can also send a mail to see if I can help.
- Be aware: there are NO personal arms listed here !
-Steps for identification:
+==Simple shield without charges==
-- Do not initially consider supporters, crests, mottoes and similar, as these are not always listed
+This group includes any arms that are just divided and do not have some items (figures, plants, etc):
-- Do not consider the colours at this moment
-'''The arms are just divided and do not have some items (figures, plants, etc) ?'''
+{| width="100%"|
-* [[File:perpale.gif]] Just divided equally (horizontally, vertically etc), start searching in the category [[:Category:Division_of_the_shield|Division of the shield]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:perpale.gif]] <br/>Just divided equally (horizontally, vertically etc) <br> [[:Category:Division_of_the_shield]]
-* [[File:fess.gif]] Divided by a horizontal, vertical or diagonal bar : see the category [[:Category:Division_lines_and_pales|Division lines and pales]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:fess.gif]] <br/>Divided by a horizontal, vertical or diagonal bar <br> [[:Category:Division lines and pales]]
-* [[File:cross_formy_2.gif]] The arms only show a cross : see the category [[:Category:Crosses|Crosses]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:cross_formy_2.gif]] <br/>The arms only show a cross <br> [[:Category:Crosses]]
-* [[File:escutcheon.gif]] The arms simply show a small square, diamond, circle or similar geometrical figure : see the category [[:Category:Ordinaries|Ordinaries]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:escutcheon.gif]] <br/>The arms simply show a small square, diamond, circle or similar geometrical figure <br> [[:Category:Ordinaries]]
-* [[File:chief.gif]] The arms show only the top or bottom in a different colour, or show a border : see the category [[:Category:Ordinaries|Ordinaries]]
+|-|
-* [[File:ermines.gif]] The arms show only a single colour or 'fur' : see the category [[:Category:Colours and furs|Colours and furs]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:chief.gif]] <br/>The arms show only the top or bottom in a different colour, or show a border <br> [[:Category:Ordinaries]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:ermines.gif]] <br/>The arms show only a single colour or 'fur' <br> [[:Category:Colours and furs]]
+|}
-'''The arms show some item (charge), such as a flower, plant, animal building etc. Only consider the main (=largest) charge, or consider the carge in the upper right (=upper left for the viewer) part of the arms when all fields and charges are equal'''
+==Charges==
-* '''The arms show a heraldic animal or creature (or a part thereof)''':
-** [[File:rampant queue nowed.gif]] The main charge is a lion : see the category [[:Category:Lions|Lions]]
+A charge is any non geometrical, natural or imaginary figure placed anywhere on the shield.
-** [[File:eagle displayed langued and amed.gif]] The main charge is an eagle: see the category [[:Category:Eagles|Eagles]]
-** [[File:Dragon Segreant.gif]] The main charge is a mytholocial creature (unicorn, dragon, mermaid): see the category [[:Category:Mythological creatures|Mythological creatures]]
+===Heraldic or phantasy creatures===
-** The main charge is another heraldic creature (dolphin, panther etc) : see the category [[:Category:Heraldic animals|Heraldic animals]]
+The arms show a heraldic animal or creature (or a part thereof)
-* '''The arms show a natural animal (or a part thereof)''':
-** [[File:Bear passant.gif]] The main charge is a bear: see the category [[:Category:Bears|Bears]]
+{| width="100%"|
-** [[File:Boar passant.gif]] The main charge is a boar or pig: see the category [[:Category:Boars|Boars]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:rampant queue nowed.gif]] <br/>Heraldic lions <br> [[:Category:Lions]]
-** [[File:Bull passant.gif]] The main charge is a bull, cow or other type of cattle: see the category [[:Category:Cattle|Cattle]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:eagle displayed langued and amed.gif]] <br/>Heraldic eagles<br> [[:Category:Eagles]]
-** [[File:Stag salient.gif]] The main charge is a deer or similar animal: see the category [[:Category:Deer|Deer]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:griffin.gif]] <br/>Griffins<br> [[:Category:Griffins]]
-** [[File:Talbot statant.gif]] The main charge is a dog: see the category [[:Category:Dogs|Dogs]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Dragon Segreant.gif]] <br/>Dragons of any type<br> [[:Category:Dragons]]
-** [[File:Horse rampant.gif]] The main charge is a horse: see the category [[:Category:Horses|Horses]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:unicorn.gif]] <br/>Unicorns<br> [[:Category:Unicorns]]
-** [[File:Wolf statant.gif]] The main charge is a wolf: see the category [[:Category:Wolves|Wolves]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:herdolphin.gif]] <br/>Heraldic dolphins<br> [[:Category:Heraldic dolphins]]
-** The main charge is another mammal
+|-
-** The main charge is another fish
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:mermaid.gif]] <br/>Mermaids and similar creatures<br> [[:Category:Mermaids]]
-** The main charge is another bird
+|}
-** The main charge is another insect
-** The main charge is another reptile
-** The main charge is another amphibian
+===Natural animals===
-** The main charge is an extinct animal (mammoth, fossils etc)
+The arms shows a natural animal or parts thereof
+====Common animals====
+{| width="100%"|
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Bear passant.gif]] <br/>Bears<br> [[:Category:Bears]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Boar passant.gif]] <br/>Boars and pigs<br> [[:Category:Boars]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Bull passant.gif]] <br/>Cattle<br> [[:Category:Cattle]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Stag salient.gif]] <br/>Deer, antlers and similar<br> [[:Category:Deer]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Talbot statant.gif]] <br/>Dogs of any breed<br> [[:Category:Dogs]]
+|-
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Horse passant.gif]] <br/>Horses of any breed<br> [[:Category:Horses]]
+| width="16%" align="left" valign="top"|[[File:Wolf statant.gif]] <br/>Wolves<br> [[:Category:Wolves]]
+|}
+====Other mammals====
+====Birds====
+====Fish====
+====Reptiles====
+====Amphibians====
+====Insects====
+====Extinct animals and fossils====
+===Humans===
+The arms shows humans of parts of humans
+===Human figures==
+===Saints===
+===Plants===
+The arms shows a natural plant or parts thereof

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