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The ABCs of Heraldry

Shannon Combs-Bennett
Jul 11, 2016
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Introduction
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Parts of a Display
6m 34s
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Shield Shapes
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Dividing the Shield
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Colors and Tinctures
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Charges and Ordinaries
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Flora
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Fauna
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Beasts
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Objects and Symbols
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Shield Zones
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Blazon
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Heraldry Examples
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Resources Online
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Resources in Print
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About this webinar

Heraldry is a beautiful yet confusing art. What do all the colors, beasts, designs, and do-dads mean? In this lecture you will learn the parts of a heraldic display, history, what a blazon is, and everything else you will need to know to understand those pictures.

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Shannon Combs-Bennett
Shannon Combs-Bennett resides in Northern Virginia. From there she writes and presents on a variety of topics across the US and internationally from genetic genealogy to methodology techniques. Shannon is a Qualified Genealogist (QG) through the R
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