Field rebattu

In rebattement Heraldic, one names the repetition of simple partitions or of simple parts . This mechanism is at the origin of the geometrical reasons " with rayures" and some honourable parts. The reasons with stripes (of all sizes and in any direction) form a a little particular case.

The reasons with stripe divide the surface which they recover in a certain number of parts. These parts are alternatively of color and metal when the composition is with two enamels. One can meet (very seldom) reasons with three enamels. The enamels which compose the reason are stated in the order, while starting with that of the dextral angle of the chief (or in the case of bandaged the, sinistral one of the chief), and the parts are numbered in this same order if they should be indicated individually.

In the weapons, these reasons with stripes meet especially at once, but can also be used on parts or pieces of furniture.

Parts and partitions

The striped reasons are named at the same time according to the direction of the feature of partition, and cuts it parts:

  • Vertical, parts in the direction of the stake: to see blade or streaked.
  • Horizontal, crossed in the direction of the fasce: to see fascé or burelé.
  • Sliced in the direction of the band: to see bandaged or coticé.
  • Cut in the direction of the bar: to see barred or coticé bars some (against-coticé).
  • In the shape of rafters: raftered.
When they are used as funds of the parts and partitions of the ecu, the reasons with large parts (blade, fascé, bandaged or barred, or raftered) are normally of six parts (nine for the reasons with three enamels), and one blasonne the number of parts if not: “senior of gold and sand, which is of Hainaut”. The reasons with small parts are normally represented with ten parts (twelve for the reasons with three enamels), but the exact number of parts become indifferent (what mark name change) and can vary according to the effective size of surface to be covered. When these reasons are used like melts for a piece of furniture, the number of parts cannot be deducted easily. One is then satisfied to distinguish between the big size (six parts) and the small one (at least ten).

In the partitions rebattues, in a strict sense, the number of parts must be balanced so that each enamel is repeated the same number of times, typically three times (what is not blasonné). In the contrary case, it is preferable of blasonner by the honourable parts of the same direction: to compare the blazon of Faucigny with that of the county of Foix. The first case (blade of gold and mouths) is analyzed like a composed bottom, but the second (of gold with three stakes of mouths) analyzes himself normally as a plain bottom which receives three honourable parts.

Principle of rebattement

Here the mechanism of the rebattements , obtained starting from a party of gold and mouths (fig. 1):
a first rebattement will give something which could blasonner:
  • started from two features, gold, mouths and gold (fig. 2)
but this configuration is rather that of a part: the stake . From where blasonnement (where the concept of repetition is hidden):
  • of gold to the stake of mouths

With the increase in the repetitions will successively appear partitions and parts . Beyond three, if the number of zones is even, it is about a partition rebattue , if he is odd he acts of a part rebattue :

  • Blade of four parts (fig. 3)
  • Two stakes (fig. 4)
  • Blade of six parts (or better: blade very short: six is the default value) (fig. 5)
  • Three stakes (fig. 6)
  • Palé of eight parts (fig. 7)
  • Four stakes (fig. 8)
  • Palé of ten parts (or better: small cane of ten parts ) (fig. 9)
  • Five stakes ( five small canes ) (fig. 10)
  • Blade of twelve parts ( small cane of twelve parts ) (fig. 11)
  • Six stakes ( six small canes ) (fig. 12)
  • ….

For the small cane , the default value is ten for certain, twelve for others. To give the number of parts not being a fault, it is best to do when the precision appears useful. However, this number of parts cannot suffir to distinguish two blazons, and is nonsignificant on figures.

The same principle applies starting from the cut (Fasce, Fascé) , of the distinct (Band, Bandé) , of the cut (Bar, Barré) and with some combinations of the latter ( Chevron, Chevronné for example). In practice, few starting elements are likely to be rebattus , but the number of rebattements obtained is very large.

; Remarks This concept is very variously defined according to the authors. The only elements of definition (almost) common to all are:

  • It acts of the repetition of a form which only relates to the whole field
  • Two colors are concerned (except for Crayencourt which considers rebattements of tiercé - thus three colors, but it does not give of them examples))
  • the Règle of contrariety of the colors for the parts rebattues is respected, but much authors want to extend it to the partitions rebattues , while at the same time they do not do it for others partitions .
The antiquated or primitive character of this concept appears well in this hesitation between part and partition , (use of the word part to number the partitions , desire for extending the rule of the colors) and especially on many confusions found in the armoriaux old ones.

One can perhaps find there, the origin of the honourable parts , first rebattement of the “warlike blows”. (but nothing confirms this!). In fact this term is less and less used, and does not make party of the Blasonnement (it is not quoted in the reading of the armorial bearings).

Partitions rebattues

The binary repetitions of reasons (alternating two colors) are named Champ rebattu

When a direction of partition is repeated, blasonnement varies according to whether it is about an alternate field or rebatement of a honourable part.

  • When there is an even number of separation (both edges are then of the same enamel), one blasonne the corresponding number of honourable parts (stake, fascue, band or bar) up to three (or exceptionally four). Beyond four, the parts name small canes, burèles, and cotices (out of bar or band), and are generally six.
  • When there is an odd number (and the edges are of enamel opposite), it acts of an alternate field. One blasonne the type of partition (blade, fascé, barred, bandaged) and the number of parts (which is thus always even when there are two enamels): “fascé of six parts, gold and sinople”.

When the field falls under a figure complexes (lion,…), one must always consider that it is about an alternated field, independently of the number of separations.

Vocabulary of the fields rebattus

Against

In prefix with a name of stripe, indicates that the field is divided into two parts by a line, the stripes being one in the other.

When one does not specify the direction of the partition (against-blade), this partition is with right angle of the stripes (crossed for the against-blade): Against-blade of mouths and money .

In the contrary case, one mentions initially the partition, then the against-stripe: Party smuggling of money and mouths , which is of Neustadt-Arnshaugk.

Thesenior one left, raftered one in the other.

Bandaged

Says itself of a part divided into an even number of equal parts of enamels alternated in the direction of the band. Bandaged is normally divided into six parts (that one blasonne not), sometimes into four or eight. Beyond that, one says coticé. One starts by stating enamel more in top with sinistral.

Bandaged of gold and azure, bordered of mouths , which is of Burgundy (old).

Barred

While speaking about the ecu, divided into an even number of equal parts of alternated enamels, in the direction of the bar. Barred is normally divided into six parts (that one blasonne not), sometimes into four or eight. Beyond that, one says against-coticé or coticé out of bar.

Barred of gold and azure to a head of man of complexion stitching on the whole, with the chief charged with an issuant eagle with two sand heads, which are of Padovani.

Barred of gold and mouths of seven parts (Of gold with three bars of mouths would be righter)

Burelé

Divided horizontally, in the direction of the fascé, of ten parts or more.

Burelé of money and azure, with the lion with the tail fourchue of mouths armed, lampassé and crowned of gold , which is of Luxembourg

With less parts, one speaks about fascé. Although… Cf Lusignan.

The number of parts is less important when it is a piece of furniture which is burelé: Of azure to the burelé lion of money and mouths , which is of Thuringe.

Raftered

Reason formed by the superposition of rafters of number. The shape of the rafter makes that it is not easy to fix the number of figures. By analogy with the other figures of stripes, the senior one is represented with six or eight alternations.

Sand and gold Senior (County of Hainaut)

Coticé

Type of stripe. Division in the direction of the band, similar to the bandaged, but formed by more than eight parts.

quartered, into 1 of gold to the two léopardés lions of mouths, into 2 chequered of mouths and gold of six cars, into 3 coticé of gold and mouths of ten parts, and into 4 of gold to the three lion cubs of azure armed and lampassés of mouths (blazon of the Corrèze, coticé of gold and mouths being of Turenne.

Against-coticé

In the direction of the bar, one speaks about against-coticé.

Fascé

Type of stripe. Says itself into heraldic of one ecu or a district divided into an even number of equal parts of alternated enamels, in the direction of the fasce (if there is an odd number of parts on one ecu, they draw from one to three fasces on a field).

Fascé of gold and hermine , which is of Trencavel.

More generally says itself of a part divided into equal parts of enamels alternated in the direction of the fasce, in less than ten parts (one says burelé if not). Fascé of mouths and money of eight parts , which is of Hungary.

Blade

Type of stripe. Says itself of one ecu or a district divided vertically into an even number of equal parts of alternate enamels. Beyond eight parts, it is known as small cane.

Blade of money and azure, with the lion of mouths, crowned and lampassé of gold, stitching on the whole , which is of Valromey.

Small cane

Type of stripe. Division in the direction of the band, similar to the blade, but formed by more than eight parts (small canes).

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