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Heraldic tincture
In
heraldry
,
purpure
(
) is a
tincture
, equivalent to the colour
purple
, and is one of the five main or most usually used
colours
(as opposed to
metals
). It may be portrayed in
engravings
by a series of parallel lines at a 45-degree angle running from upper right to lower left from the point of view of an observer, or else indicated by the abbreviation
purp
.
Purpure has existed since the earliest periods, for example in the purpure lion of the arms of
Leon
; at that time, it was painted in a greyer shade. However, it has never been as common as the other colours, and this has led to some controversy as to whether it should be counted among the common colours. In French heraldry, the colour is usually excluded from the common colours as well as considered "ambiguous" (could be either
colour
or
metal
), and Finnish heraldry restricts its use to certain additaments.
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There is at least one instance of it being blazoned as "Imperial Purple".
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One of the most expensive colours to acquire in ancient times,
Tyrian purple
was used in the war banner of Byzantine Emperor
Komnenos
: Purpur (porphyr red) a double-headed eagle displayed Or.
Poetic meanings
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The different tinctures are traditionally associated with particular heavenly bodies, precious stones, virtues, and flowers, although these associations have been mostly disregarded by serious heraldists.
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Purpure is associated with:
Gallery
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Arms of the Kingdom of Leon, displayed in the
Tumbo A
manuscript.
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Arms of
Mauves-sur-Loire
city (Loire-Atlantique)
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Arms of Hakewill of Exeter, Devon.
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Coat of arms of the former Dutch municipality of
Zijpe
.
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Coat of Arms of Klyonovskoe settlement (Moscow, Russia).
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Arms of Dene of Newton St Petrock, Devon.
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Arms of the Portuguese municipality of
Montemor-o-Velho
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Coat of arms of
Kingdom of Leon
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See also
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References
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External links
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