Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Unknown coat-of-arms dating to the 16th century

Matchlock · 22nd March 2012, 09:34 PM

Hi Jean-Marc,

This, though obviously flipped horizontally, should be the Royal Arms of England indeed:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arms_of_England

The heraldic cross with two crossbars - à double traverse - is generally refererred to as croix de Lorraine/croix d'Anjou:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_Lorraine

Best,
Michael

22nd March 2012, 09:34 PM	#14
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Jean-Marc, This, though obviously flipped horizontally, should be the Royal Arms of England indeed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arms_of_England The heraldic cross with two crossbars - à double traverse - is generally refererred to as croix de Lorraine/croix d'Anjou: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_Lorraine Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd March 2012 at 10:19 PM.