A Wolfe's View of Heraldry

Note: This research was compiled in the interests of getting my personal arms passed with the Empire of Chivalry and Steel so while more examples of each item below may exist, the examples given within are with an eye towards the elements incorporated in my proposed arms. My research was primarily in English heraldry with some look into German heraldry. This is due to my persona being an English merchant whose family, several generations back, came from Germany. Most of the information herein is based on articles or links provided by the Academy of St. Gabriel (http://www.s-gabriel.org/)

English

Violations of the "Rule of Ticture"

It should be noted that there are a large number of documented violations of the "rule of ticture" in English heraldry. Azure in contact with Gules, Sable in contact with Gules, Sable in contact with Azure. It would appear that the English viewed the "rule of ticture" as more of a guideline and less of a rule. Not entirely surprising given that my research indicates that the "rule of ticture" is more of a modern mandate[1].

The below listed violations are from the Falkirk Roll available at http://perso.modulonet.fr/~briantimms/era/early%20rolls%20of%20arms.htm
Roger le Bigod: Per pale or and vert overall a lion rampant gules
Humphrey de Bohun: Azure a bend argent cotised between six lions rampant or a label of three points gules
Robert FitzRoger: Quarterly or and gules overall a bend sable
Nicholas Segrave: Sable a lion rampant argent crowned or a label of three points gules
John de Clavering: Quarterly or and gules overall a bend sable overall a label of three points azure
John de Grey: Barry of six argent and azure a bend gules
Alexander Lindsay: Gules a gess checky argent and azure
Robert de Clifford: Checky or and azure a fess gules
Pierre Amanieu: Paly of six gules and or a canton ermine all within a bordure sable bezanty
Reynaud de Grey: Barry of six argent and azure a label of three points gules
Piers de Chauvent: Paly of six argent and azure a fess fules
Hugh de Vere: Quarterly or and gules in the first a mullet argent all within a bordure indented sable
Hurien de Sein Per: Argent a bend sable a label gules
Patrick de Chaworth: Barry of twelve argent and gules an orle of martlets sable
Simon de Cromwell: Argnet a chief azure overall a bend gules
Rauf de Manhaut: Argent three bars gemelles sable overall a lion rampant gules
Robert de Hastang: Azure a chief gules overall a lion rampant or
John le Scot: Paly of six or and gules a bend sable
Stephen Bauzan: Barry wavy of six argent and gules a canton sable
William de Stuteville: Barry of twelve argent and gules three cocks sable
Robert de Stuteville: Barry of twelve argent and gules a lion rampant sable
Henry de Segrave: Sable a lion rampant argent crowned or overall a bendlet gules
Gilbert de Elsfield: Barry wavy of eight argent and sable a label of three points gules
John de Weyland: Azure a lion rampant argent overall a bend gules
Godefroi de Brabant: Sable a lion rampant or overall a bend gules
Arnoul de Breda: Sable a lion rampant argent a label gules
Henri le Wales: Gules a fess sable
Joan de Lovetoft: Argent a lion rampant per fess gules and sable
Humfrai Hastyng: Azure a chief gules overall a lion rampant argent

Now, all those violations are from one Roll of the many that still exist and are available for research. It should be noted that as English heraldry progressed through Medieval times, it became more and more common to see violations of the rule because arms were becoming exponentially more complicated and it was not uncommon for arms to have 8 sections with their own charges, ordinaries, and patterns causing metals and colors to come into contact with themselves or others of the same classification.[2]

Visual Examples

Bendlets

Bendlets, while not rare, were uncommon. They often appeared in English heraldry in sets of two or three although I have seen a couple examples of five.

The below listed examples of three bendlets are from the various rolls available at http://perso.modulonet.fr/~briantimms/era/early%20rolls%20of%20arms.htm
Roberty de Grelley: Gules three bendlets or
Byron: Argent, three bendlets enhanced gules
Comte de Ponthieu: Azure three bendlets or within a bordure gules
Stephen de Haccombe: Argent three bendlets sable
Hamo Hauteyn: Gules three bendlets or a label argent
Henri Haket: Or three bendlets gules a label of five points azure
Henry de Boteringham: Argent three bendlets gules
Stefne Sodan: Azure three bendlets argent
Henri Mauvesin: Gules three bendlets argent
Otes de Trasenie: Or three bendlets azure a bordure indented gules

Visual Examples

Charge Over Ordinaries

I have only found one visual example of this; in the Herald's Roll at http://perso.modulonet.fr/~briantimms/era/early%20rolls%20of%20arms.htm:
Rikeman Frauplan: Argent three pallets azure overall three bars gules overall a stag statant sable


German

Violations of the "Rule of Ticture"

The below listed violations are from the Zurich Roll available at http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ZurichRoll
Kempten, Monastary: Per fess gules and azure, a chief barry wavy argent
Babenberg: Or, a lion rampant sable surmounted by a bend azure
Firsingen: Or, a Moor's head erased sable crowned gules.
Schotten: Or, a monk vested sable holding a staff and a cup gules
Sahsen: Argent, an eagle displayed gules dimidiating barry sable and or
Kilchberg: Or, a Moorish woman vested sable, azure, and ermine holding a fleur-de-lys gules
Lvitringen: Gules, a bend azure
Nverenberg(nurnberg): Quartlery argent and sable, a bordure gules
Mandach: Per fess gules and sable, in chief a Moor's Head sable
Scharpfenberg: Argent a crown sable studded gules
Lindenberg: Checky gules and argent, on a chief azure and eagle displayed fesswise or
Wartense: Azure, two bars and on a chief argent a demi-lion rampant issuant from the line of division gules
Ezelmarkx(Eckwersheim): Gules, a pair of arms palewise embowed hands appaumy proper vested sable issuant from a trimount issuant from base or
Riet(Ried): Barry azure and argent, a lian rampant gules, crowned or.
Lobeg: Argent, on a linden leaf issuant from a base vert a point pointed gules
Mos: Gules, a bend checky argent and azure
Wildenvels: Per pale argent and sable, issuant from the line of division a demi-lion passant gardant gules
Lochnow: Or, an eagle displayed gules membered sable dimidiating or, a fess sable
Kaplan: Per fess fules and sable, a chief argent
Betler: Argent, a beggar vested sable holding in his dexter hand a begging bowl and in his sinister hand a staff gules and slung over his shoulder a beggars wallet argent
Hagendorn: Per pale checky argent and gules, and sable
Amenhvsen(Ammenhausen): Per fess per pale gules and or, and sable
Rvizvins(Razuns):Per pale barry azure and argent, and gules
Bvela(buhl):Gules, a fess quarterly or and sable
Brvunswig(Braunschweig): Barry azure and argent a lion rampant gules surmounted by the azure bars
Nifen: Sable, three hunting horns in pale argent stringed gules.
Ellnhoven(Ellhofen): Per bend sinister abased wavy azure and gules, issuant from the line of fivision a demi-lion rampant gardant argent crowned or
Montalt: Quarterly barry azure and argent, and gules
Zum Angen: Gules, a pale sable within a border or
Wurmlingen: Argent, two morningstars, heads sable and hafted gules, in saltire

Visual Examples

Bendlets

Bendlets can be found in German heraldry although the examples I have seen have them in sets of two.


References
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[1] http://www.heraldica.org/topics/tinctrul.htm
[2] De Studio Militari: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/mss/holkham/misc/031.htm
Parliament Procession Roll of 1512: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl
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