A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF THE SUB-ORDINARIES.
papelonne se dit cun ouvrage a ecailles i. e. a work of scales ; and gives, for instance,
the arms of A.-R.QViNVH.LiEKS,d'erminepapelonne degueules, i.e. ermine, papelonne gules.
The same arms are given by Mr Kent in his Dictionary of Arms, and Feme gives
us such another, argent, papelonne gules : This figure is only frequent with the
French ; I have met with no English that has treated of it, but Holmes in his
Academy of Armory, who has it from Feme, and says, it signifies any thing beset
with spangles ; and, in his judgment, they may be termed, according to the
English language, instead of or papelonne, gules mailed or escaloppy gules, seeing it
resembles both iron rings quilted in coats of mail, and the lower part of escalopshells
; some artists say, he terms this in their profession, scallop-work, which, if
this figure were in use for Engligh coats, would be so termed.
Diapering is said when the field is shadowed with flourishings
and various
turnings by purfles of gold or silver, or other colours, after the form of flowers or
leaves, as the weavers' diaper-napery ; the Germans practise it most in their illuminated
arms, but rarely the Britons ; such diaperings are to be found in armories ;
it is only used but to beautify the field and figure, and is no part of the blazon.
THE END OF THE FIRST PART.