Encyclopedia > Compartment

  Article Content

Compartment

In heraldry, a compartment is a design placed under the shield, usually a landscape or wreath of some sort upon which the supporters are depicted as standing. It is a comparatively late feature of heraldry.

Usually when arms are augmented by supporters, a compartment will be added too.

See also Shield -- Crest -- Mantling -- Supporters -- Motto



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Michael Barrymore

... Barrymore Michael Barrymore, born 4 May 1952, is a British comedian famous for his variety shows. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 22.4 ms