The shield is divided by various lines drawn through it, as follows:—
Fig. 6 – 8
The meaning of these terms will be understood by reference to the Ordinaries.
The partition lines dividing a shield are not always straight; they may assume any of the following forms:—
These last five, however, are seldom to be met with.
When a shield is blazoned
as quaterly, it does not
necesarily follow that it is divided
into four portions. Fig. 24,
for instance, would be
described as quaterly of 10.
