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In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag traditionally has considerable latitude in design, while a blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements; thus it can be said that a coat of arms or flag is primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though often flags are in modern usage additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' also refers to the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, to the act of writing such a description. This language has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, or rules governing word order, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other objects — such as badges, banners, and seals — may also be described in blazon. The word ''blazon'' (referring to a verbal description) is not to be confused with the verb ''to emblazon'', or the noun ''emblazonment'', both of which relate to the graphic representation of a coat of arms or heraldic device. ==Etymology== The word ''blazon'' is derived from French ''blason'', "shield." It was found in English by the end of the 14th century.〔"blazon, n.". ''OED Online.'' June 2012. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/20024 (accessed September 10, 2012).〕 Formerly, experts in heraldry assumed that the word was related to the German verb ''blasen'', "to blow (a horn)".〔Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th. ed., vol.11, p.683, "Heraldry"〕 Present-day lexicographers reject this theory as conjectural and disproved.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「blazon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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