Bree Arms : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Bree Arms / amandabhslater
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The Bree Arms, which were removed from the old Allesley Rectory and incorporated in the modern Rector's dwelling. Taken from the churchyard, through the hedge.The coat of arms was adopted by the Bree family, most probably during the early part of the 18th century. The formal description (or ‘blazon’) for these arms is, "argent, a chevron between three eagles erased a-la-cuisse, sable (that is, a silver shield on which sits a black chevron separating three eagles’ legs cut off at the thigh, also in black).The shield is surmounted by a device known as a hemp-breaker or flax-crusher, (sadly, obscured) a piece of agricultural equipment used to soften the stems of hemp plants, so that the fibres became sufficiently pliable for use in processes such as rope-making. It seems an unusual object to have selected for a crest, but it is undoubtedly intended as a play on words – the Old English word ‘bray’ meant ‘to bruise’ or ‘to pound’ and so this device is sometimes referred to as a hemp braye. Underneath is the Bree family motto "Broye Non Brise", (Crushed Not Broken). These arms were ‘adopted’, as there is no convincing evidence that the family had any right to use them. This particular design was originally granted to a member of the Bray family, supposedly a descendant of one William de Bray of Normandy, who gained lands following the Conquest. It has not been possible to connect the Bree family of Warwickshire with any of the branches of the Bray family, so we may never know whether this coat of arms was simply borrowed because the names Bree and Bray seemed similar, or whether they knew of some real connection, the records of which are now lost. |
| 撮影日 | 2024-01-14 10:18:36 |
| 撮影者 | amandabhslater , Coventry, West Midlands, UK |
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| 撮影地 | Allesley, England, UK 地図 |
| カメラ | DC-TZ200 , Panasonic |
| 露出 | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |
| 焦点距離 | 132 mm |