Even in their original context of medieval venery, the terms were of the nature of kennings, intended as a mark of erudition of the gentlemen able to use them correctly rather than for practical communication.

A large medieval ironwork door is decorated with two leopards of the Plantagenets and is possibly the original portal.

Part of the prices edict in Greek in its original area built into a medieval church, Geraki, Greece

Twenty-four of the 41 original Glagolitic letters ( see table below ) probably derive from graphemes of the medieval cursive Greek small alphabet, but have been given an ornamental design.

It is also difficult to accurately translate original alchemy texts, especially medieval Chinese texts which employ metaphor to describe unexplained phenomena, into contemporary scientific language with its rigidly defined terminology.

This method was applied to Classical Studies and to medieval texts as a way to reconstruct the author's original work.

The original rose windows ( 1461 ) has 16 rays, which, in the medieval tradition, represented the house of God.

Thus, the final game was very stripped down from its original intentions, and instead featured gameplay similar to Doom and its sequel, although levels and enemies were closer to medieval RPG style rather than science-fiction.

The city's oldest section is “ Gamla Stan ” ( Old Town ), located on the original small islands of the city's earliest settlements and still featuring the medieval street layout.

After a fire in 1697 when the original medieval castle was destroyed, Stockholm Palace was erected in a baroque style.

* Inertia replaced the medieval impetus theory, that unnatural motion (" forced " or " violent " rectilinear motion ) is caused by continuous action of the original force imparted by a mover into that which is moved.

Tours is famous for its original medieval district, called le Vieux Tours.

This translation, originally into French, and thence into English, featured the original text attributed to Vatsyayana, along with a medieval and a modern commentary.

As the Dictionary of the Middle Ages says, " William's achievements in assembling and evaluating sources, and in writing in excellent and original Latin a critical and judicious ( if chronologically faulty ) narrative, make him an outstanding historian, superior by medieval, and not inferior by modern, standards of scholarship.

At Folly Bridge in Oxford the remains of an original Saxon structure can be seen, and medieval stone bridges such as Newbridge and Abingdon Bridge are still in use.

Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberavon, which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan.

Fragments of the medieval original remain in the Museum of London.

The original family name of brassicas was Cruciferae, which derived from the flower petal pattern thought by medieval Europeans to resemble a crucifix.

The most original monument of Serbian medieval art is the Studenica Monastery ( built around 1190 ).

Lacking any catalysts for change in the 14th century, Eastern European peasants largely continued upon the original medieval path until the 18th and 19th centuries.

Some of Davis's misericords have a distinctly medieval flavour and he may have copied some of the original designs.

Although estimates vary ( depending on how one counts compound or grouped windows ) approximately 152 of the original 176 stained glass windows survive – far more than any other medieval cathedral anywhere in the world.

It was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses and gates in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill.

Sited closer to the original Keston Court than the main village itself, Keston's small medieval church is unusual in that does not have a dedication to a saint, but built into the altar-table is the top of the 17th century altar inlaid with a very elaborate cross and inscribed " The Keston Marke: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES ", so the parish has a distinctive symbol instead.

The residential area is split into two sections known as the " village " and the " town ", with the High Street being part of the original medieval village, and the " town " being part of the modern development since the building of the railway station in 1838.

The original coat of arms of the Bonaparte family.

The province's original coat of arms ( 1560 ) was of a crossbow alone, the lion being added later.

The school's original coat of arms was used from the university's inception until 2006, at which point the Board of Governors voted to adapt the old coat of arms and thereby register a second coat of arms.

In an attempt to appeal to a modern audience, the university chose in 2004 to simplify its logo from the original coat of arms to the current " us " logo.

There are fresco cycles in the Sala delle Sibille ( Room of Sibyls ), with its original terracotta fireplace bearing the coat of arms of Giovanni Romei, in the adjoining Saletta dei Profeti ( Room of the Prophets ), depicting allegories from the Bible and in other rooms, some of which were commissioned by cardinal Ippolito d ' Este and painted by the school of Camillo and Cesare Filippi ( 16th century ).

The original version of the coat of arms

Pre-1778 artifacts that never left the city since its founding include the Vajradhara statue made by Zanabazar himself in 1683 ( the city's main deity kept at the Vajradhara temple ), a highly ornate throne presented to Zanabazar by the Kangxi Emperor ( before 1723 ), a sandalwood hat presented to Zanabazar by the Dalai Lama ( c. 1663 ), Zanabazar's large fur coat which was also presented by the Kangxi Emperor and a great number of original statues made by Zanabazar himself ( e. g. the Green Tara ).

Mary's original coat of arms of 1560 in South Leith Parish Church.

The original verse refers to a serpent and the sun, both of which featured in the university coat of arms.

The original coat of arms of the d ' Albret family was plain gules.

This is the original coat of arms for the Thornhill Family, before they married in with the Saviles.

The arms of the three original leagues are were combined into the modern cantonal coat of arms in 1933.

The original standard allowed for a variety of coat colors, including brindle and sable.

The Red Ensign is still popular amongst traditionalists and monarchists and even though the flag is no longer in use nationally, the original provincial versions of the flag, with the coat of arms of the respective provinces in the fly, continue as the official flags of Manitoba and Ontario.

The original coat of arms of New Brunswick was granted to New Brunswick by a Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria on 26 May 1868.

The original coat of arms, consisting solely of the shield, was based on the design of the Great Seal of New Brunswick, which featured a sailing ship.

The original coat of arms was augmented with a compartment upon the issue of the new Warrant in 1929.

The coat itself is surrounded by two green palm trees, an allusion to one of the original names of the town: Hato de las Palmas de Cataño.

The original Fire shirts were chosen because of their resemblance to a Chicago fireman's coat, featuring broad horizontal stripes across the torso and sleeves.

The original coat of arms of the Manners family has plain gules in chief.

He rips the coat to shreds in order to restore the original state of the garment which represents the " primitive Christianity " sought by dissenters.

Eventually, Peter and Jack begin to resemble one another, and only Martin is left with a coat that is at all like the original.

Pepys records " vest " as the original term ; the word " waistcoat " derives from the cutting of the coat at waist-level, since at the time of the coining, tailors cut men's formal coats well below the waist ( see dress coat ).