11-01-2026, 07:55 PM
Respectfully, the prior Post #351 contains several errors. The term 'nebuly' derives from the Latin 'nebula' meaning 'cloud' and the German equivalent 'gewolkt' derives from 'die Wolke' meaning 'cloud'. So, in either situation the basic reference in heraldry and in various artistic uses is to *clouds*.
That being said, not all cloud bands are based on nebuly lines and not all cosmic boundaries are based on cloud bands.
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Many examples of wolkenbands (esp. early ones) are irregular and have no repeating pattern. While other examples of cosmic boundaries are not based on "cloud" motifs at all (e.g. solar versions based on indented and rayonny lines). Where nebuly lines were used as a basis for cloud bands / cosmic boundaries, they are frequently embellished as in the early 15th C. examples of Pizan above or the scallop-shell patterns of BNF Fr. 565. However, that is not always the case and plain nebuly lines were used to represent cosmic boundaries in the Berry Apocalypse MS M. 133. [Both MS M. 133 and BNF Fr. 565 were in the Berry library c. 1410.]
A *blazon* is a linguistic description of a heraldic insignia. Thus, Wolkenstein is blazoned, 'Per bend nebuly argent et gules'.
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That being said, not all cloud bands are based on nebuly lines and not all cosmic boundaries are based on cloud bands.
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Many examples of wolkenbands (esp. early ones) are irregular and have no repeating pattern. While other examples of cosmic boundaries are not based on "cloud" motifs at all (e.g. solar versions based on indented and rayonny lines). Where nebuly lines were used as a basis for cloud bands / cosmic boundaries, they are frequently embellished as in the early 15th C. examples of Pizan above or the scallop-shell patterns of BNF Fr. 565. However, that is not always the case and plain nebuly lines were used to represent cosmic boundaries in the Berry Apocalypse MS M. 133. [Both MS M. 133 and BNF Fr. 565 were in the Berry library c. 1410.]
A *blazon* is a linguistic description of a heraldic insignia. Thus, Wolkenstein is blazoned, 'Per bend nebuly argent et gules'.
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