Bezantée

Bezantée

Bezantee, Bezantie or Bezanty is an heraldic term, for a form of decoration, resembling circular discs, to a division or field contained in a coat of arms.

The word is believed to derive from bezant or byzant a gold or silver coin from the Byzantine Empire, which was in common European use until circa 1250

Bezantée, according to Encyclopædia Britannica, is an ornamental moulding much used in the Norman period, resembling the coins (bezants) struck in Byzantium.

References

* [http://www.heraldryclipart.com/db.html Heraldry Dictionary]
*MacKinnon of Dunakin, Charles. "Heraldry". 1966. London Frederick Warne & Co. (Page 60)
* [http://www.pgdp.net/projects/projectID3e6767f06fbb8/348.png1911 Encyclopædia Britannica entry]


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