Device

A figure or design, often accompanied by a motto, used to identify an individual, family, or nation.

A figure or design, often accompanied by a motto, used to identify an individual, family, or nation. See also emblem and heraldry.

  • Arabic:
    شعار
  • French:
    Devise; Emblčme
  • Italian:
    Impresa; Emblema; Divisa
  • Spanish:
    Emblema

Michelle Brown. Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts (Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, c1994).