Even with most unpromising combinations, or a group that cannot be extended or modified at all, or with a single charge like a fleur-de-lis, or ordinary such as a bend, (fig. [30]), pale, or cheveron (pl. [VIII] A), a judicious adjustment of proportions, or some equally common-sense method, enabled a medieval artist to make his shield look well.
Fig. 28. Seal of Queen's College, Oxford, 1341, with well-filled shields.
Fig. 29. Shield with a griffin, from a brass of 1405 at Boughton-under-Blean, Kent.