Editing Mise en abyme (section)

==Heraldry==
[[File:Royal Arms of United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|thumb|left|[[Coat of arms of the United Kingdom]], 1816–1837]]
In the terminology of [[heraldry]], the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)#Points|''abyme'' or ''abisme'']] is the center of a [[coat of arms]]. The term ''mise en abyme'' (also called [[escutcheon (heraldry)|inescutcheon]]) then meant “put/placed in the center”. It described a coat of arms that appears as a smaller shield in the center of a larger one (see [[Droste effect]]).

A complex example of ''mise en abyme'' is seen in the [[coat of arms of the United Kingdom]] [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom#After the Acts of Union 1707|for the period 1801–1837]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-03|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom#After the Acts of Union 1707|reason= The anchor (After the Acts of Union 1707) [[Special:Diff/1154782220|has been deleted]].}}, as used by Kings [[George III]], [[George IV]] and [[William IV]]. The [[crown of Charlemagne]] is placed ''en abyme'' within the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] of [[Hanover]], which in turn is ''en abyme'' within the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.