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== Ways of differencing ==
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In heraldry's early period, uniqueness of arms was obtained by a wide variety of ways, including:
*changing [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]]
*adding a [[label (heraldry)|label]] or bordure
*adding, removing, or replacing an ''[[ordinary (heraldry)|ordinary]]''.  
*varying the [[Line (heraldry)|lines of partition]] of an ordinary
*the use of ''brisures'' or marks of difference

See [[List of coats of arms of the Capetian dynasty|Armorial of Capetians]] and [[List of coats of arms of the House of Plantagenet|Armorial of Plantagenet]] for an illustration of the variety.