▁are ▁more ▁frequent ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Britain ▁than ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Latin ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁The ▁her ald ry ▁of ▁southern ▁France , ▁And or ra , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Italy ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁cr ests , ▁and ▁uniqu ely ▁sh aped ▁shield s . ▁Portuguese ▁her ald ry , ▁however , ▁does ▁use ▁cr ests . ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish ▁her ald ry , ▁which ▁together ▁form ▁a ▁larger ▁I ber ian ▁tradition ▁of ▁her ald ry , ▁occasionally ▁introduce ▁words ▁to ▁the ▁shield ▁of ▁arms , ▁a ▁practice ▁usually ▁avoided ▁in ▁British ▁her ald ry . ▁Latin ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁quarter ing , ▁because ▁of ▁arm orial ▁inheritance ▁via ▁the ▁male ▁and ▁the ▁female ▁lines . ▁Moreover , ▁Italian ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁featuring ▁many ▁shield s ▁and ▁achiev ements , ▁most ▁bearing ▁some ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁Tre es ▁are ▁frequent ▁charges ▁in ▁Latin ▁arms . ▁Ch arg ed ▁bord ures , ▁including ▁bord ures ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁words , ▁are ▁seen ▁often ▁in ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁European ▁her ald ry ▁ ▁Eastern ▁European ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁trad itions ▁developed ▁in ▁Bel arus , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Ser bia , ▁Cro atia , ▁Hung ary , ▁Roman ia , ▁Lith u ania , ▁Poland , ▁Slov ak ia , ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁Russia . ▁Eastern ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms ▁are ▁character ized ▁by ▁a