Editing Savoy knot

{{Short description|Decorative knot}}
{{Infobox Heraldic knot
| knot          =Savoy knot
| image         =Savoy knot.png
| image_caption =
| badge          =Savoy badge.png
| badge_caption  = The Savoy [[badge (heraldry)|badge]].
| family        = [[House of Savoy]]
| region        = [[Savoy]]
| notes         = The first to bear the knot is said to have been [[Thomas I, Count of Savoy]], in the 13th century.<ref>{{cite book |title= A Dictionary of Mottoes|last= Pine|first= Leslie Gilbert|year= 1983|publisher= Routledge|pages= [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion/page/223 223]|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmott00tion|url-access= registration}}</ref>
}}
The '''Savoy knot''', a type of decorative [[knot]], is a [[heraldic knot]] used primarily in Italian heraldry. It is most notable for its appearance on the [[badge (heraldry)|heraldic badge]] of the [[House of Savoy]], where it is accompanied by the [[motto]] ''Stringe ma non costringe'', "It tightens, but does not constrain".<ref>{{cite book |title= Knots, Ties and Splices: A Handbook for Seafarers, Travellers and All Who Use Cordage, with Historical, Heraldic and Practical Notes|last= Burgess|first= Joseph Tom|author-link=Joseph Tom Burgess |year= 1884|publisher= G. Routledge and Sons|location= Oxford|pages= 12 }}</ref> The '''Cavendish knot''' is an identical [[heraldic knot]]. In shape, the Savoy knot is comparable to a [[8 (number)|figure eight]].

When used outside heraldry (as a real knot), it is known as a [[figure-eight knot]].

The Savoy knot can also be seen on the [[Alfa Romeo]] automobile badge (founded and manufactured in [[Milan]], Italy) up to 1943.<ref>See the historical brands in [http://www.spideralfaromeo.it/La%20Storia%20del%20logo.htm Storia del logo (it)]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of knots]]
*[[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]]

==References==
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