Oak

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Categories: Oak and Tree.

Per pale Vert and Azure, overall a sword fesswise Argent, hilted Or, between in chief a Galician granary Or, and in base an escallop Argent between two oak leaves in pile Or.

Escudo partido de sinople y azur, brochante sobre el todo una espada puesta en faja de plata, guarnecida de oro, acompañada en jefe de un hórreo de oro, y en punta de una venera de plata acompañada de dos hojas de roble en pila de oro.

Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.

Coat of arms of Jesus Angueira Duro from Galicia, designed by him and me, emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Sword, Fesswise, Hilted, Between, In chief, Galician granary, In base, Escallop, Oak, Tree, Leaf and In pile.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; on a chief Gules, three eagles displayed Or.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; en un jefe de gules, tres águilas de oro.

Escudo interpretado por mí, en tinturas planas, delineado de sable, con un contorno exterior medio punto y con un terminado texturizado.

Coat of arms of Manuel Maria Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.

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Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Chief, Gules, Three and Eagle.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Aras Quirce, Manuel Maria.

Heraldic device painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.

The heraldic badge of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Two, One, Fleur de lis, Oak, Tree and Branch.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Badge.

Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.

Vert, on three chevrons Or nine oak leaves Vert, 3, 3, and 3. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a demi-fox guardant, holding in its dexter paw a federschwert bend sinisterwise proper. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Callidus, Curae Plenus, Facetus».

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finish.

Design rationale

The fox refers to the clever and resourceful character attributed to the armiger’s family. The federschwert evokes his dedication to Historical European Martial Arts, in particular the German school of Liechtenauer and the long sword. The oak leaves have a double meaning: they symbolize nature and spirituality, linked to his belonging to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and being nine in number they allude to his Irish heritage and the legendary figure of Niall of the Nine Hostages. His ancestry includes Irish, English and German roots, the latter once again connected to the sword. The motto translates as «Clever, Caring, Witty».

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, Three, Nine, One, Chevron, Oak, Tree, Leaf, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Fox, Guardant, Federschwert, Sword, Proper, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Northam, Jason Landers.

Argent, a demi-savage issuant from the base Carnation, crined, bearded and vested Tenné, wreathed of leaves Vert, holding in his dexter a close book, bookmarked Gules, garnished, on its cover a mortar with pestle Or, in his sinister an oak club Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert; a chief wavy Gules. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Argent and Gules, an oak couped Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert, its trunk charged with a mullet Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Forza · Onore · Saggezza» Gules, over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms of Maximilian Silvestri emblazoned by me. In Castilian, I prefer to use the term «almirez» instead of «mortero», as the latter can also refer to a weapon or even a type of cap in heraldic terminology. The word «almirez» has a unique meaning and comes from the Hispano-Arabic «almihrás» or «almihráz», which derives from Classical Arabic «mihras».

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Gules, One, Demi, Savage, Carnation, Issuant, Base, Crined, Bearded, Vested, Tenné, Wreathed, Leaf, Grasping, Dexter, Closed book, Book, Bookmark, Garnished, Mortar, Pestle, Club, Leaved, Fructed, Chief, Wavy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Mantling, Doubled, Oak, Tree, Charged, Trunk, Mullet, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Silvestri, Maximilian.

Azure, flanched Argent: in chief, an open book Argent, garnished Or; in base, an oak eradicated Argent, fructed Or; in each flank, a torch Vert, enflamed proper.

Coat of arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Del Fabbro Universidad, Tlaxcala, Mexico, designed and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Vert, One, Two, Flanched, In chief, Open book, Book, Garnished, In base, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, In each flank, Torch, Enflamed and Proper.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.

Or, two lions passant, guardant in pale Azure, armed Sable, langued Gules; in a base dovetailed Azure, two oak branches, leaved, fructed in pile Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a terrestrial globe Azure, the continents Or, visible Europe. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per Aspera ad Astra» Sable, over a scroll Or doubled Azure.

Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

Design rationale

The Promet family are the founders and owners of Promet Restoration, a company devoted to the preservation and restoration of fine pianos, antique furniture, and historic wooden artefacts, prometrestoration.com. Their tradition began in 1983 at the National Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, under the mentorship of Ülo Ots, son of the renowned opera singer Georg Ots. Founded in San Francisco in 1989 and later established in Seattle, Promet Restoration has since restored more than four hundred Steinway pianos and countless heirloom pieces. The company’s mission «To preserve the heirlooms for generations to come» embodies both artistic integrity and respect for craftsmanship. The arms combine Estonian heraldic inspiration with the form of dovetail joints, a symbol of precision and enduring workmanship, as used in the crafting of pianos and fine furniture. The motto «Per Aspera ad Astra», meaning «Through difficulties to the stars», is replaced, in the version used for their company Promet Restoration, by the corporate motto «Quality & Integrity · Est. 1989».

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Two, One, Leopard, In pale, Langued, Armed, Base, Dovetailed, Oak, Tree, Branch, Leaved, Fructed, In pile, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Terrestrial globe, Mantling, Motto, Scroll and Doubled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Promet, family.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or; 2 Azure, a tower with a turret Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 3 Azure, a hound passant Argent, spotted Sable; 4 Argent, a cross Gules. Motto: «Ut Ferrum Fortes» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o de plata, una encina arrancada de sinople, frutada de oro, mazonado de sable; 2^o de azur, una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur; 3^o de azur, un perro pasante de plata, moteado de sable; 4^o de plata, una cruz de gules. Lema: «Ut Ferrum Fortes» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Quarterly, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, With a turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Dog, Passant, Spotted, Cross and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Simon-Faus, family.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; the whole debruised by a label of four points Azure with the second point Argent.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; brisado de un lambel de cuatro pendientes de azur, el segundo pendiente de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Francisca Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.

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Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Cadency, Label, Four, Azure and Argent.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Francisca Aras Quirce.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, a Athenian owl Argent, contourné, in chief; 2 Argent, an oak Azure, eradicated, in base; overall a saltire counterchanged. Motto: «Ischys Dia Tis Gnoseos» written in greek.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, una lechuza al estilo ateniense, contornada de plata, en jefe; 2^o de plata, un roble de azur, arrancado, en punta; brochante sobre el todo un sotuer del uno al otro. Lema: «El poder del conocimiento» escrito en griego.

Existing coat of arms which I have interpreted with: its semicircular (round) base; its 2 fields enameled in plain tinctures Azure and Argent; its saltire with the traditional dimensions of 1/3 of the width of the shield, that is, the width of a bend; its figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent and Azure; its illuminated motto; and the ensemble in lightly beaten metal.

Contourné ~ Contornado

There are authors who limit the use of the term contornado to turned heads that look to the sinister side of the shield. However, here I use contornado in a more general way, following [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 61] who defines it as «contornados se dice de los animales ú de las cabezas de ellos, vueltos á la siniestra del Escudo».

There is another more specific use of the term contornado for the crescent moon: «bueltos se dice de los Crecientes que miran á el lado derecho del Escudo, porque mirando á el siniestro se dice contornados», [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 52].

In English, the equivalent term that I have most frequently seen is «contourné», which comes from French.

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Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Azure, Argent, Saltire, Overall, Counterchanged, Barn owl, Regardant, Tree, Oak, Erased and Motto.

Style keywords: Soft metal, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Andreou, Kimon.

Endika de Mogrobejo Zabala, «Blasones y Linajes de Euskalerria», 10 volumes, Volume I A-Alcerreca, Volume II Alciba-Angui, Volume III Angulo-Astu, Volume IV Astun-Bun, Volume V Busta-Elua, Volume VI Elus-Gorniz, Volume VII Gordu-Laca, Volume VIII Lacar-Merca, Volume IX Mere-Salez, Volume X Salinas-Z, edited by Editorial Amigos del Libro Vasco, printed by Grafo SA, ISBN of the complete work 84-7886-026-6, legal Deposit BI-469-1991, Bilbao, 1991.

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Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Classification: De bibliotheca, Black and white with color plates and Castilian language.

Author: Mogrobejo Zabala, Endika de.

Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, to its dexter a cauldron, and in front of its trunk a boar passant Sable.

The image shows the interior of the book «From Yraeta to Idareta: An Approach to the Origins of the Lineage and Its Evolution from Cestona to Navaz between the 14^th and 20th Centuries», written by Francisco Idareta Goldaracena. On the displayed page, a reconstruction of a historical coat of arms associated with the House of Yraeta is presented, together with its bibliographic reference and contextualization within the study. In the foreground, the version of the arms painted by me is included, [Idareta Goldaracena, F.; 2022; page 129].

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Sable, One, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Dexter, Cauldron, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar and Passant.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.

Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa, Collage, Photographic and Doctor.

Bearer: Idareta Goldaracena, Francisco.

Argent, a lion passant Gules, grasping a Celtic cross Sable in its dexter forepaw, on a chief Vert, a mural crown with five visible oak leaves Argent. Motto: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

The coat of arms of John Paul Durkan from Ireland designed by him and me and emblazoned and sealed by me.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Five, Lion, Passant, Grasping, Celtic cross, Dexter, Forepaw, Chief, Mural crown, Crown, Oak, Tree, Leaf, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Sealed.

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.

Bearer: Durkan, John Paul.

Azure, two oak trees eradicated proper, leaved Vert, fructed Or, in chief three mullets Or; enté en point Argent, a heart Gules semé of fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de azur, dos robles arrancados al natural, hojados de sinople, frutados de oro, en jefe, tres estrellas de cinco puntas de oro; entado en punta de plata, un corazón de gules sembrado de flores de lis de oro. Lema: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms and motto of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Vert, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Three, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Leaved, Fructed, In chief, Mullet, Enté en point, Heart, Semé, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.