Argent, a tower with a turret Gules, port and windows Argent, masoned Sable. Crest: A mural crown Or.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Or, One, Tower, Turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Mural crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau.
Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.
Quarterly: 1 per pale: 1 Argent, a madrone tree (Arbutus unedo) Vert, fructed Gules; 2 Azure, a tower Argent; 2 Vert, on a wall Or, masoned Sable, by five archers Argent in shooting stance; 3 barry wavy Azure and Argent, three caravels in pale Or, sails and pennons Argent charged with crosses Gules, between two flanches Vert; 4 Azure, a tower Argent, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, between two lozenges Or, each charged with four pallets Gules, in chief four towers in fess Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Vert, a bleeding heart Gules, debruised by a crown of thorns Or, tipped by a flame Or, fimbriated Gules, charged with a Latin cross Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Pro Deo et Patria».
Coat of arms of Ilmo. Sr. D. Manuel Novo Dabrio, designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Pencil drawing of the crest, a bleeding heart crowned with thorns and surmounted by a flaming Latin cross, for this coat of arms, shown alongside the final coloured version of the achievement. Two sheets of tracing paper were used, the lower one showing the first freehand version and the upper one a refined second tracing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Azure, Or, Gules, One, Five, Three, Four, Two, Quarterly, Party per pale, Madrone tree, Tree, Fructed, Tower, Masoned, On, Wall, Archer, In shooting stance, Barry, Wavy, Caravel, Ship, In pale, Sail, Charged, Cross, Between, Flanched, Port and windows, Lozenge, Pallet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Vulned, Heart, Crown of thorns, Crown, Flame, Latin cross, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage, Photographic, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Novo Dabrio, Manuel.
Party per fess, fimbriated Gules: 1st Azure, two royal drums in fess Argent, stringed Or, each charged with a bar Sable; 2nd Vert, a monkey statant Argent; overall a fess tierced per fess Azure, Gules, and Vert, fimbriated Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules, fimbriated Argent.
Escudo cortado, perfilado de gules: 1o de azur, dos tambores reales en faja de plata, cordados de oro, cargados cada uno con una burela de sable; 2o de sinople, un mono parado de plata; brochante sobre la partición una faja terciada en faja de azur, gules y sinople, perfilada de plata; brochante sobre el todo un escusón de gules, perfilado de plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a vesica piscis external shape and with a leather finishing.
This is the traditional coat of arms of the Royal Abahinda Clan of the Ankore Kingdom (1478), Uganda, renewed by them under the supervision of Crowned Prince Tugume Salim, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Fimbriated, Drum, In fess, Stringed, Charged, Monkey, Statant, Overall (line of division), Fess, Tierced per fess, Overall and Inescutcheon.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Vesica piscis and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Abahinda Clan, Royal.
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.
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.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Vert, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Three, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Leaved, Fructed, In chief, Mullet, Enté en point, Heart, Semé and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.
Ackerson and Akers lineages.
Sable, a Bend between three Acorns Or.
Illuminated and freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ackerson and Akers lineages emblazoned by me and extracted from [Burke, B.; 1989].
Unless the blazon specifies another layout, when a bend is between three charges, this charges are ordered, two in the chief and one in the base, as the three acorns do in this case.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] escribe el blasón de «Ackers ou Akers» como «de sable, à une bande d'or, acc. de trois glands du mesme».
Blazon keywords: Sable, Bend, Between, Three, Acorn, Or and Ordered.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Ackhurst lineage.
Argent, on a Bend Sable three Acorns Or.
Illuminated and freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ackhurst lineage emblazoned by me and extracted from [Burke, B.; 1989].
Unless the blazon specifies another direction, the charges in a bend follow the direction of their bend, as the acorns do in this case.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Bend, Sable, Three, Acorn, Or and Bendwise.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Adam de Creeting ~ Adam de Cretingges.
Argent, a chevron Gules, between three mullets Gules.
Escudo de plata, un cabrio de gules, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The coat of arms of Adan de Creeting is the inverse of the coat of arms of Howel Ap Rhys.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Gules, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Adan de Creeting.
186th Pope of the Church, only 40 days in 1276. «Hadrianus V», born Ottobuono de Fieschi, was born in Genoa.
Bendy of six Azure and Argent.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de azur y plata.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a shield with a rounded arch top; the field in plain tincture of Argent; the bands illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole in an elevated line style.
The blazon in French is «Bandé d'azur et d'argent de six pièces».
The banding is defined in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 40] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 45] as the shields and also, the chiefs, fesses, pales, and figures, such as animals, etc., that are «covered and filled with bands in equal number, with as many of metal as of color».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Azure and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Adrian V.
Gules, a cross flory voided Or; within a bordure Gules with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de gules, una cruz hueca flordelisada de oro; bordura de gules, ocho sotueres de oro.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of Alarcon of Cantabria emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Three, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alarcon of Cantabria, lineage.
Blazon of the Albero lineage of Aragon.
Vair ancient.
Escudo de veros antiguos.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
It can be consulted in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 62].
[Friar, S.; 1987; pages 157-158] says of the veros: «originates from the fur of a species of squirrel... which was popular in the Middle Ages as a lining for the garments of those not entitled to wear ermine. The animal was blue-grey on the back and white underneath. By sewing a number of these pelts together, with white and blue-grey alternating,... one which easily translated into the stylized armorial form of Vair and its variants».
Blazon keywords: Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Or, a port Gules, with canopy roof, jambs, enarched lintel, and two open leaves, upon a three-step stairway Oro.
Escudo de gules, un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta sumado de una puerta con tejadillo, jambas, dintel arqueado, dos hojas abiertas sostenida de una escalinata de tres peldaños todo de oro, aclarada de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528, emblazoned by me based on the woodcut titled «Coat of Arms of Albrecht Dürer» made by Albrecht Dürer himself in 1523 on a sheet measuring 35.1 × 26.1 cm belonging to The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952, held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and on the work titled «Marriage Coat of Arms of the Families Duerer and Holper. Verso of the Albrecht Dürer the Elder portrait», dated 1490; Albrecht Dürer the Elder, 1427–1502, was his father.
The Dürer family coat of arms is an example of canting arms. Their family origin traces back to Ajtós, Hungary, a name which means «door» or «doorman» in Hungarian. Upon settling in Nuremberg, the family Germanized their surname to «Türer», derived from «Tür», meaning «door», and later to Dürer. This is the reason of the main charge of these arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Two, Three, On, Trimount, Issuant from base, Port, Canopy roof, Arched, Enarched, Upon, Step, Stairway and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Albrecht Dürer.
Blazon of the Aldam lineage of England.
Azure, a ray of the sun bendwise, issuant from the dexter chief Or.
Escudo de azur, un rayo de sol puesto en banda, naciente de la diestra del jefe de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Described in [Burke, B.; 1989; page 9, column 1, entry 11].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Ray of the sun, Bendwise, Nascent, Dexter, Chief and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of England.
Party per pale Sable and Or, two griffins' heads eraticted, and addorsed counterchanged.
Escudo partido de sable y oro, dos cabezas de grifo arrancadas y adosadas del uno en el otro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Sable, Or, Two, Head, Griffin, Erased, Addorsed and Counterchanged (side-by-side).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alea Capital.
Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or.
Coat of arms of Alejandra Espeja Amieva designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. As shown in the image, the bell towers are based on the Nativity Façade bell towers of Gaudí's Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Four, Bell tower, Issuant from base and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Espeja Amieva, Alejandra.
Azure, a cross flory voided Argent; a bordure Gules charged with sixteen saltires couped Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Alfonso Sánchez de Perella, first mayor of Burgos emblazoned by me. He appears as the [Cofradía de Santiago; Century XIV; 4th knight, 1st of the page 21 V], from this 14th century Book of the Brotherhood of Knights of Santiago de la Fuente. This was a brotherhood founded by the Burgos citizens at the time of King Alfonso XI of Castilla, 1311-1350. In the book, there are 14 saltires instead of 16, as it appears that one is missing on the sinister side of the base, and there are 4 in the chief instead of 5.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Sixteen, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sánchez de Perella, Alfonso.
Born on November 11, 1155, in Soria and died on October 6, 1214, in Gutierre-Muñoz, Avila.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield’s shape is pointed and rounded; the field has been enameled Gules; the castle is outlined, illuminated, and shaded; the whole composition features a heavily hammered metal finish.
This ancient coat of arms of Castile can be consulted, among other sources, in [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; chapter XLII].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the King Alfonso X of Castile, 1221–1284, 1st son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. The order of the quarters is first the castle of his grandmother, Queen Berenguela of Castile, and second the lion of his grandfather, King Alfonso IX of León; however, the other day I discovered that on the map by [Martineau du Plessis, D.; 1700; volume II, illustration 30, page 126], in the shield framed between parallels 37 and 36 and meridians 21 and 22, the lion occupies the 1st quarter and the castle the 2nd quarter; that is, their order appears reversed.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alfonso X of Castile.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, it is the first, and they bear as arms, on a golden field, three pales Azure.
Or, three Pallets Azure.
Escudo de oro, tres palos de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the first coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre in [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Los Almorauides» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 1 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Pale and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Almorrabides of Navarre.
Known as the Wise, King of Castile and Leon from 1252 to 1284.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Armories of the Wise King of Castile interpreted by me with the following characteristics: the external shape of the coat of arms ends in an ogee arch; the field, the 2 castles, and the 2 lions are outlined and enameled in flat colors; and the texture seems fabric.
This coat of arms, but with a pointed external shape, can be seen in the 2nd part of the so-called armorial [Wijnbergen; 1265; cuat of arms number 1,289], with the title «Le roy Despaingne», which in this context is understood to refer to Castilla y León.
The 2nd part of this armorial was made between 1270 and 1285 and, being Alphonse X king of Castile and Leon from 1252 to 1284, it is to Him that the title «Le roy Despaingne» seems to refer.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Ogee, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Alphonse X of Castile.
Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules.
Escudo de azur, un creciente ranversado de plata, en la diestra del jefe una flor de lis de oro, una bordura de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Alpoim. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Alpoim are in the 2nd quarter.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alpoim, lineage.
Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper.
These are the arms of Alton Thompson of the family Josserand de Bourgogne emblazoned by me in 6 steps: 1, 2) structure and delineation of the double tressure, 3, 4) structure and delineation of the Corvus corax trian volant, 5) plain tincture, and 6) lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Double tressure, Flory, Overall, Raven, Volant, Saltirewise and Proper.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Thompson, Alton.
Party per fess engrailed and per pale: 1 Argent, a scroll proper inscribed with the names of the lineage in letters Sable; 2 Gules, a palm tree upon two cutlasses, points upwards, in saltire Or; 3 Vert, a mullet of ten points above a crescent Or; 4 Argent, a minaret issuant from the base proper.
Escudo cortado angrelado y partido: 1o de plata, un pergamino al natural inscrito con los nombres del linaje en letras de sable; 2o de gules, una palmera sostenida por dos alfanjes alzados, en sotuer todo de oro; 3o de sinople, un creciente sumado de una estrella de diez puntas ambos de oro; 4o de plata, un minarete naciente de la punta al natural.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Abdulelah Alyahya (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), designed by Vittorio Gifra (Italy) under his instructions, revised by Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast (Netherlands) and Kevin D. Couling (United Kingdom), and emblazoned by me (Spain). The arms reflect the heritage of the Alyahya family, descendants of the ancient tribe of Beno Tamim (Altamimi) and linked to the modern origins of Saudi Arabia. In an ordinary, I distinguish between engrailed and invected from the ordinary's point of view; for instance, I define a bordure as invected if, from the interior of the bordure, the edge appears invected (meaning the arcs appear concave); conversely, I say a bordure is engrailed if the arcs appear convex from its interior point of view; in this specific case, regarding a line of division, I describe it as engrailed because, from the perspective of the base of the coat of arms, the arcs of the partition line appear convex [Nisbet, A.; 1816; page 21, pictures 1 and 2].
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Engrailed, Party per pale, Scroll, Proper, Inscribed, Palm tree, Tree, Upon, Cutlass, Point upwards, In saltire, Mullet, Above, Crescent, Minaret and Issuant from base.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alyahya, Abdulelah.
Blazon of the Amancier lineage of Genevois, Haute-Savoie, France.
Gules, three bars per pale Or and Azure.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
Its French blazon «de gueules, à trois fasces parties d'or et d'azur» can be found at [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; page 40].
Any fess party per pale of metal and color or color and metal will always have a metal on metal or color on color conflict whether the field of the coat of arms is color or metal. There isn't conflict if the field of the coat of arms is also party per pale with metal under the color of the fess and with color under the metal of the fess or if the field is fur.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess, Party per pale, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant, facing sinister Sable, armed and langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, an anchor proper; 4 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules; overall, a pile issuant from base Azure charged with a mount proper issuant from water issuant from base Argent, in chief, a mullet of six points Or.
Arms emblazoned by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of Amitay Edward von Stiebel emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Facing sinister, Armed, Langued, Anchor, Proper, Overall, Pile issuant from base, Charged, Mount, Issuant, Water, Issuant from base, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Bull's hide.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.
Argent, a chevron between three crosses flory Sable.
Escudo de plata, un cabrio acompañado de tres cruces flordelisadas todo de sable.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of Anderson of Erbury emblazoned by me in 4 ways: 1) tricking using abbreviations, 2) hatching using lines, 3) plain tinctures, and 4) lights and shados. It is a preliminary artwork for the arms of Nick Allen Rica II.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Between, Three, Cross flory, Cross couped and Sable.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed, Tricking, Hatching and Plain tincture.
Classification: Interpreted, Kingdom of Scotland and Schema.
Bearer: Anderson of Erbury.
Blazon of the André lineage of France.
Gules, a millstone Or.
Escudo de gules, una piedra de molino de oro.
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing with shadow in the hole.
For its better identification, I have painted the millstone with the ring that fixes it to its axis. This ring is called a millrind, it is made of iron, and usually has 4 arms to better fix the millstone. Millrinds may appear on coats of arms independently of millstones. Another heraldic element related to the previous ones is the millwheel, which is a toothed gear that is part of the mill mechanism but should not be confused with the millstone that grinds the grain.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Millstone and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lion Azure, langued Gules, wings displayed, armed, crowned with an ancient coronet, and grasping in its claws by its lowest point a mullet of six points Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Supporters: Dexter, an angel proper, vested Argent, crined and winged Or; and sinister, a winged lion rampant Azure, langued and armed Gules, crowned with an ancient coronet Or. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra». Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
G0066, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Andrea Pompili's standard, coat of arms and badge emblazoned by me for such grant. These standard, coat of arms, and badge have been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 77] as shown in the photograph of the image.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, Two, One, Four, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Langued, Winged, Displayed, Armed, Crowned, Ancient coronet, Grasping, Claw, Mantling, Doubled, Supporter, Dexter, Angel, Vested, Crined, Sinister, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pompili, Andrea.
Or, an eagle displayed Azure.
Arms painted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal external shape and with a texturized finishing.
The coat of arms of Andrés Cruz Carballo designed by his father-in-law Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, One, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Rounded trapezoid.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Cruz Carballo, Andrés.
Argent, a cross patty Gules charged with a double rose Argent and Gules, barbed Vert, seeded Or, between four double roses Gules and Argent, barbed Vert, and seeded Or.
Coats of arms emblazoned by me with a shapes ended with semi-circular arches, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Once his roses have been selected (their kind, number, and layout), I redesign the shape of the cross patty to adapt it to his roses, and I redistribute the surfaces of metal Argent and color Gules looking for a more equilibrate artwork. This evolution does not change the blazon.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross patty, Cross couped, Gules, Charged, Double rose, Barbed, Seeded, Between and Four.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gómez Morillo, Antonio José.
Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper [Grant G0066]; the whole debruised by a label of three-point for difference. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree as the heir to a Barony issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lion Azure, issuant from a crown of Baron, langued Gules, wings displayed, armed, crowned with an ancient coronet, and grasping in its claws by its lowest point a mullet of six points Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».
R0033, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of Antonio Pompili's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. These arms have been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 175] as shown in the photograph of the image.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Debruised, Label of three points, Cadency, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Above the shield, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Langued, Winged, Displayed, Armed, Crowned, Ancient coronet, Grasping, Claw, Mantling, Doubled and Cross.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pompili, Antonio.
Quarterly: 1 Argent, a dolphin haurient Azure; 2 Azure, a sunflower Or; 3 Azure, on a closed book Or a diamond Azure; 4 Argent, a lark Azure.
Arms depicted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of Antonio Ruiz Porras emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, One, Quarterly, Dolphin, Haurient, Sunflower, Closed book, Book, Charged, Diamond and Lark.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ruiz Porras, Antonio.
1525-1581.
Lozengy Or and Azure, on a pale Gules, three estoiles Or.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur, en un palo de gules, tres estrella ondadas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Or; the lozenges illuminated in Azure, outlined in Sable and with their 4 angles at 90o; the lozengy of proportion 5 x 6; the pale illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; the estoiles illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or, Azure, Pale, Gules, Charged and Estoile.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Antrobus, Thomas.
Azure, a lion rampant Argent, in chief a mullet of four points Or; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de azur, un león rampante de plata, surmontado de un lucero de oro; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho sotueres de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
These are the ancient arms of the lineage Araneta emblazoned by me. They are from the Basque Country and there is a branch in the Philippines. This star is known as mullet of four points.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Eight, Lion, Rampant, Mullet of four points, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Araneta, lineage.
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.
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.
Gules, a cross vair ancient.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros antiguos.
Coat of arms that I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is in flat tincture of Gules; the ancient vair, rounded or of the old form, which are always Argent and Azure, are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole of the hereditary coat of arms has a raised-stroke drawing.
Este escudo puede encontrarse en el libro del propio [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; páginas 14 y 168], en la página 14 en grande, con cimera y rodeado de otros escudos de menor tamaño y en la página 168 de menor tamaño, con yelmo y lambrequines. En ambos casos el trazado de los veros es antiguo, redondeados, y en estas interpretaciones así los he reflejado.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Freehand, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Heraldry and heralds.
Bearer: Argote de Molina, Gonzalo.
Argent, two wolves passant, in pale Sable, langued Gules; a bordure Azure charged with eight mullets Or.
Escudo de plata, dos lobos pasantes, en palo de sable, lampasados de gules; una bordura de azur cargada de ocho estrellas de oro.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Argudo of Guipuzcoa emblazoned by me. The lineage Ochoa of Vergara has a blazon equivalent to this one. Alternative blazon: «Argent, two wolves passant, in pale Sable, langued Gules; on a bordure Azure, eight mullets Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Azure, Or, One, Eight, Wolf, Passant, In pale, Bordure and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Argudo of Guipuzcoa, lineage.
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. Motto above the arms: «Del Fabbro Universidad» Gules.
Escudo de azur, flanqueado curvo de plata: en jefe, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata; en punta, un roble arrancado de plata, frutado de oro; en cada flanco, una antorcha de sinople, encendida al natural. Divisa sobre el escudo: «Del Fabbro Universidad» de gules.
Coat of arms designed by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Vert, Gules, One, Two, Flanched, In chief, Open book, Book, Garnished, In base, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, In each flank, Torch, Enflamed, Proper, Motto and Above the shield.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.
Vert, two scythes in saltire Argent; on a chief Argent, three cornflowers Azure, seeded Argent. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with a wreath Argent and Vert, a horse kicking Argent in front of a rose Gules, barbed Vert. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Ex antiquis pratis».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Three, Scythe, In saltire, Chief, Cornflower, Flower, Seeded, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Wreath, Mantling, Rose, Barbed, Debruised, Horse, Kicking and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Altnau, Yuri Alexander.
Or, a eagle displayed Sable.
Coat of arms of the Arrano Beltza, the black eagle, emblazoned by me in 6 steps: 1) Given a rectangle of any proportion, draw its vertical and horizontal axes of symmetry in Azure. Draw a line parallel to the horizontal axis at any distance; in the figure, it is drawn above the axis and in Vert. To achieve this, draw an arc, in gules in the figure, with its center at the point Pcj and of any radius, where Pd is the intersection of the arc with the dexter side and Ps the intersection with the sinister side. The parallel line runs from Pd to Ps. 2) Draw the diagonal in bend of the 3rd quarter, from Pd to Pcp, and the diagonal in bend sinister of the 4th quarter, from Ps to Pcp, both in Gules in the figure. Then draw their two perpendicular bisectors, which will intersect the Pd-Ps line at the points Cs and Cd. 4) With Cd as the center, draw the dexter arc of the base passing through Pd, with a radius of Cd-Pd. Similarly, with Cs as the center, draw the sinister arc of the base passing through Ps, with a radius of Cs-Ps. Both arcs intersect at the point Pcp at the base and are shown in Gules in the figure. 5) Draw in Sable the external shape of the coat of arms, formed by the arcs from Ps to Pcp and Pd to Pcp, the dexter flank from Pd to Pdj at the dexter of the chief, the sinister flank from Ps to Psj at the sinister of the chief, and the upper horizontal line of the chief from Pdj to Psj. 6) Draw an eagle displayed using the rule of plenitude. 7) Finally, paint the field of the shield Or and the eagle Sable.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Arrano Beltza.
Kingdom of Sweden.
Gules, a grenade Or.
Escudo de gules, una bomba de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a iridescent and metallic finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Grenade and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Iridescent (nacar), Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted, Military and Kingdom of Sweden.
Bearer: Artillery Combat School of the Swedish Army.
Gules, three lozenges Or.
Escudo de gules, tres losanjes de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of the lineages Asuncion and de la Asuncion emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Asuncion and de la Asuncion, lineages.
Blazon of the Avelar lineage of Portugal.
Or, three bars Gules charged each one with three mullets of six points Argent.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 127].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess, Gules, Charged, Mullet and Argent.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, they are the third great and ancient barony, where the first King of Aragon had his mother; they make a shield of Or without any mixture of colour or device, but a field of gold as painted in this shield.
Or.
Escudo de oro.
A coat of arms that leaves little room for interpretation, which I have recreated with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the third coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Aybar» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 3 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Aybar of Navarre.
Azure, a Celtic trefoil knot with two acorns pendant from each end; a bordure Or. Behind the badge two batons of Herald in saltire Azure, tiped and trefoiled Or.
Heraldic device depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
The badge of the Honorary Herald of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, GSI, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Two, Celtic trefoil knot, Acorn, Bordure, Behind the badge, Baton of Herald, In saltire, Shafted and Trefoiled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Round and Freehand.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Badge.
Bearer: Genealogical Society of Ireland.
Gules, a cross vair.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat tincture of Gules; the vair illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a roughened finish.
The commune of Bailleul is located in the district of Dunkirk, in the Nord department, in the Nord–Pas-de-Calais region of France.
The coat of arms of Bailleul, called «Belle» in Flemish, is similar to that of the heraldist Gonzalo Argote de Molina, differing in that the commune’s arms bear vair, while the heraldist’s arms bear rounded vair in the ancient style.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Kingdom of France.
Bearer: Bailleul, commune of.
Azure, a wolf's head caboshed Argent, in chief three monstrances in fess proper. Motto: «Fiat Voluntas Tua».
Escudo de azur, una cabeza de frente de lobo de plata, acompañada en jefe de tres custodias en faja al natural. Lema: «Fiat Voluntas Tua».
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Barbaro Jonathan Lopez Linares, Cuba, designed by him and emblazoned by me. These are canting arms, as the main charge of the coat of arms is a wolf ~ lupus ~ Lope ~ Lopez. In heraldry, beasts are usually depicted in an aggressive attitude, for example, with gaping jaws, protruding tongue, and visible fangs; in this case, it was the armiger’s wish that his wolf should not display such an aggressive expression; in my interpretation, I deliberately avoided those features of ferocity and instead sought to give the wolf a dignified and imposing look, one that inspires respect rather than open aggressiveness.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Wolf, Head, Caboshed, In chief, Monstrance, Proper and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Canting, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lopez Linares, Barbaro Jonathan.
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Argent a bighorn sheep salient Or, horned Argent. Motto: «Barrio Alto» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de gules, un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de plata sumado de un borrego cimarrón saltante de oro, acornado de plata. Divisa: «Barrio Alto» de sable, con iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me. In this case, the tinctures Gules, Or and Argent have been adjusted to match the official colour palette of Mon'Tarena.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, On, Trimount, Issuant from base, Bighorn sheep, Salient, Horned, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena.
Argent, a bend Azure charged with a jaguar rampant Argent, spotted Azure. Motto: «Barrio Bajo» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de plata, una banda de azur cargada de un jaguar rampante de plata, manchado de azur. Divisa: «Barrio Bajo» de sable, con iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me. In this case, the tinctures Azure and Argent have been adjusted to match the official colour palette of Mon'Tarena.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Bend, Charged, Jaguar, Rampant, Spotted, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena.
Argent, a wolf passant Gules, a chief dancetty Azure.
Escudo de plata, un lobo pasante de gules, un jefe centellado de azur.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio de los Quereres of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Wolf, Passant, Chief and Dancetty.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio de los Quereres of Mon'Tarena.
Party per pale Azure and Argent, a hummingbird volant bendwise counterchanged.
Escudo partido de azur y plata, un colibrí volante puesto en banda del uno al otro.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
The coat of arms of the Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Hummingbird, Volant, Bendwise and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena.
Bartholomew de Yattendon ~ Bartholomeu de Loctringdene.
Gyronny Argent and Sable.
Jironado de plata y sable.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 88] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 88].
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Argent and Sable.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Bartolomé de Yattendon.
Sable, semé of Tulips Or; on a chief cousu Azure, two Crowns Or, in fess.
Escudo de sable, sembrado de tulipanes de oro; el jefe cosido de azur, dos coronas de oro, en faja.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Or, Azure, Chief, Two, Crown, In fess, Semé and Tulip.
Style keywords: Soft metal, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Outlined in sable and Cousu.
Classification: Coat of arms, Created and Personal.
Bearer: Quesada Valles, Bartolomé.
Or, an eagle displayed Sable.
Escudo de oro, un águila de sable.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235, baptized as Elisabeth, wife of King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199–1252. The eagle Sable on an Or field is a distinctive symbol of the Holy Roman Empire. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One and Eagle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Beatrice of Swabia.
Barry wavy Argent and Azure; on a chief wavy Murrey, three sea-lions sejant-erect in fess Or.
Escudo fajado ondado de plata y azur; en un jefe ondado de morado, tres leones marinos sentados y erguidos en faja de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0144, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Brian Andrew Beck, USA. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Murrey, Or, Three, Barry, Wavy, Chief, Sea-lion, Sejant-erect and In fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Beck, Brian Andrew.
Gyronny Azure and Argent, a Sun in splendour between three Ancient coronets Or.
Illuminated and metal finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Azure, Argent, Sun in splendour, Between, Three, Ancient coronet, Crown and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bedgood, Alvin J..
Party per pale Azure and Or, a tree eradicated and blasted between two starlings respectant all counterchanged.
Escudo partido de azur y oro, un árbol arrancado y deshojado del uno al otro acompañado de dos estorninos afrontados del uno en el otro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a ogee ended shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
The Spanish blazon uses the unique term «afrontados» when 2 animals are facing each other looking at each other and in English 2 different heraldic terms are used:
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, Or, One, Tree, Erased, Blasted, Counterchanged, Between, Two, Starling, Respectant and Counterchanged (side-by-side).
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bendel, Nathaniel.
197th Pope of the Church, from 1334 to 1342. «Benedictus XII», born Jacques Fournier, was born in Saverdun, in the south of Occitania.
Argent, a bordure Gules.
Escudo de plata, una bordura de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a round-topped shield; the field in plain Argent; the bordure outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole design in raised outline.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Bordure and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Benedict XII.
247th Pope of the Church, from 1740 to 1758. «Benedictus XIV», named Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, born in Bologna.
Or, three pallets Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres palos de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules enamel; and the whole with a raised stroke finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Pale and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Benedict XIV.
Queen of Castile during the year 1217 and queen consort of León from 1197 to 1204.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the Queen, as interpreted by me as follows: the shield's shape is finished with a rounded arch; both the field, the castle, and the crown have been illuminated; the castle and the crown are outlined; and the whole composition features a hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile.
Party per pale Or and Gules.
Arms painted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of the city of Bergamo, Lombardy, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules and Party per pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bergamo.
Or, a chief Gules. Behind the shield a cross patty Gules.
Blazon keywords: Or, Chief, Gules, Behind the shield, One, Cross patty and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tremelay, Bernard de.
Berry of Molland, Devonshire.
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
It is possible that an English-speaking herald would have blazoned it as «Or, three bars Gules.» using the term «bars» instead of «fesses», just as in Castilian one sometimes uses the term «barras» instead of «palos», perhaps because these terms were not completely settled from the outset.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Berry of Molland.
Blazon equivalent to: Clement V.
Admiral Sir John Berry (1635-1690)
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed; the field is plain metal Or; the fesses outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the finish is watercoloured.
Sir John Berry bears the arms of the Berry of Molland family of Devonshire. He was born in Knowstone, North Devon, the second son of Reverend Daniel Berry, and served in the British Navy.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Berry, John.
Blazon equivalent to: Clement V.
Barry of four per pale counterchanged Or and Gules.
Escudo contrafajado de cuatro piezas de oro y gules.
Blazon keywords: Barry per pale counterchanged, Four, Or and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Blanchefort, Bertrand de.
From 1992 to 1998
Azure, a bendlet Argent between six fleurs de lis Or.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a metallic and iridescent finish.
Coat of arms of Stephen Tvrtko I (circa 1338-1391) of the House of Kotromanic and 1st King of Bosnia and it was also the coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1998.
The bendlet is a diminutive of the bend. It is a diminished bend, narrower, and typically reduced to 1/2 (as in this case) or to 1/3 of the width of a normal bend. This piece is called «cotiza» in Castilian, «cotice» in French, and «cotissa» in Italian. Remember that the width of the bend is usually 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms, therefore the width of the bendlet is between 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6 and 1/3 * 1/3 = 1/9 of the width of the coat of arm.
Stephen Tvrtko I of Bosnia, from the House of Kotromanic, was a vassal of Louis I of Hungary. Louis I or Louis of Anjou, known as «the Great», from the Royal House of Anjou-Sicily, of the Capetian Dynasty, hence his coat of arms's 2nd quarter is seeded with fleur de lis, a feature also present in his father Charles I's arms, known as Charles Robert or Caroberto of Anjou. The Kotromanic family had in their coat of arms fleur de lis Or on a Azure field as a symbol of subordination to the Hungarian royal family.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Bendlet, Argent, Six, Fleur de lis and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Iridescent, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Azure, a bend between six covered cups Or.
Escudo de azur, una banda acompañada de seis copas todo de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Around 1155, Beatrix de Villers married Richard le Boteler Pincerna, who became the 4th Baron of Warrington. The heir of Beatrix and Richard took the surname «le Boteler» and ruled the Warrington region, bearing arms Azure, a bend between six covered cups Or.
In Castilian, a «copa» has a lid and is referred to as a «covered cup» in English. When it doesn't have a lid, it's called a «cup» in English and a «cáliz» or «copón» in Castilian, the latter being a less preferred term for me. In English, the term «chalice» is also used, especially if it's adorned with gemstones, although that's more of an artistic license.
Naipes Heraclio Fournier is a renowned Spanish playing card manufacturer based in Villareal de Álava. The countless hours I have spent holding its cards in my hands are incalculable, whether playing with friends, opponents, or performing magic tricks. Its influence on my heraldic artwork is significant. For instance, in this covered cup.
The following image shows my covered cup and my two interpretations of his arms: 1) the most commonly viewed, and 2) my alternative layout.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Bend, Between, Six, Covered cup and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Boteler of Warrington.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a thistle Or, flowered Argent, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure gyronny of thirty-six Azure and Argent; overall a heart Gules, fimbriated Or.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de un cardo de oro, florido de plata, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; una bordura jironada de treinta y seis piezas de azur y plata; brochante sobre el todo un corazón de gules perfilado de oro.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an invected octagon outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Bradlee Tatym LaRue Botkin designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Thirty-six, Saltire, Between, In chief, Thistle, Flowered, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Botkin, Bradlee Tatym LaRue.
Azure, three annulets interlaced Or.
Illuminated, with a watercolor finishing and with a pointed shape.
You can found it at [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 76 and illustration 177]], and at [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 85 and illustration 177]].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Annulet, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage, Kingdom of France and Coat of arms.
Azure, three annulets interlaced Or.
Escudo de azur, tres anilletes entrelazados de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with plain color Azure and metal Or and with a shape ended with an ogee arch.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Annulet, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage, Kingdom of France and Coat of arms.
Azure, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Escudo de azur, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Boyd of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Boyd of Scotland, lineage.
Flag «Roger de Flor», Paratroopers I, assigned to the «Almogávares» VI Paratrooper Brigade of the Spanish Army.
Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.
Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; a fleur de lis outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and an overall lightly-hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: BPAC I.
«Roger de Lauria»,' 2nd Paratrooper Battalion, part of the «Almogávares» VI Parachute Brigade of the Spanish Army.
Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.
Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.
For this interpretation, I have used: an exterior shape ending in a semicircular arch; my usual angle of 50.2o = arctan(6/5), as tangent = opposite side / adjacent side; a division similar to that used by the Spanish Army for this coat of arms, which relies on dividing the height of the shield into 4 segments; and for the whole, a finish of lightly hammered metal
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Military and Army and Navy.
Bearer: BPAC II.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, lampasados y armados de azur; 2o de oro, un león de gules, armado y lampasado de azur, encerrado en un trechor doble flordelisado y contraflordelisado de gules; 3o de azur, un arpa de oro cordada de plata.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
These are arms of the British Monarchy emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp and Stringed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: British Monarchy.
Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a cross Gules, cantoned by: in 1 and 4, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; in 2 and 3, a black grouse perched proper.
Escudo cuartelado de oro y plata; brochante sobre la partición, una cruz plena de gules cantonada: en 1o y 4o, de un león rampante de gules, armado y lampasado de azur; en 2o y 3o, de un gallo lira posado al natural.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Albert de Bruijn emblazoned by me. Note that the black grouse in this coat of arms is characterized by two tail feathers recalling a lyre; the term in heraldry «moorcock» denotes a heraldic black grouse, a conceptual representation, sometimes depicted with the tail formed by two pointed feathers; finally, the capercaillie is larger and its tail is less distinctive; in this case, it is a black grouse proper.
Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall (line of division), Cross, Cantoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Black grouse, Perched and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bruijn, Albert de.
Barry of six, Argent and Azure, a pile throughout Throughout, counterchanged.
Escudo calzado y fajado de plata y azur del uno al otro.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.
These are the arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, designed by his son John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, and emblazoned by me. One can observe a significant difference, in this case, between the English and the Castilian way to blazon this coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Six, Barry, Counterchanged, Pile, Throughout (chief base) and Chaussé.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.
Azure, a cow's head caboshed proper; on a chief Argent, a scroll palewise proper.
Escudo de azur, un rencuentro de vaca al natural; en un jefe de plata, un pergamino puesto en palo al natural.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0143, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Daniel John Bugeja, Malta. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Cow, Head, Caboshed, Proper, Chief, Scroll and Palewise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bugeja, Daniel John.
Gules, a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara proper.
Escudo de gules, un tambor real de Bunyoro-Kitara al natural.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a visica piscis shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Bunyoro Kitara is a Bantu kingdom located in Western Uganda. Its history begun in the 13th century. This kindowm is ruled by the King called Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara. Now it is a subnational monarchy.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Drum, Royal and Proper.
Style keywords: Vesica piscis, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bunyoro-Kitara.
Or, on a pile issuant from the base Gules a sword point upwards Argent.
Escudo de oro, una pira de gules cargada de una espada alzada de plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Burr emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 388].
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Pile issuant from base, Charged, Sword and Point upwards.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Burr, lineage.
Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable.
Escudo de plata, dos cabras en palo de púrpura, acornadas de sable.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Cabral. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Cabral are in the 3rd quarter.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Purpure, Sable, Two, Goat, In pale and Horned.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Cabral, lineage.
Quarterly: 1 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or; 2 and 3 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, the port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 4 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro; 2o y 3o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 4o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Semé, Fleur de lis, Or, Gules, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Purpure, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crown and Crowned.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Kingdom of France.
Bearer: Cerda, Carlos de la.
Credits: Pablo Plaza is the author of the photograph and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art of the coats of arms photographed.
Categories: Photographic, Coat of arms, Interpreted, Personal, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Lineage, Conjoined in fess, Decoration, Suspended and Base (lower 1/3).
Root: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.
Party per saltire: 1 Or, two quill pens in fess Azure; 2 and 3 Gules, a paintbrush point upwards Or; 4 Or, a mullet of six points voided, interlaced Azure. Crest: Above the shield, a griffin segreant Or, langued, supporting with both paws the Messianic Seal of Jerusalem Azure. Motto above the crest: «In YHWH Fidemus».
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an invected octagon external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Azure, One, Two, Quarterly per saltire, Quill, In fess, Paintbrush, Point upwards, Mullet, Voided, Interlaced, Crest, Above the shield, Griffin, Segreant, Langued, Supporting, Paw, Messianic Seal of Jerusalem, Motto and Above the crest.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Nelson, Carrie.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent.
Escudo partido: 1o de Gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Castilla-La Mancha emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Party per pale, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Castilla-La Mancha.
Alternative coat of arms for the heraldry and its categories.
Quarterly in saltire: 1 Purpure, a crown Or; 2 Vert, a sword point upwards Or; 3 Azure, a crozier Or; 4 Sable, a bezant; an inescutcheon Or charged with a heart Gules; a bordure Argent.
Imaginary coat of arms created by me with the following characteristics: its shape is semicircular; its field is enameled with flat tinctures of Purpure, Vert, Azure, Sable, Or, and Argent; all of its figures are illuminated and enameled in Or, except for the heart, which is Gules; and the whole composition has a metallic finish.
These arms are one of the alternatives created during the process of developing a coat of arms for the categories of heraldry.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly per saltire, Purpure, Vert, Azure, Sable, Or, Argent, Gules, Crown, Sword, Point upwards, Crozier, Bezant and plate, Inescutcheon and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Categories of heraldry.
Disperse like the sun clears the clouds in your path.
Argent, a cross of Alcantara. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto: «Hoec nubila tollunt obstantia sicut sol».
Escudo de plata, una cruz de Alcántara. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema: «Hoec nubila tollunt obstantia sicut sol».
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the shield is of a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in metal Argent; the cross of Alcantara is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert; the royal crown is closed, outlined in Sable and illuminated with the metal Or, Argent for the pearls, Azure and Or for the orb, Gules and Vert for the gems, Gules for the inner cloth, and Sable for the visible hollow at its base; and the whole has a slightly hammered metal finish.
The Latin motto «Hoec nubila tollunt obstantia sicut sol» is often translated as «Ride like the sun, disperses the clouds in its path». I would like to offer the following observations on this translation:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Closed royal crown, Crown and Motto.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment.
Argent, three bars Sable; within a bordure countercompony Or and Gules. 2 versions for the same blazon.
Escudo de plata, tres fajas de sable; bordura ajedrezada de oro y gules. 2 versiones para el mismo blasón.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Ceballos of Cantabria emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Three, Bar, Bordure and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ceballos of Cantabria, lineage.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or. Motto: «Región Militar Centro» over a scroll Or.
Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, also called 1st Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted and emblazoned now this coat of arms with a semi-circular ended shape.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Motto (identification) and Scroll.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Central Military Region.
City of Ceuta, Spain, Africa
Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 2, 2, 2, and 1.
Escudo de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, dos en jefe, una en cada flanco y tres en punta
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Five, Escutcheon, In cross, Azure, Charged, Bezant and plate, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Gules, Seven, Castle, Or, Two, In chief, One, In each flank, Three and In base.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Kingdom of Spain.
Bearer: Ceuta.
Motto: Stand and Be Counted
Gules fretty Argent; on a chief wavy Bleu celeste, a rising sun Or.
Escudo de gules fretado de plata; en un jefe ondado de celeste, un sol saliente de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and with a iridescent finishing.
The sun used to be emblazoned with a human face, with its eyes, mouth, and nose, but in all the interpretations that I know of this blazon, the sun appears without a human face.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Fretty, Argent, One, Chief, Wavy, Bleu celeste, Sun, Issuant and Or.
Style keywords: Iridescent, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted.
Bearer: Charles Dunne, Chas.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent. Crest: A crown proper. The shield is surrounded by the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal and iridescent finishing.
Coat of arms of His Majesty King Charles III emblazoned by me. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in the 14th century, is Great Britain's oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry. It symbolises honour and loyalty, and its members are chosen by the Sovereign in recognition of their exceptional public service. Its distinctive emblem, a dark blue garter bearing the motto «Honi soit qui mal y pense» ~ «Shame on him who thinks evil of it». Its central insignia features the figure of St George and the Dragon, and its membership is strictly limited to 24 Companion Knights, in addition to the Sovereign and the Prince of Wales.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp, Stringed, Tudor crown, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Charles III of the United Kingdom.
Banner Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Pendón de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Banner interpreted as follows: rectangular in shape with a 5x6 proportion; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the three fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole piece finished with an aged parchment effect.
Starting in 1376, the field sown with fleurs-de-lis was replaced by only three fleurs-de-lis. This change took place during the reign of Charles V of France (1338–1380, King of France from 1364 to 1380).
Edward III Plantagenet (1312–1377, King of England from 1327 to 1377) had incorporated the semé of fleurs-de-lis into his arms as a sign of his claim to the French throne, and Henry IV of England (1367–1413, King of England from 1399 to 1413) again changed the semé into three fleurs-de-lis in his own arms.
These three fleurs-de-lis remained in the royal arms of England until George II (1683–1760, King from 1727 to 1760).
They remained in the royal arms of the French kings until their prohibition during the so-called «Hundred Days», that is, from March 20, 1815, the date of Napoleon’s return to Paris from his exile in Elba, until June 28, 1815, the date of the Second Restoration of Louis XVIII as King of France, when they were reinstated. Finally, after the Revolution of 1830, Louis Philippe I of Orléans decreed their abolition by Order of February 10, 1831.
This banner is a recreation of the one appearing in the armorial [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 23, column 2], although in that armorial the banner seems to be associated with Louis IX of France, perhaps because of the prestige of the saintly King of France, whose arms bore a semé of fleurs-de-lis rather than three.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Old parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Flag, Banner of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Charles V of France.
Party per fess: 1 party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]. 2 quarterly: 1 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 2 quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, an eagle displayed Sable [for Aragon-Sicily]. 3 Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets Or [for Jerusalem]. 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]. Enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]. 2 quarterly: 1 Gules, a fess Argent [for Austria]; 2 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules [for Burgundy modern]; 3 bendy Or and Azure within a bordure Gules [for Burgundy ancient]; 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules [for Brabant]; overall an inescutcheon party per pale: 1 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules [for Flanders]; 2 Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, armed, beaked, langued and membered Or, charged on the wings with two trefoiled stems Or [for Tyrol]. Crest: An imperial crown with two fanons Argent, fringed Or. Behind the shield a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked and armed Or, langued and membered Gules, enfiled by an open royal crown above the shield. Supporters: two columns Argent between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Moto environing the columns: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Arms of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, emblazoned by me. The decision to depict both Pillars of Hercules in Argent arises from a strictly technical and artistic process. My objective was to paint the commander’s badge of the Imperial Hispanic Order of Charles V, a piece that is entirely made of Argent. Working directly on a fully Argent surface made the visual reading of the whole difficult, so I decided, as a preliminary step, to paint the coat of arms in its proper tinctures and, once the chromatic composition was resolved, to convert it into Argent. The commander’s badge of this order is based on its coat of arms and emblem as interpreted and painted by the heraldist and heraldic artist Fernando Martínez Larrañaga. In that interpretation, Fernando represented the Pillars of Hercules entirely in Argent. For the sake of coherence with this model, which is the direct reference for the badge, I followed the same solution and painted the pillars in Argent. I have also painted this same coat of arms with the pillars having Argent shafts and Or bases and capitals.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, Or, Vert, One, Two, Four, Party per fess, Party per pale, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Pale, Quarterly per saltire, Eagle, Displayed, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Crosslet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded, Slipped, Leaved, Fess, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Bendy, Overall, Inescutcheon, Beaked, Membered, Wing, Trefoiled, Stem, Crest, Imperial crown, Crown, Fanon, Fringed, Behind the shield, Double-headed, Nimbed, Enfiled, Open royal crown, Above the shield, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Dexter, Closed royal crown, Sinister, Motto, Environed and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
King of France from 1429 to 1461.
Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and finished with a mother-of-pearl effect.
This coat of arms is based on the one appearing in the armorial [Ingeram, H.; 1459; page 34, 1st shield], under the inscription «küng von franckrich» (franckrich ~ Frankreich ~ France).
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Charles VII of France.
Azure, a sword erect Or, between three garbs Or, 2 and 1.
Escudo de azur, una espada alzada de oro, acompañada de tres gavillas de trigo de oro, 2 y 1.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field illuminated in Azure; the motto and charges illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a leather texture.
In England, Wales and Ireland, the term «heraldic visitations» ~ «visitas heráldicas» referred to the inspection tours carried out by the officers of the kings of arms, or even by the kings of arms themselves, with the aim of recording and sanctioning the family trees and coats of arms of the nobility, the counties and the bourgeoisie who bore them.
These journeys took place mainly between the year 1530 and the year 1688. The results of these inspections were recorded in books that could be considered a roll or heraldic census of the upper classes. For this reason, and since then, these records have been a valuable source of information for historians, genealogists and heraldists.
The County of Cheshire received the following «heraldic visitations»:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Sword, Point upwards, Between, Wheat, Garb and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Cheshire, County of.
Party per fess: 1 Azure, an acorn leaved and slipped Or, between two ravens addorsed and regardant Argent; 2 Vert, a stag's massacre Or. Motto: «Si non rides, flebis».
Escudo cortado: 1o de azur, una bellota hojada y tallada de oro, acompañada de dos cuervos de espaldas y contornados de plata; 2o de sinople, una masacre de oro. Lema: «Si non rides, flebis».
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of Christopher Edwards, from New South Wales, Australia, designed by him, refined and emblazoned by me. The motto «Si non rides, flebis» means «If you do not laugh, you will cry» in Latin.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Between, Raven, Addorsed, Regardant, Stag's massacre and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Edwards, Christopher.
Azure, a cinquefoil Argent, seeded Gules.
Escudo de azur, un quinquefolio de plata, botonado de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with plain color Azure and metal Or and with a shape ended with an ogee arch.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Cinquefoil, Argent, Seeded and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage, Kingdom of France, Civic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Haguenau.
195th Pope of the Church, from 1305 to 1314. «Clemens V», born Bertrand de Got, born in Villandraut, in the southwest of France, was the first pope to reside in Avignon in a stable manner.
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded triangular top; the field in plain Or enamel; the bars illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and with a heavily hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Clement V.
Blazon equivalent to: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.
246th Pope of the Church, from 1730 to 1740. «Clemens XII», named Lorenzo Corsini, born in Florence and rests in St. John Lateran.
Bendy of six Gules and Argent; over all a fess Azure.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de gules y plata; brochante sobre el todo una faja de azur.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Argent; the fess and the bands outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Azure; and the whole with a textured finish.
All are ordinaries, including the three bands and the fess, and since the blazon specifies that the fess is overall on the bands, therefore, it is not the Gules bands that are overall on the Azure fess, and they should be painted underneath.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Gules, Argent, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), One, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Clement XII.
Grandson of Blanche of Castile, 6th son of Saint Louis IX, founder of the House of Bourbon, husband of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or, a bend Gules.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro, banda gules.
Coat of arms that I have interpreted with:: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lys illuminated in Or; the bend illuminated in Gules; the whole is outlined in Sable; and the freehand drawing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bend and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Bourbon.
Bearer: Clermont, Robert of.
Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or. Motto: «Arithmeticus».
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de azur, una cruz de oro; 2o de sinople, un sotuer de oro; 3o de sinople, una barra de oro; 4o de azur, una faja de oro. Divisa: «Arithmeticus».
I have made this imaginary coat of arms for the Arithmetic with the following characteristics: a semicircular external shape; its enamelled field with flat color Azure and Vert inks; all the pieces are metal Or, the motto is metal Argent with Sable letters; pieces and motto are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a very lightly beaten metal finish.
For the division operation, instead of using the piece bend sinister, 2 bezants Or in pale could have been used. However, since the bezant is a diminished piece, I preferred to use 4 pieces, one for each quarter.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Vert, Or, Cross, Saltire, Bend sinister, Fess and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Arithmetic.
Or, six fleurs de lis, three, two, one, five Gules and one in the middle of the chief Azure.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis ordenadas, tres, dos y una, cinco de gules y una de azur en el centro del jefe.
Credits: Rolando Yñigo-Genio is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Three, two and one, Five, Gules, One, Azure and In the middle of the chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Soft metal, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Elias.
Or, two mullets of six points pierced in fess Gules; in chief a sabre fesswise Sable.
Escudo de oro, dos rosetas de espuela en faja de gules; en jefe, un sable puesto en faja de sable.
Blazon keywords: Or, Two, Mullet of six points pierced, In fess, Gules, In chief, One, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise and Sable.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Coulot, Fabian.
Argent, in chief an ecclesiastical cap Sable, in base a heart enflamed gules.
Escudo de plata, en jefe un bonete eclesiástico de sable, en punta un corazón llameante de gules.
Blazon keywords: Argent, In chief, One, Ecclesiastical cap, Sable, In base, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Congregación del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri de Alcalá de Henares.
Or, six fleurs de lis in orle, five Gules and one in chief Azure.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis en orla, cinco de gules y una de azur en jefe.
Credits: Rolando Yñigo-Genio is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Fleur de lis, Orle, Five, Gules, One, Azure and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Soft metal, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Rolando.
Willame de Colebraund ~ William de Colebrand.
Gules, three Swords Argent, erect, in fess.
Escudo de gules, tres espadas de plata, alzadas, en faja.
Interpreted coat of arms with a free hand finish.
Coat of arms included in [Marshal, L.; 1295; coat of arms number 461], also in [Brault, G. J.; 1997], and time ago in Brian Timms, but not now.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Sword, Argent, Point upwards and In fess.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Colebrand, William de.
Party per pale: 1 per fess indented perlong Or and Azure overall on a fess Azure a mullet Or, and on a chief cousu Or an eagle displayed, a crown Or above [for Tamburelli]; 2 Azure, a lion rampant Or supporting a lance palewise Argent, in chief three mullets Or [for Lanzara]. Motto: «Virtus Honor Imperium».
This is the Commoners' Certification of Arms for Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina, with his arms emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Party per fess, Indented, Overall (line of division), Fess, Charged, Mullet, Chief, Eagle, Displayed, Crown, Above, Lion, Rampant, Grasping, Spear, Point upwards and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Cousu.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina, Andrea.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Corey Scott Lasco with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Lasco, Corey Scott.
Vert, on a fess Argent, between in chief a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable, between four mullets Argent, 2 and 2, and in base a Merino ram's head caboshed Or, between three mullets Argent, 2 and 1, two wolves passant Sable. Motto: «Amor Non Timet».
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Darryn Carlo and Roberto Luchoro with their coat of arms emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Seven, Fess, Between, In chief, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Mullet, In base, Merino ram, Head, Caboshed, Wolf, Passant and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Luchoro and Darryn Carlo, Roberto.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent charged with a label Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Easton Michael Jones with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Jones, Easton Michael.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent charged with a crescent Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Hudson Hayes Lasco with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Lasco, Hudson Hayes.
Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
The Commoners’ Certification of Arms for Kimberley Ann Potts of Stountenburg, a heraldic heiress, with her arms emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Six, One, Fleur de lis, In chief, Between, In fess, In base, Bordure, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Invected octagon.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts, Kimberley Ann.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a thistle Or, flowered Argent, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure gyronny of thirty-six Azure and Argent. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Köryn Alexandria Konstånz Potts with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Thirty-six, Saltire, Between, In chief, Thistle, Flowered, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Invected octagon.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts, Köryn Alexandria Konstånz.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent charged with a crescent Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Rhettlee Cooper Jones with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Jones, Rhettlee Cooper.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure Or; overall a rose Gules, leaved and seeded Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Tiana Rose Lee Robidoux Potts with her arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Overall, Rose, Leaved, Seeded, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Invected octagon.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts, Tiana Rose Lee.
Gules, two castles triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, in chief, seven mullets Argent, 4 and 3.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of the Comunidad de Madrid emblazoned by me. In English heraldry, the default number of points for the mullet is five unless otherwise specified. Therefore, if a blazon mentions a mullet without further detail, the artist must depict it with five points. Conversely, in Castilian heraldry, stars are conventionally represented with six points by default. When a five-pointed mullet appears in an English blazon, it is mandatory to specify the number of points in the Castilian version of the blazon, as in this case.
The castles derive from Castile, and the 7 mullets come from the bordure of the city of Madrid; they represent the stars of the Plough, the 7 brightest stars of Ursa Major. This coat of arms was adopted by the Comunidad de Madrid on December 23, 1983. Regarding the symbolism of this coat of arms, José Manuel Huidobro told me: «Each star has five points representing the five provinces surrounding Madrid: Ávila, Segovia, Guadalajara, Cuenca, and Toledo. The castles embody the most characteristic symbol of Castile. Both neighboring communities, Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León, display them in their coats of arms. The fact that they are paired symbolizes the Community of Madrid’s claim to serve as a link between the two Castiles». He includes the coat of arms of the Comunidad de Madrid in his book [Huidobro Moya, J. M.; 2024; page 214].
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, Two, Seven, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Madrid, Comunidad de.
Argent, in base three bars wavy Azure, overall, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, to its dexter a cauldron suspended from a branch, and in front of its trunk a boar passant Sable. Crest: Upon a helm in profile with visor bars Or, and a wreath Argent and Vert, five ostrich feathers alternately Vert and Argent. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Fijosdalgo del Solar d'Yraeta» depicted as Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Vert, Or, Sable, Gules, Three, One, In base, Bar, Wavy, Overall, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Dexter, Cauldron, Suspended, Branch, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar, Passant, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Barred, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Idareta Goldaracena, Francisco.
Azure, two quills in saltire Argent, in chief an ancient coronet Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-lynx regardant Or, caped Azure, maintaining in dexter a lantern Azure, enflamed proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Dario Postolovski, Macedonia, emblazoned by me. The blazon in French, translated by Michel Froger, is as follows: «D’azur à deux plumes d’argent posées en sautoir et surmontées d’une couronne antique d’or à 5 pointes. L’écu est timbré d’un casque d’argent taré de trois quart et de lambrequins d’or et d’azur. Le casque est sommé d’un tortil d’or et d’azur soutenant un lynx d’or issant et regardant, vêtu d’une cape d’azur et tenant une lanterne du même allumée au naturel».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Quill, In saltire, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Lynx, Regardant, Caped, Grasping, Dexter, Lantern, Enflamed, Proper and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Postolovski, Dario.
Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or, Azure and Gules, a demi-pegasus Argent issuant from flames of fire Gules, fimbriated Or. Mantling: dexter Azure doubled Or, sinister Gules doubled Or.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure, Embattled, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Pegasus, Issuant, Flame, Fimbriated, Mantling, Dexter, Sinister and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a chevron Argent, between three fleurs de lis Or; 2 Or, five mullets in saltire Gules; 3 Argent, four escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with nine plates, those in flank with points to center, overall a carbuncle and orle of knotted cords Purpure debruised by the center escutcheon; 4 Sable, on a mount issuant from the base Vert, a tower Argent, port, windows and masoned sable, between two wolves Or supporting it; enté en point Or, three bars wavy Gules. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, on an ancient coronet Or, a falcon Argent, jessed Gules, langued Azure, armed, beaked and belled Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Hugo Frazão Coutinho designed by him and emblazoned by me. In English heraldry, the mullet by default has five points, and therefore in the English blazon it is not necessary to specify the number of points in this case.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, Azure, Purpure, Sable, Vert, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Nine, Quarterly, Chevron, Between, Fleur de lis, Mullet, In saltire, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In each flank, Center, Overall, Carbuncle, Orle, Knotted, Cord, Debruised, Mount, Issuant, Base, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Wolf, Supporting, Enté en point, Bar, Wavy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ancient coronet, Crown, Falcon, Jessed, Langued, Armed, Beaked, Belled, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Frazão Coutinho Dias, Hugo.
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.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finish.
Coat of arms of Jason Landers Northam from Illinois, emblazoned by me.
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 and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Northam, Jason Landers.
Gules, three bars wavy; in chief two mullets above a fess in base Or. Crest: Upon a helm, befitting her degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, a crown of Noble. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Marilena Marinanza, Italy, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three, Two, One, Bar, Wavy, In chief, Mullet, Above, Fess, In base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Crown of Noble, Crown and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Marinanza, Marilena.
Party per pale Or and Gules, on a bend counterchanged three fleur de lis palewise counterchanged Argent and Sable between six martlets, 3 and 3 in pale, counterchanged Sable and Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Coat of arms of Matthew Nelson designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Party per pale: 1 Or, in the dexter of the base three martlets in pale Sable; 2 Gules, in the sinister of the chief three martlets in pale Argent; overall a bend counterchanged charged with three fleurs de lis palewise, the first Argent, the second per pale Argent and Sable, and the third Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or».
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Dexter, Base, Martlet, In pale, Sinister, Chief, Overall, Bend, Counterchanged, Counterchanged (side-by-side), Charged, Fleur de lis, Palewise, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Horse, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Nelson, Matthew.
Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dragon passant Azure, armed and langued Or; in front of a sun rising Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Sun, Nascent, Debruised, Dragon, Passant, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Potts, Randy David Lee Xavier.
Argent, a heron volant Azure, beaked and membered between three escallops Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, an escallop Sable. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finish.
The canting arms of the family of Paul and Kari Herndon, based on the arms of their lineage, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Sable, One, Three, Heron, Volant, Beaked, Membered, Between, Escallop, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Canting, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Herndon, family of Paul and Kari.
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.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.
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 and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Promet, family.
Party per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur de lis Azure. Crest: On a wreath Argent and Gules, a demi-lion Or, armed and langued Azure, holding in its paws a swallow-tailed pennon Azure, charged with a cross patty Argent. Motto above the crest: «Un cran plus loin».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a double pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.
The arms of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me following his directions.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Armed, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Charged, Cross, Patty and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Double pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.
Sable, on a chevron Argent three spears' heads Gules, in chief two unicorns' heads erased Argent, horned and crined Or, langued Gules, in base on a pile of the last issuant from the chevron a unicorn head erased Sable, langued Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Sable, a unicorn's head Argent, erased Gules, horned and crined Or, langued gules, charged upon the neck with three spears' heads cheveronwise Gules. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent. Motto: «Ad rem».
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing, and the mantling and the wreath diapered with Chinapieria.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Chevron, Argent, Three, Spear's head, Gules, In chief, Two, Head, Unicorn, Erased, Crined, Horned, Or, Langued, In base, One, Pile, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Charged, Neck and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated, Watercolor and Chinapieria.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Wright, Charles F. M..
Or, on a chevron, between three crosses flory Gules, three crescents Argent. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Gules, a pomegranate Proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Fides et pietas».
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Chevron, Gules, Charged, Three, Crescent, Argent, Between, Cross, Flory, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Vert and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Rica II, Nick Allen.
Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or. Motto: «Laus · Virtutis · Actio».
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Goutte, Grasping, Beak, Annulet and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rawson, lineage.
Vert, a chevron, between three cross-crosslets; on a chief Argent, three griffins statant Gules, beaked and armed Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a griffin's head couped Gules, beaked Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent.
Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Chevron, Between, Three, Cross-crosslet, Cross couped, Chief, Argent, Griffin, Statant, Gules, Beaked, Armed, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Head and Party per fess.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Berry, Austin Charles.
Gules, three lozenges Or; a bordure lozengy Gules and Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Gules, an eagle’s head erased Or, langued Gules.
Arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Three, Lozenge, Lozengy, Bordure, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Eagle, Head, Erased and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lasuncion Patus, Francisco Javier.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief an escallop Or, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an invected octagon external shape and with a leather finishing.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Potts, Konstånz Chantal Leóné.
Azure, issuant from base a frog's head and from flanks its forelegs in chevron Or, in chief a mullet of seven points Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-frog erect Or, grasping with its forelegs an apple and a closed book Azure. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Clama a mí».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Seven, Issuant from base, Frog, Head, Flank, Foreleg, In chevron, In chief, Mullet, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Erect, Grasping, Apple, Closed book, Book, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Taborda, Arturo.
Party per pale: 1 Vert, a compass rose Argent between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a Taino sun Or; 2 Sable, a Taino sun Or between, in chief a coronet Or, in base a compass rose Argent; overall a spear Or, headed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Vert, a lynx couchant proper, langued Azure. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto: «Numquam reside».
The coat of arms of family of Lucas Cruz (UK, Puerto Rico, Belarus, US Army) designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. The Taino were an indigenous people of the Caribbean and the Taino sun is one of their symbolic representations of the sun. For the spears, there is a different structure of the blazon between English and Castilian. In English, this spear is Or with the head Argent. In Spanish, this spear is Argent with the pole Or.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Compass rose, Between, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown, In base, Sun, Overall, Spear, Shafted, Crest, Helm, Wreath, Lynx, Couchant, Proper, Langued, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Giclée, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Cruz, family of Lucas.
Gules, a beaver erect Or, armed and tailed Argent, bearing on his dexter shoulder a sword Argent, hilted Or; on a chief embattled of Renaissance crenellations Or three fleurs de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or, Azure, and Gules a beaver issuant, crowned and winged Or, armed and tailed Argent, holding a pole Or flying a long swallow-tailed flag per fess Azure and Gules, overall a double cross patty fitchy Or. Mantling: On the dexter Azure doubled Or and on the sinister Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Si vis pacem para bellum» Or over a scroll Azure doubled Or.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Beaver, Erect, Armed, Tailed, Grasping, Dexter, Shoulder, Sword, Hilted, Chief, Embattled, Fleur de lis, Crest, Helm, Wreath, Issuant, Crowned, Winged, Swallow-tail, Party per fess, Overall, Patriarchal cross, Cross couped, Patty, Fitchy, Mantling, Doubled, Sinister, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Bobor, Jan.
Azure, a trumpet bend sinisterwise Or, debruised by a fish haurient Argent, debruised by a sword bendwise point downwards Or, all between two fleurs de lis in fess Argent. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Or and Azure, a paschal lamb regardant Argent, nimbed Or, supporting a staff Or, flying a flag Argent charged with a cross Gules. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Quis ut Deus».
Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Trumpet, Bend sinisterwise, Debruised, Fish, Haurient, Sword, Point downwards, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Paschal lamb, Regardant, Nimbed, Grasping, Shafted, Charged, Cross, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Coat of arms and Flag.
Bearer: Aspe, Julio Hector.
Party per fess wavy: 1 Azure, a dolphin naiant; 2 Argent, three escallops Azure. Crest: Upon a helm lined Azure with a wreath Argent and Azure, an owl Tenné, armed, beaked, membered, the eyes, and wearing a necklace with a pendant heart Or, grasping with its dexter foot a bluebonnet proper. Mantling Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Compasión · Honor · Sabiduría» Azure, over a scroll Argent doubled Azure, fimbriated Or.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finishing.
She is an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She studied Marine Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao (1991–1995), and the marine motifs reflect both her academic training and career. The dolphin on the shield refers to her Puerto Rican heritage, her birthplace in Fajardo, and her personal value of honor. At her request, the shield ends in a semi-circular arch, in keeping with Hispanic heraldic tradition. The three escallops symbolize her family and her compassion. She currently resides in Houston, Texas, which is why the owl in her crest holds a bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), the state flower of Texas since 1901. The owl represents her profession and her wisdom. A small gold heart on the chain pendant indicates her cadency as first daughter.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Or, Party per fess, Wavy, Dolphin, Naiant, Escallop, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Owl, Tenné, Armed, Beaked, Membered, The eyes, Collar, Heart, Grasping, Dexter, Talon, Bluebonnet, Flower, Proper, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Santiago-Vazquez, Lory.
Sable, a kapok tree eradicated and fructed between in base two lozenges Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Sable, a dove grasping in its beak a mullet Argent. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent. Motto: «Antequam Glorificetur Humiliatur» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Two, Kapok tree, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Between, In base, Lozenge, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dove, Grasping, Beak, Mullet, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Oyervides Ochoa, Luis Gerardo.
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».
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.
Party per pale Azure and Gules, overall a lion rampant Argent, winged Or, grasping in his dexter forepaw a sword erect Or. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules, its bevor charged with a Latin cross patty and pierced with a Latin cross, and with a wreath Argent and Gules, a dexter winged forepaw Or, grasping an escutcheon quarterly: 1 Azure, a god Garuda sejant Argent; 2 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, masoned Sable; 3 Argent, six pallets Gules; 4 Azure, five plates. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Audacia,Veritas et Libertas».
Arms interpreted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, displayed as rotated shield, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Six, Five, Party per pale, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Winged, Grasping, Dexter, Forepaw, Sword, Erect, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Bevor, Charged, Latin cross patty, Pierced, Latin cross, Wreath, Escutcheon, Quarterly, Garuda, Sejant, Castle, Triple-towered, Masoned, Pallet, Plate, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Tilted shield, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vaz, Rui J..
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. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, five ostrich feathers alternately Azure and Argent. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Ut Ferrum Fortes» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.
The oak tree laden with acorns Or in the first quarter symbolizes the family's fertility. The oak and the domed tower in the second quarter, in their transformed forms, are elements from the coat of arms of the Simon lineage, which they represent. The third quarter derives from the arms of the Faus family and represents it. The plain cross in the fourth quarter is a symbol of Christ and of Aragon. The Latin motto reads: «Strong as Iron».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Five, Quarterly, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, With a turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Dog, Passant, Spotted, Cross, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Simon-Faus, family.
Party per pale Gules and Vert; overall a mermaid proper, holding in her dexter a sword Argent, hilted Or, and in her sinister a comb Or.
Escudo partido de gules y sinople; brochante sobre la partición una sirena al natural, teniendo en su diestra una espada de plata, guarnecida de oro, y en su siniestra un peine de oro.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.
Coat of arms of The Knights of Cristina designed under her directions and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Argent, Or, One, Party per pale, Overall, Mermaid, Proper, Grasping, Dexter, Sword, Hilted, Sinister and Comb.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Cristina, The Knights of.
A Gules and Or comparison between cross potent, cross moline, and cross of Jerusalem
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cross moline, Cross of Jerusalem and Cross.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Schema.
Argent, a cross Gules; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Motto: «Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. The motto of the official coat of arms includes the text «Ciudad de Almería», which I have chosen not to include in my rendition, as it is redundant given that the city is already represented by the coat of arms itself.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Four, Fifteen, Cross, Bordure, Compony, Pomegranate, Slipped, Leaved, Proper, Eagle, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Almeria, city of.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, in base a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; overall a psi letter sable; a diminished bordure Or. Crest: A closed royal crown.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of Crepsi, designed by my lieutenant colonel and friend Miguel Angel Nuñez Amador and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, Party per pale, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Overall, Letter, Diminished bordure, Closed royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Crepsi.
Party per fess: 1 Or, a tower Gules between in chief a crescent and a mullet of eight points Azure; 2 Azure, three demi-horses courant in bend sinister nascent from the ends of three bars wavy issuant from sinister Argent. Crest: A crown of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Francisco-José Bermejo Fernández-Briceño designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per fess, Tower, Between, In chief, Crescent, Mullet, Demi, Horse, Courant, In bend sinister, Nascent, Bar, Wavy, Issuant, Sinister and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bermejo Fernandez-Briceño, Francisco Jose.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; and the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure. Crest: A Crown of Prince. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a iridescent finish.
This is my interpretation of the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias (as heiress to the Crown of Castile), Princess of Girona (as heiress to the Crown of Aragon), and Princess of Viana (as heiress to the Kingdom of Navarre), with the Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece. Her coat of arms is that of her father, the King, charged with a label Azure and surmounted by the crown of a princess with four pearl diadems, three visible.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Cadency, Label of three points, Crown of Prince, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.
Argent, a bear rampant Sable, langued and armed Gules. Crest: A mural crown with eight vine leaves, five visible, Or.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Or, One, Eight, Five, Bear, Rampant, Langued, Armed, Mural crown, Crown, Vine and Leaf.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Berlin.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules; a bordure compony of sixteen sections: eight Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable, eight Or, an eagle displayed Sable. Crest: An open royal crown.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the Infanta Berenguela of Castile, 1228–1279, 5th daughter of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. The coat of arms of Infanta Berenguela of Castile, besides being beautiful, has always seemed to me the epitome of the Castilian arms: quartered, bearing Leon and Castile, and surrounded by a bordure compony with castles. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Sixteen, Eight, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Bordure, Compony, Eagle, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile, Infanta.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a hand Carnation, embowed, vambraced and winged Or, holding a sword point upwards Argent, hilted Or; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Manuel of Castile, 1234–1283, 7th son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.
Party per pale: 1 Argent, an elm eradicated Vert; 2 Gules, a castle with an embattled tower Or. Crest: A crown of Marquis.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a rough finish.
The arms of Castilla-La Mancha and many of its towns are party per pale; the 1st quarter is a canting elm = olmo = Casas del Olmo; the 2nd quarter symbolizes that historically, until 1861, this village belonged to Alarcón town whose castle, of Muslim origin, has a single tower; this area was owned for centuries by the Marquis of Villena and hence the crown of Marquis. My heraldic artwork has been supervised by the Casas del Olmo Residents Association.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, Or, One, Party per pale, Elm, Tree, Eradicated, Castle, Embattled, Tower, Crest, Crown of Marquis and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Rough.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Casas del Olmo.
Azure, a terraze in base Or, overall a gazelle springing Argent, collared with a chain streaming to sinister Or conjoined to the cross of the Cruz family bendwise.
De azur terrazado de oro, brochante sobre el todo una gacela brincante de plata, acollarada de una cadena extendida hacia la siniestra de oro unida a la cruz de la familia Cruz puesta en banda.
Coat of arms of Rosalía Cruz Carballo designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and refined and emblazoned by me. In heraldry, a gazelle springing represents a broader and more dynamic leap than a gazelle salient, since in the springing attitude none of the hooves touch the ground, whereas in the salient attitude the hind legs, usually held close together, remain grounded while propelling the body upward. The English heraldic term «springing» is commonly used to describe a quadruped depicted in mid-leap, with all four legs clear of the ground, since there is no fully established Castilian translation for this heraldic attitude, I translate it as «brincante». The broad and energetic leap of the gazelle reflects Rosalía’s sporting spirit, vitality, and fondness for running and overcoming obstacles. The gazelle bears around its neck the cross designed by Jon Lanzagorta for his co-father-in-law, Mr. Cruz, her father. For this reason the cross is referred to in the blazon as the cross of the Cruz family and is not specifically blazoned in this case, although it could be described as a cross patty whose arms are each formed by three compony pallets Argent, Purpure and Or.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Terrace in base, Gazelle, Springing, Collared, Chain, Sinister, Conjoined, Cross couped and Bendwise.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Cruz Carballo, Rosalia.
Sable, upon three bars wavy a four arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout.
Coat of arms designed by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of Daniel García Martínez designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Or, Three, Four, Upon, Wavy, Bar, Arch, Bridge, Masoned and Throughout.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: García Martínez, Daniel.
Ralph de Albini (XIII century) ~ Rauf de Albini.
Gules, a fess of five fusils Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja de cinco fusos de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field illuminated in Gules; the fusils illuminated in metal Argent, outlined in Sable; the fess of 5 fusils; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Can be found blazoned in [Roll of Arms, B; 1254-1264; shield number 108], where it says: «Gules: 5 fusils en fess d'argent.».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Fusil, Argent and In fess.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Daubeny, Rauf.
Azure, fretty raguly Or.
Escudo de azur, un fretado ecotado de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in plain Azure tincture, shaded by the fretty and with a raised-stroke finish; and the lattice of cut branches outlined in Sable and illuminated in beaten gold metal.
The arms of David Robert Wooten, as he himself recounts on his website davidwooten.com were registered on 6 November 1992, with number 1,073, in The American College of Heraldry, an institution of which he is a platinum patron. The registered blazon was «Azure, fretty raguly Or», with fretty ~ fretado and raguly ~ ecotado, which in English I have also seen written as knotted.
Of his complete achievement I have here limited myself to interpreting his shield and his motto «Melior nullo nullus melior» which can be translated from Latin as «no soy mejor que nadie, pero nadie es mejor que yo»
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Fretty, Raguly and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated, Shaded, Freehand and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Wooten, David Robert.
Sable, a dolphin naiant Or; a chief embattled Vert, fimbriated Or. Motto: «Siempre Adelante».
Escudo de sable, un delfín nadante de oro; un jefe almenado de sinople y perfilado de oro. Lema: «Siempre Adelante».
Blazon keywords: Sable, Dolphin, Naiant, Or, Chief, Embattled, Vert, Fimbriated and Motto.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Castilian language.
Bearer: Shorey, David Ryan.
County of Cheshire, The Vale Royal, 1656.
Sable, a crozier Or, between three garbs Or.
Escudo de sable, un báculo de oro, acompañado de tres gavillas de trigo de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field illuminated in Sable; the crozier illuminated in Or, facing right on the shield and outlined in Sable; the garbs illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a leather texture.
A coat of arms recorded in [King, D.; 1656] which in Cheshire Heraldry is blazoned as follows: «Sable a crozier in pale between three garbs Or».
As a curiosity, it can be observed that in [King, D.; 1656] and in Cheshire Heraldry, the croziers ~ báculos are depicted with their head facing left on the shield, whereas, in general, it is more common to represent them facing right; for my interpretation I have chosen this latter arrangement.
Since the three garbs are arranged in the usual heraldic manner, it is possible to omit the expression «2 y 1» or «ordered», though it may also be included to avoid any doubt.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Or, Crozier, Between, Wheat, Garb and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Delacres, Abbey of.
The heraldic art often involves resolving design challenges while maintaining both aesthetic balance and adherence to tradition. The coat of arms illustrated here draws inspiration from the Dethick-Dethicke family arms of Derbyshire, though it features distinct differences. This design explores the placement of water-bougets, a medieval water vessel, in a 2+2 arrangement, with a fess vair.
One key consideration when arranging charges in heraldry is proportionality. In this case, the fess occupies 1/3 of the coat of arms's width and is positioned 1/3 of the height from the chief, rather than at the exact center, allowing the charges to balance harmoniously. The shape of the shield itself also plays a role: rounded shields can accommodate a 2+2 arrangement more comfortably than shields with a pointed base, which are better suited to 2+1 arrangements, this is de case of Dethick's arms.
Another challenge in heraldic design is asymmetry. To address the natural curves of the shield, the water-bougets may vary slightly in size or placement. This intentional asymmetry can help create a visually appealing composition that respects both tradition and the unique constraints of each design, because, heraldry is not only about rules but also about creativity.
Gules, a fess vair between four water-bougets Or, two in chief and two in base.
Escudo de gules, una faja de veros acompañada de cuatro pares de odres de oro, dos en jefe y dos en punta.
In German, they are called «Wasserschlauch» in English «water-bougets» or «oges», and in French «bouses» or «chantepleures».
There is no specific heraldic term for them in Castilian. Based on «chantepleures», one could use «cantimploras», which are metallic or at least rigid. On the other hand, «oges» could translate as «odres», as they are typically made of leather as in this case. Additionally, since «water-bouget» are designed as a pair to be carried by a donkey or other animal, I have decided to use «par de odres» to convey the idea of one on each side of the animal.
In English, when there is a single charge, that is, a pair of water vessels, it is written in singular as «water-bouget», as can be seen in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figure 551]. [Friar, S.; 1987; page 68] defines «bouget» as «...a stylized representation of a yoke supporting two leather waterbags».
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Vair, Between, Four, Water-bouget, Or, Two, In chief and In base.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Schema and Coat of arms.
Dimidiation~dimidiated vs impalement~impaled.
Blazon keywords: Dimidiated, Party per pale, Azure, One, Lozenge, Argent and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Or, the symbol of the Royal House of Kupang Sable. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is her coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Symbol, Sable, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Kupang, Royal House of.
Gules, a stag's head caboshed Argent, attired Or, between its attires a dexter hand appaumée, couped at the wrist; on a bordure Argent eight camellias Gules, seeded Or. Motto: «Meliores Quotidie».
Escudo de gules, un rencuentro de ciervo de plata, ramado de oro, entre sus cuernas, una mano diestra apalmada y cortada por la muñeca; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho camelia de Gules, botonadas de oro. Lema: «Meliores Quotidie».
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, One, Eight, Stag, Head, Caboshed, Attired, Between, Dexter, Hand, Appaumée, Couped, Wrist, Bordure, Camellia, Seeded and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Thompson, Donnie.
Argent, a tetrahedron Azure, pierced by a sword bendwise, point downwards Or, garnished Azure.
Heraldic device depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0102, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the coat of arms of Dr. James Patrick Howard II, USA. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me over his personal tartan registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, One, Tetrahedron, Geometric solid, Pierced, In bend, Sword, Point downwards and Garnished.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Tartan.
Bearer: Howard II, Dr. James Patrick.
Or, an atom triple-orbited Gules; on a chief Gules, a falcon displayed and jessed Or
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing.
Jessed means with jesses, the thongs by which bells are fastened to the legs of a falcon.
The falcon use to be belled and jessed, with bells and leather strips on the legs. The attributes used to be citted in the blazon when its tincture is different that the main element to which it belongs. In this case, its leather strips are Or, the same tincture than the falcon Or, but I decided to blazoned it «a falcon displayed and jessed Or» to denote jessed but not belled.
Other falcons are also hooded.
Credits: Rudolf Juchter van Bergen Quast is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Atom, Three, Orbital, Gules, Chief, Falcon and Jessed.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Emirate of Dubai and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Dubai Office of the European Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon Azure, five fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de gules, un palo de oro sostenido de seis ondas de azur y plata, una bordura de oro cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules [de Durán]; 2o de azur, un creciente ranversado de plata, en la diestra del jefe una flor de lis de oro, una bordura de gules [de Alpoim]; 3o de plata, dos cabras en palo de púrpura, acornadas de sable [de Cabral]; 4o de gules, una cruz doble y plena de oro cantonada de seis bezantes de plata, una bordura de oro [de Melo]; un escusón de azur, cinco flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
Arms of the cadet branches of Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, certified by Dr. Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate and Inescutcheon.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, cadet branches of Fernando.
Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules.
Escudo de gules, un palo de oro sostenido de seis ondas de azur y plata, una bordura de oro cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Durán. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Durán are in the 1st quarter.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Eight, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán, lineage.
Blazon of the Duran lineage of Andalucia, Extremadura, and Aragon.
Gules, a lion passant Or; a bordure Or charged with eight lions’ heads erased Gules.
Escudo de gules, un león leopardado de oro; una bordura de oro, cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Lion passant, Or, One, Bordure, Charged, Eight, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Glass, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
Edmund de Bassingbourne ~ Edmund de Bassingburnn.
Gyronny Or and Azure.
Jironado de oro y azur.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 82] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 82].
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Eight, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Edmundo de Bassingbourne.
The one with the Cross on his back ~ Crouchback (1245–1296)
Arms of England; overall, a label Azure of three points, each charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or in pale.
Arms interpreted as follows: the mouth of the shield is semicircular (round); the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the label and figures illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole finished with a watercolour effect.
He was the second son of King Henry III of England, and took part in the Ninth Crusade, hence the epithet «Cross on the back».
In 1253 he was appointed Earl of Chester, holding dominion, among others, over the county of Cheshire, but the following year Pope Innocent IV granted him the crown of Sicily, so he ceded his earldom to his elder brother Edward I of England, however, he never came to occupy the throne of Sicily.
The label is an honourable ordinary and also «a kind of mark of cadency, and the most noble of all those used to differentiate the Arms of the younger sons of a House» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 248] and it can likewise be used by the eldest son while his father's arms are still in use, ceasing to bear the label when he inherits his father’s coat. When both the eldest and the second son bear a label, the latter’s label then has more points or is charged with figures to distinguish it.
The label is constructed with «a fillet, which is one-ninth of the width of the chief, with three pendants in the form of carpentry wedges or ill-shaped triangles, joined to it without any line of separation, falling twice as far as the fillet is wide, two placed at the ends and one in the middle, its usual position being in the centre of the chief’s length, without reaching the edges of the shield» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 248].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued, In pale, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Label, Suspended, Charged and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edmund Plantagenet.
First Prince of Wales from 1301 to 1307, King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 to 1327.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth rounded; the field illuminated Gules; the figures illuminated in Or and Azure, outlined in Sable, and the third leopard slightly smaller; and the whole finished with a plastered effect.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edward II of England.
Banner Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, three fleurs de lis Or; 2 and 3 Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Pendón cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, tres flores de lis de oro; 2o y 3o de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Banner interpreted by me as follows: with the proportions of 5x6, like a shield; the field is coloured in flat tinctures Gules and Azure; the fleurs-de-lis and the leopards are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and the banner’s finish resembles fabric.
Its design follows [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 27, 2nd column, final banner]:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Gules, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Flag, Banner of arms, Kingdom of England and House of York.
Bearer: Edward IV of England.
King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with the following features: the mouth is semicircular (round); the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the three leopards illuminated in the metal Or and the colour Azure, outlined in Sable, and the leopard closest to the base has a different shape and size; and the whole finished with a fabric-like texture.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edward I of England.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a wolf rampant Sable; 2 and 3 Gules, a garb Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an rounded arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, One, Wolf, Rampant, Sable, Gules, Garb and Or.
Style keywords: Rounded, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gräupl, Edwin.
Or, three bars Azure; the base Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres burelas de azur; la punta de gules.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Egado emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 635].
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Three, Bar and Base (lower 1/3).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Egado, lineage.
Or, an eight-ball proper on a terrace in base Vert.
Escudo de oro, una bola ocho al natural terrazada de sinople.
My rule is: a coat of arms is forever, so any symbol included must be recognizable by future generations. Can you place an iPhone in a coat of arms? No—but not because it’s modern, rather because your grandchildren likely won’t recognize the form of an iPhone; in fact, today’s mobile phones already look quite different from those of a decade ago. Can you include a steam locomotive? Yes, because its form has become anchored in time and in the collective imagination. What about an hourglass, an analog clock, or a black 8-ball from pool? Also yes—their forms are now classics. That is, I believe we can use those symbols that most people already carry in their minds and that are very likely to remain present in the minds of our children and grandchildren. But this is just my humble criterion.
Categories: Criterion, Art, Created, Imaginary, Coat of arms, Semi-circular, Crystalline, Soft metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Without divisions, Or, One, Non-classic artifact, Proper and Terrace in base.
Root: Bola 8.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent. Crest: A crown proper. The shield is surrounded by the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II emblazoned by me. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in the 14th century, is Great Britain's oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry. It symbolises honour and loyalty, and its members are chosen by the Sovereign in recognition of their exceptional public service. Its distinctive emblem, a dark blue garter bearing the motto «Honi soit qui mal y pense» ~ «Shame on him who thinks evil of it». Its central insignia features the figure of St George and the Dragon, and its membership is strictly limited to 24 Companion Knights, in addition to the Sovereign and the Prince of Wales.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp, Stringed, Saint Eduard crown, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.
These are arms of the Kingdom of England emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Pale, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: England, Kingdom of.
Azure, a fess bretessed Or between in chief two pairs of cannons dismounted in two saltires, in base a mullet of six points Argent; a bordure Or, charged with eight crossbows Gules. The shield is surrounded by the Maestranza de Caballería de Castilla.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Pair, Eight, Fess, Bretessed, Between, In chief, Cannon dismounted, In saltire, In base, Mullet, Bordure, Charged, Crossbow, Surrounded and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Anaya, Ernesto Juan.
Azure, two lions passant, guardant, winged, each holding in its paws an open book Argent, with the inscription «Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus» Sable distributed on their four pages.
Escudo de azur, dos leopardos alados, teniendo cada uno en sus garras un libro abierto todo de plata, con la inscripción «Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus» de sable distribuida en sus cuatro páginas.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Deacon Mark Eschenlauer designed by him, Fr. Yannick Beuvelet and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Two, One, Four, Leopard, Winged, Grasping, Paw, Closed book, Book, Inscribed, Page and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Eschenlauer, Marc.
Party per pale Gules and Vert, overall a chevron wavy Or between two plates in pale.
Escudo partido de gules y sinople, brochante sobre el todo un cabrio ondado de oro acompañado de dos bezantes en palo de plata.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of Angel España Herranz designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me.
The first quarter of Gules with the dexter of the chevron Or are España, his surname. In the second quarter, the Vert is the green, the wavy chevron Or a bunker, and the two plates represent a ball and a hole of golf, his passion.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Chevron, Wavy, Between, Plate and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: España Herranz, Angel.
Azure, two trunks of a tree raguly, couped at random, in saltire Argent; a bordure compony of sixteen sections, eight sable charged with a castle triple-towered Or, port, windows, and masoned Sable, and eight Argent
Escudo de azur, dos troncos ecotados, nudosos, en sotuer de plata; una bordura componada de dieciseis compones: ocho de sable cargados de un castillo de oro, aclarado y mazonado de sable, y ocho de plata
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Trunk, Raguly, In saltire, Argent, One, Bordure, Compony, Sixteen, Section, Eight, Sable, Charged, Castle, Or, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal and Interpreted.
Bearer: Espinosa, Diego.
Papa número 207 de la Iglesia, de 1431 a 1447. «Eugenius IV», de nombre Gabriele Condulmer, nació en Venecia.
Azure, a bend Argent.
Escudo de azur, una banda de plata.
Escudo papal que he interpretado con: la boca apuntada; el campo de tinta plana de azur; la banda iluminada de azur y delineada de sable; y el conjunto acuarelado.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Bend and Argent.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Eugene IV.
Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
International Register of Arms, Volume 4, by The [Armorial Register, T.; 2025; page 130], ISBN 978-1-8381483-0-0. The coat of arms of Eugene McCarthy from Ireland emblazoned by me appears in this volume.
Categories: Collage, Photographic, Art, Personal, Interpreted, Outlined in sable, Pointed, Coat of arms, Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant, Facing sinister, Illuminated, Leather, Irish language, Motto and Scroll.
Root: McCarthy, Eugene.
Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, an arm Carnation, vested Azure, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the war cry «:Notra:Dama:Dallpoy:» Or.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a metal beaten finishing.
«Armas antigas» ~ ancient arms of family d’Alpoim, originally from France, emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me according to his instructions and based, except for the cry, on descriptions from armorials such as «Nobiliário da Ilha Terceira» by Eduardo de Campos de Castro de Azevedo Soares, «Pedatura Lusitana», on the noble families of Portugal, by Cristóvão Alão de Morais, the chapter «O Solar dos Alpoins» by A. Nogueira Gonçalves, or «Armaria Portuguesa» that describes it in Portuguese «De azul, cinco flores de lis de oiro. T.: braço vestido de azul, a mão de encarnação segurando um listão tambem de azul, e nelle, em letras de oiro, o grito Nostre Dame de Puy» and also in French «D'azur à cinq fleurs-de-lis d'or. C.: un bras paré d'azur, la main de camation tenant un listel d'azur avec le cri, Nostre Dame de Puy, en lettres d'or». In this version, the text of the cry «:Notra:Dama:Dallpoy:» is based on a d’Alpoim's armorial stone and represents a Portuguese evolution of the original French cry «Notre Dame du Puy», which is the name of the Cathedral of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Five, Fleur de lis, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Arm, Vested, Supporting, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed and War cry.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: d’Alpoim, family.
The coat of arms of the family Milian, created by me following their suggestions, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Two, Four, Tierced per bend, Vairy, Ship, Full sail, In bend, Bar and Wavy.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Milian, family.
Party per pale Azure and Gules, overall in chief two lions rampant, double queued Argent, armed, langued and crowned Or, and in base upon three bars wavy Argent, a ship Or, in full sail Argent. Motto: «Esfuerzo y Perseverancia» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Escudo partido de azur y gules, sobre el todo en jefe dos leones rampantes, de cola horquillada de plata, armados, lampasados y coronados de oro, y en punta un barco de oro, con velas de plata, sostenido de tres burelas ondadas de plata. Lema: «Esfuerzo y Perseverancia» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per pale, Overall, In chief, Lion, Rampant, Double queued, Armed, Langued, Crowned, In base, Upon, Wavy, Bar, Ship, Full sail and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Dukat, family of Milos.
Party per fess indented perlong Or and Azure overall on a fess Azure a mullet Or; on a chief cousu Or an eagle displayed, a crown Or above. Motto: «Virtus Honor Imperium» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Escudo cortado encajado de oro y azur, brochante sobre la partición una faja de azur cargada de una estrella de cinco puntas de oro; en un jefe cosido de oro, un águila surmontada de una corona ambas de sable. Lema: «Virtus Honor Imperium» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The ancient arms of the family Tamburelli, Lords of Pietra Gravina, as used by Don Eugenio Ugo Augusto Tamburelli, emblazoned by me. Pietragavina is the modern consolidated form and the current toponym; the older form is Pietra Gavina, written as two words, which we use in historical expressions such as Lords of Pietra Gavina. Pietragavina is a locality within the municipality of Varzi, in the province of Pavia, region of Lombardy.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Sable, One, Party per fess, Indented, Overall (line of division), Fess, Charged, Mullet, Chief, Eagle, Displayed, Crown, Above and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee, Freehand and Cousu.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tamburelli, family.
Or, six fleurs de lis Azure, 3, 2, and 1.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis de azur, 3, 2 y 1.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Alessandro Farnese, 1545–1592, emblazoned by me. In 1956, the fourth Tercio of the Spanish Legion was created and named Tercio Alessandro Farnese in his honor. The coat of arms of that Tercio features the arms of the Farnese in its central inescutcheon, although with its 6 fleurs de lis arranged in orle.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Six and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Farnese, Alessandro.
Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant Gules; 2 Gules, a fleur de lis Or; 3 Gules, a sun of May Or; 4 Or, a cross of Bolnisi Gules.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de oro, un león rampante de gules; 2o de gules, una flor de lis de oro; 3o de gules, un sol de mayo de oro; 4o de oro, una cruz de Bolnisi de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of Silvio Fernández Carrizo emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Fleur de lis, Sun of May, Cross of Bolnisi and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernández Carrizo, Silvio.
Marshal of Castile, first Lord of Baena and plenipotentiary ambassador to the court of Portugal (1355–1435).
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Coat of arms del que fue mariscal de Castilla interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat metal Or; its three fesses illuminated in Gules y outlined in Sable; y el conjunto con un plastered finish.
He served under the kings John I of Castile, Henry III of Castile, and John II of Castile.
These three bars of the Fernández de Córdoba lineage are found, for example, in the first quarter of the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Aguilar, known as *El Gran Capitán*.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.
Blazon equivalent to: Berry of Molland.
Or, three bars Gules.
De oro, tres fajas de gules.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1453–1515, known as «The Great Captain», emblazoned by me. The Tercio Great Captain, 1st of the Spanish Legion, is named in honour of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, and the coat of arms of the unit bears a central inescutcheon with the arms of «The Great Captain».
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Three and Fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernandez de Cordoba, Gonzalo.
Checky of nine Or and Azure, the checks Or: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th, two cotises Azure; 2nd, a sun Or; 4th, 6th, and 8th, two martlets Or, palewise.
Escudo equipolado de oro y azur: 1o, 3o, 5o, 7o y 9o, dos cotizas de azur; 2o, un sol de oro; 4o, 6o y 8o, dos marletas de oro, en palo.
Coat of arms that I have created with: the shield mouth rounded; the fields enameled in flat tinctures Or and Azure; the cotises, the sun, and the martlets are illuminated in Azure and Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole assembly is executed with a raised-stroke finish.
The original coat of arms design, along with many other heraldic objects, is registered in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2016a; page 3].
Blazon keywords: Chequy of nine squares, Or, Azure, Bendlet, Sun in splendour, Martlet and In pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Created, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernández Marqués, Enrique.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].
Scheme of the arms of Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim y Ayala-Schiaffino. These arms have been certified by Dr. Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León. Both the scheme and the arms have been emblazoned by me. This plate shows this coat of arms and, around it, the coats of arms that compose it, arranged radially so as to make their integration into the greater shield clearly visible. These are the arms of the Durán, Alpoim, Cabral, and Melo lineages, together with the central inescutcheon, which is the coat of arms of the House of Noronha.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Six, Seven, Eight, Eighteen, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Escutcheon, In cross, In saltire, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony and Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, Fernando.
Cheshire, visitation of 1613.
Argent, on a bend Azure three garbs Or, bendwise.
Escudo de plata, una banda de azur cargada de tres gavillas de trigo de oro, puestas en banda.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: with a rounded base; the field and the bend illuminated in Or and Azure; the garbs outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and with a leather texture.
A coat of arms recorded in [Armytage, G. J.; Rylands, J. P.; 1909] and in [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b], blazoned as «Argent, on a bend Azure, three garbs Or».
It is the norm in heraldry that charges upon a bend are arranged bendwise, so since the three garbs are disposed in this way it is possible to omit the expression «bendwise», though it may also be included to avoid any doubt, as I have done in this instance.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Azure, Bend, Charged, Wheat, Garb, In bend and Bendwise.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Fitton de Carden, Clutton and Chester.
Transform the blazon «Or» into «Or, five Pommes in saltire» and the blazon «Argent» into «Argent, five Hurts in saltire» moving the pommes and hurts through both metals, without breaking the rule of tinctures.
You can change one charge by another one, but only once.
For example, if you change «Sable, a Bend Argent» by «Sable, a Pale Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon. However, this is not a solution, because the Hurts cannot walk to «Argent» blazon.
Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.
Categories: Riddle, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale and Bend.
For example, if you change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Pall Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon and the Hurts can arrive to «Argent» blazon. You can view both paths azure and vert in the following image.
Other solution is to change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Bordure Argent».
Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale, Bend and Pall.
Founding document of the Ordo Equestris Reginae Caeli, OERC, oerc.eu, designed by David Pérez Álvarez and me, and emblazoned by me, and surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Order. Since its foundation, the OERC has carried out numerous humanitarian aid projects in various countries. Among them are the donation of 25 first-aid kits provided by one of its postulants, and a major joint initiative in which 60 volunteers loaded complete hospital equipment for the war-affected Sumy region of Ukraine, including more than one hundred hospital beds, in Radolfzell am Bodensee in April 2025.
Blazon keywords: Order, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Four, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Cantoned, Fleur de lis, In saltire, Conjoined, Monogram, Crown, Lined, Grand collar and Surrounded.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Ordo Equestris Reginae Caeli.
From the House of Valois-Angoulême and with the motto: Nutrisco et extinguo.
Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the three fleurs-de-lis outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and finished with a plaster texture.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Francis I of France.
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.
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.
Gules, a rose between in chief a key wards to dexter facing downwards, in base a key wards to sinister facing downwards Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms for Francisco Domingo Larrosa Gil emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, One, Rose, Between, In chief, Key, Dexter, Point upwards, In base, Point downwards and Sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Larrosa Gil, Francisco Domingo.
Chequey of fifteen Or and Gules. Crest: A galero with two cords, one on each side, each with twenty two tassels, 1, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, Gules. Behind the shield a crossed staff Or.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a parchment finishing.
Coat of arms of Francisco Ximenez de Cisneros, 1436-1517, better known as the Cardinal Cisneros, with his galero, cords and tassels based on the engrave on his Polyglot Bible printed in 1514-1517. The number of rows was 6 (not 5) and the tassels engraved per row was 1, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5 in each side (not 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). I emblazoned it following the comments of Francisco Domingo Larrosa Gil about the number of rows and tassels of the galero in the centuries before XIX..
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Fifteen, Two, Twenty-two, One, Three, Four, Five, Chequey, Crest, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Behind the shield and Crossed staff.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Parchment.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ximénez de Cisneros, Francisco.
Blazon of the Freitas lineage of Portugal.
Gules, five mullets of six points Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 123].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Five, Mullet and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Tierced per pale: 1 Or, upon a fess Azure a lion passant Gules holding a sword point upwards Argent [for Spiteri]; 2 Azure, upon a base Vert a tree eradicated proper, supported at sinister by a man proper wearing a loincloth Argent and holding in his sinister a spear point upwards Or and in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or [for Debono], 3 Gules, two hands clasped throughout proper, vested Argent, holding a dagger point upwards Argent, hilted Or, in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or and in base a sprig of olive fesswise proper [for Zammit]. Crest: Upon a helm, befitting her degree as President of Malta, with a wreath Or and Gules, an escutcheon Bleu celeste, issuant from a base wavy Argent, charged with three bars wavy Azure, three arches interlaced in fess Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Supporters: Two lions rampant Or, langued Gules, terraced by a mound Vert. Motto: «Servire Cum Modestia». The shield is surrounded by the Xirka Gieh ir-Repubblika and the Grand Collar of Malta's National Order of Merit, as Head of both.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Personal coat of arms of Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, grant G0134 by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for this grant.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, Vert, Bleu celeste, One, Two, Three, Tierced per pale, Fess, Lion, Passant, Sword, Point upwards, Base, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Sinister, Male figure, Loincloth, Spear, In chief, Mullet, In fess, Two hands clasped, Dagger, Hilted, In base, Sprig, Olive tree, Fesswise, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Escutcheon, Ensigned by, Wavy, Bar, Arch, Interlaced, Mantling, Rampant, Compartment, Motto, Surrounded, Decoration and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Spiteri Debono, Myriam.
Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief below a baronial coronet for difference two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper. Crest: A crown of noble. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra». Suspended from the shield the cross of Dame of Grace and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rhombus external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0099, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Lia Pompili née Segatto's arms, Italy, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Crown of Baron, Crown, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Crest, Crown of Noble, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rhombus and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pompili, Lia.
Party per pale: 1 Argent, a lion's forelegerased, bendwise proper, grasping a Latin cross bend sinisterwise Gules charged in chief with eight bezants in cross, 4 and 4, in the dexter chief, a decrescent bend sinisterwise Azure; 2 Gules, a lion rampant proper debruised by a bend Argent charged with three suns in splendour Gules, on a chief Or an eagle displayed Sable; on a chief Azure a sun in splendour Or. Crest: A helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Sol omnibus lucet» Azure over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
R0032, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of Paolo Maria B.C Zampetti's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. This coat of arms has no crest, in accordance with the express wish of the armiger, and was registered without one.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Eight, Three, Party per pale, Lion, Foreleg, Erased, Bendwise, Proper, Grasping, Latin cross, Bend sinisterwise, Charged, In chief, Bezant, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Decrescent, Rampant, Debruised, Bend, Sun in splendour, Eagle, Displayed, Crest, Helm, Issuant, Crown, Above the shield, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Zampetti, Paolo Maria B.C.
Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree with a wreath Or and Gules, five ostrich feathers alternately Gules and Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Behind the shield the cross of the Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza of Madrid. The shield is surrounded by the insignia of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finishing.
R0037, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of the arms of Manuel Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such register.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Three, Five, One, Eight, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bendlet, Fimbriated, Charged, Ermine spot, Poplar leaf, In saltire, Overall, Inescutcheon, Grenade, Issuant, Sea, Wavy, Castle, Triple-towered, Bordure, Saltire, Couped, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ostrich feather, Alternately, Mantling, Doubled, Behind the shield, Cross, Surrounded and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Manuel.
Party per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent, in chief a winnowing fan reversed Or between two fleams addorsed Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two arms embowed proper, vested Sable, cuffed Or, holding aloft a winnowing fan reversed Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ora et Labora». Supporters: Two lions passant, tails addorsed Sable, armed and langued Gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0129, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Markus Hermann Frank, USA. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Sable, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Dancetty, In chief, Winnowing fan, Reversed, Between, Fleam, Addorsed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Arm, Embowed, Proper, Vested, Cuffed, Grasping, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Supporter (animal), Supporter, Lion, Passant, Tail addorsed, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Frank, Markus Hermann.
Party per fess Argent and Or, in chief twenty one fleurs de lis Sable, 8, 7, and 6, in base, a stag passant Gules attired proper, holding in its mouth a sprig Vert, gorged with a wreath Argent and Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, an eagle displayed facing sinister Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Souviens Toi De Vivre».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0130, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Michael Twist, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Vert, Twenty-one, One, Party per fess, In chief, Fleur de lis, Stag, Passant, Attired, Grasping, Sprig, Gorged, Wreath, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Eagle, Facing sinister, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Twist, Michael.
Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. The whole surrounded by a cordelier bearing two tassels Or. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
R0047, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Olivia Zangenberg's arms, United Kindom, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such register. In the practice of the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, whose grants and registrations are officially published in the Government Gazette, a double coronation is occasionally observed within the armorial achievements. In this case, the coronet resting directly upon the shield represents the personal rank of the armiger (in this case, a coronet of noble as the daughter of a baron), while the superior coronet identifies the dignity of the family to which she or he belongs. The Office's policy is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «In the British tradition, coronets of rank are normally borne immediately above the shield, but in other countries e.g., Spain, Portugal, France the coronet of rank may be borne above the helm, not unlike a crest coronet. In Malta some title-holders display their coronet above the shield while others display it above the helm. In some cases, this may be due to the fact that some holders of Maltese titles of foreign origins, opt to follow the heraldic rules of the country which granted the original title. In other case it appears to rest purely on the whims of the title-holder. The Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta will normally choose to display coronets of rank immediately above the shield but will not stand in the way of family tradition should there be a preference for the coronet to be displayed elsewhere in the Arms. However, a titular coronet, unlike a crest coronet (see below), must never be placed above a wreath or be separated from the helm by a fold of mantling. This would reduce its status to that of a crest coronet».
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Cadency, Label of three points, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Cord, Tassel and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Seal.
Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.
Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief an escallop reversed Gules, between two flies pilewise proper. Crest: A galero Sable with two cords, one on each side, each with six tassels Gules. Motto: «No Fear In Love». Behind the shield, the cross of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The shield is surrounded by the cross of a Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
G0117, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of the Reverend John Muscat, Honorary Monsignor of the Canon Chapter, Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, Gozo. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Two, Six, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, In chief, Escallop, Between, Fly, Pilewise, Crest, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Motto, Behind the shield, Cross, Surrounded and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Muscat, John.
Azure, in chief a label Or, and in base a fleur de lis Argent.
Escudo de azur, en jefe un lambel de oro y en punta una flor de lis de plata.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Gangoiti emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 770].
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, In chief, Label, In base and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gangoiti, lineage.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a bend sinister debruised by an inescutcheon Or charged with a bend Azure charged with five fusils palewise Argent, in base on a triangle Argent the Sacred Heart of Jesus proper [for Adriaensen]; 2 Azure, a fleur de lis Argent above a doe sejeant proper surrounded by twelve mullets in orle Or [granted by Bourbon-Parma].
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a lozenge shape, illuminated, and with a free hand finishing.
G0084, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a doe sejeant along with her coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Bend sinister, Or, In base, Triangle, Argent, Charged, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed, Proper, Overall, Inescutcheon, Bend, Azure, Five, Fusil, Palewise, Doe, Sejant, Above, Fleur de lis, Surrounded, Twelve, Mullet and In orle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Freehand and Rhombus.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, Heidi.
Imaginary blazon of Sir Gawain, knight of the Round Table.
Gules, a mullet voided, interlaced Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
This five-pointed mullet, depicted as a pentangle, is the symbol Sir Gawain bears on his coat of arms according to the poem «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight» which reads: «Thenne they shewed hym the schelde, that was of schyre goules Wyth the pentangel depaynt of pure golde hwes. He braydez hit by the bauderyk, aboute his hals kestes, That bisemed the segge semlyly fayre. And quy the pentangel apendez to that prynce noble I am entent yow to telle, thof tary hyt me schulde: Hit is a syngne that Salamon set sumquyle In bytoknyng of trawthe, bi tytle that hit habbez, For hit is a figure that haldez fyve poyntez, And vche lyne vmbelappez and loukez in other, And ayquere hit is endelez; and Englych hit callen Oueral, as I here, the endeles knot».
However, in [Anonymous; 1490a; folio 54 verso], which is a French armorial of imaginary heraldry about the «chevaliers de la Table ronde», Sir Gawain, identified in this text as «Messire Gauvain», is depicted with a «shield argent, a double-headed eagle or, beaked, membered and armed azure», unlike the English tradition, which as we have seen, represents him with the pentacle described in the poem «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Mullet, Or, Voided and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Imaginary.
Imaginary bearer: Gawain, Sir.
The genealogical chart with the coats of arms of the House of Potts of Wentworth, all designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me and signed by me, exhibited at the 5th International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry (5th ICGHV), Vilnius. The 5th ICGHV was held at the historic National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and was organized by the Genealogijos, Heraldikos ir Veksilologijos Institutas. This armorial genealogical chart is intended to be read from the House of Potts of Wentworth at its centre, with each family branch radiating outwards. Rather than following the conventional vertical layout of a pedigree, it presents the family's heraldic relationships in a more compact form. As Randy Potts himself expressed after seeing the finished work, it represents not only genealogy and heraldry, but also the identity, history, and shared legacy of the entire family. The House of Potts of Wentworth are Randy David Lee Xavier Potts, Kimberley Ann Potts, Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy, Köryn Alexandria Konstånz Potts, Konstånz Chantal Leóné Potts, Tiana Rose Lee Potts, Makayla Danée Robidoux, Corey Scott Lasco, Sebastian Artemis Cole McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder McCoy, Bradlee Tatym LaRue Botkin, Rhettlee Cooper Jones, Easton Michael Jones, Hudson Hayes Lasco, and Ryker Scott Lasco.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Thirty-six, Armed, Bald eagle, Eagle, Beaked, Bee, Between, Bordure, Charged, Chief, Crescent, Displayed, Doubled, Escallop, Fimbriated, Fleur de lis, Flowered, Gyronny, Head, Heart, In base, In chief, In fess, Inescutcheon, In pretence, Label, Langued, Leaved, Membered, Overall, Proper, Quarterly, Ribbon, Rose, Saltire, Seeded, Tail and Thistle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic, Family tree and Genealogical.
Bearer: Potts of Wentworth, House of.
Gules, a Saint George nimbed Or, riding a Horse trampling upon a crawling Dragon, Argent.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a rounded and pointed shape; illuminated with metals or and argent and color gules; outlined with sable; and a Watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Saint George, Nimbed, Or, Horse, Dragon and Argent.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Georgia.
Bearer: Georgia.
Or, a fess wavy Azure between, in chief three torteaus, and a trimount issuant from the base Vert; within a bordure Gules charged with nine mullets of four points Or.
Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of Geremías Reyes Zelaya, from Honduras, designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Wavy, Between, In chief, Torteau, Trimount, Issuant from base, Within, Bordure, Charged and Mullet of four points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Reyes Zelaya, Geremias.
Or, a eagle displayed Sable, beaked, langued, armed and membered Gules.
Escudo de oro, un águila de sable, picada, lampasada, armada y membrada de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms for the Federal Republic of Germany emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, One, Eagle, Displayed, Beaked, Langued, Armed and Membered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Germany, Federal Republic of.
Party per pale: 1 Vert, a Castle triple-towered Argent; 2 Gules, two bezants in pale Or.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a semi-circular shape; tintures or, argent, vert and gules; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
The blazon in Italian is the following «scudo partito nel primo di verde al castello di argento a tre torri, nel secondo di rosso a due bisanti di oro in palo».
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Vert, One, Castle, Argent, Gules, Two, Bezant and plate, Bezant and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Freehand and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Giaimo di Prizzi, Carmen.
Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert.
Escudo partido: 1o de azur, dos espadas en sotuer de plata, guarnecidas de oro sumadas de una lámpara de aceite (oleum lucerna) de oro, con su orificio de plata, encendida de tres llamas al natural; 2o de gules, en el ombligo, un barbo nadante de plata acompañado en jefe de una flor de lis de oro y en punta de un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de sinople.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0093, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Vert, Two, One, Party per pale, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Oil lamp, Enflamed, Flame, Proper, At the nombril, Barbel, Naiant, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base and Trimount.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.
Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable, in chief two pairs of gouttes Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or. Motto: «Laus · Virtutis · Actio».
Coat of arms of Seth Rawson, emblazoned by me and reproduced as a giclée print using natural pigments on 100% cotton Hahnemühle paper from a mill founded in 1584, with a weight of 285-300 g/m², measuring 30 x 42 cm, approximately 12 x 16.5 inches, and sealed by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, In chief, Pair, Goutte, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Grasping, Beak, Annulet and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee Triple-Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic and Giclée.
Bearer: Rawson, Seth.
Gules, a chevron Or.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Arms of Gilbert des Essarts, France, emblazoned by me. Gilbert des Essarts was married to Marguerite Damartin, their alliance, marriage, took place in 1279, the tomb of Gilbert des Essarts and Marguerite Damartin is located in the chapel of la Poutiere, where the burial place of the house of Essarts is situated.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One and Chevron.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of France, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gilbert des Essarts.
Gules, a fess between, in chief a Maltese cross between two mullets of eight points Argent, in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield a with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, In base, Bendlet, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dog, Gorged, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.
County of Cheshire.
Sable, three crescents Argent.
Escudo de sable, tres crecientes de plata.
Coat of arms of the County of Cheshire interpreted as follows: the base of the shield is rounded; the field is illuminated in Sable; the crescents are illuminated in Argent and outlined in Sable; and the whole is given a raised-stroke finish.
As «Gleyve de High Ligh» this coat of arms appears in [Rylands, J. P.; 1882] and [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a] and as «Gleave de High Lea» in [Armytage, G. J.; Rylands, J. P.; 1909], [Adams, A.; 1941] and [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Argent, Crescent and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Gleave de High Lea.
Sanguine semy of nails Or.
Escudo de sanguíneo sembrado de clavos de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sanguine, Semé, Nail and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of Denmark.
Bearer: Globe, Richard.
Azure, a lynx couchant Or.
Escudo de azur, un lince tumbado de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Gomel~Homyel, Belarus, emblazoned by me. This is preparatory artwork for the crest of the coat of arms of the family of Lucas Cruz.
When Gomel was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, its coat of arms did not feature a lynx. After the city became part of the Russian Empire in 1772, Empress Catherine II granted Gomel in 1775 to Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, who transferred the administrative centre to the nearby town of Novaya Belitsa. That town was granted a new coat of arms on 16 August 1781, already featuring a lynx, with the decree explaining its inclusion "because there are many of these animals in the vicinity of this town." In 1852, Prince Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich restored Gomel as the district's administrative centre, bringing with it the arms of Novaya Belitsa, which were officially adopted as the coat of arms of Gomel on 23 December 1855.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Lynx and Couchant.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gomel.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a Castle triple towered Or, port, windows and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Or, thirteen Torteaus, three, three, three, three, and one.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado y mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de oro, trece roeles de gules, cuatro, cinco y cuatro.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a pointed and rounded shape; tintures gules, or and sable; outlined with sable; and a watercolor finish.
The blazon in Spanish specifies the number of elements in each column and the blazon in English specifies the number of elements in each row.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Masoned, Sable, Thirteen and Torteau.
Style keywords: Ogee, Watercolor and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: González López, Manel.
Azure, four concentric annulets Argent.
Escudo de azur, cuatro anilletes concéntricos de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal external shape and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ralph de Gorges emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Four, Moon, With human face, Environed, Concentric and Annulet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gorges, Ralph de.
Argent, upon a base barry wavy of six Argent and Sable, a trimount Sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of Gozo, Republic of Malta, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, One, Six, Upon, Base, Barry, Wavy and Trimount.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Bull's hide and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gozo.
Ermine, three pomegranates inverted Or, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert, ensigned with an open crown, alternating four rosettes of acanthus leaves, visible three, and four pomegranates Or, visible two, lined Gules.
Escudo de armiños, tres granadas ranversadas de oro, rajada de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople, sumadas de una corona abierta, alternando cuatro rosetas de hojas de acanto, visibles tres, y cuatro granadas, visibles dos, todas de oro, forrada de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with an oval shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing that seems watercolor.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Pomegranate, Reversed, Or, Seeded (pomegranate), Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, On, One, Crown, Alternately, Four, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Visible, Two and Lined.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Oval, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la.
Party per pale: 1 Or, a Georgian dancer proper; 2 Gules, a church Or, ports and windows Azure.
Coat of arms of Graziano Alu designed by Angelo Musa and emblazoned by me. This photograph shows my hand-drawn study of the Georgian dancer appearing in the first quarter of the shield. The figure was drawn directly in ink on tracing paper using a fine technical pen, without a preliminary pencil sketch. In the 2dn version of the drawing, I substantially reworked the dancer’s left hand and the position of his right elbow before proceeding to the final stage of digital refinement.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Azure, One, Party per fess, Male figure, Proper, Church and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Alu, Graziano.
Azure, a seagull volant Argent, carrying in its feet a sheaf of tobacco proper, bound Gules.
Escudo de azur, una gaviota volante de plata, llevando entre sus patas una gavilla de tabaco al natural, liada de gules.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno, harbor of San Blas, and cigar maker in Nayarit, Mexico. This coat of arms was designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Seagull, Volant, Grasping, Foot (palmiped), Sheaf of tobacco, Proper and Bound.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno.
184th Pope of the Church, from 1271 to 1276. «Gregorius X», born Teobaldo Visconti, was born in Piacenza and convened the 14th Ecumenical Council, known as the Second Council of Lyon.
Azure, a chief embattled Or.
Escudo de azur, el jefe almenado de oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a pointed and rounded shield shape; the field in plain Azure; the chief embattled, illuminated in metal Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a marbled finish.
My first version of the blazon in English was «Azure, a chief Or, embattled», but Michael McCartney suggested that it was more correct as «Azure, a chief embattled Or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Chief, Or and Embattled.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Gregory X.
Sir Thomas Grenville II, c. 1453 - c. 1513, Knight of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath.
Gules, three Clarions Or.
Illuminated and watercolor finishing.
The clarion is the cadency mark of a ninth daughter in Canadian heraldry.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Clarion and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Grenville, Thomas.
François Grimaldi ~ Francisco Grimaldi ~ Francesco Grimaldi.
Fusilly Argent and Gules.
Escudo fusado de plata y gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Argent; the fusils illuminated in Gules, outlined in Sable; the fusilly of proportion 3 x 5; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Unlike how I have blazoned it here, this coat of arms can be found blazoned in [Arco y García, F. del; 1996b; page 10] as «Fusilly Argent and Gules».
He was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who conquered the so-called Rock of Monaco on January 8, 1297, at night. To enter his fortress and have the gates opened for him, he dressed as a Franciscan monk along with his cousin Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes, and thus entered with his group of armed men. That is why the coat of arms of the Principality of Monaco has as supporters 2 Franciscan monks unsheathing their swords.
Francesco Grimaldi had no children, so after his death in 1309, he was succeeded by his cousin Rainier I, with whom he entered Monaco, and it is from Rainier I that the Grimaldi family and the Princes of Monaco who have governed the Principality ever since descend.
Blazon keywords: Fusilly, Argent and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Grimaldi, François.
Party per pale Gules and Or, overall a lion rampant counterchanged.
Escudo partido de gules y oro, un león rampante del uno al otro.
Imaginary arms of Gryffindor with the following characteristics: the mouth of the shield is rounded; the shield is party per pale; the field is enameled in flat tinctures of Gules and Or; the lion is illuminated in Or and Gules and outlined in Sable; and it is made with a hammered metal effect.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Or, Gules, Lion, Rampant and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Coat of arms and Harry Potter saga.
Imaginary bearer: Gryffindor at Hogwarts.
Argent, the letters «GVA» conjoined Sable, a trimount in base Vert; on a chief Azure, three mullets of eight points Or, 1 and 2.
Escudo de plata, un monte de tres peñas de sinople, moviente de la punta, surmontado de las letras «GVA» unidas de Sable; en un jefe de azur, tres estrellas de ocho puntas de oro, 1 y 2.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
R0067, Chief Herald of Malta's register of the coat of arms of Mario Antonio Guallini. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Three, Eight, Letter, Conjoined, Trimount, In base, Chief, Mullet and Disordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Guallini, Mario Antonio.
Argent, a fess dancetty of four points Gules.
Escudo de plata, una faja encajada de cuatro piezas de gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0138, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of the municipality of Gudja, Malta. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me and has been published in the Malta Government Gazette, number 21486, page 10730, with the blazon «Argent a fess dancetty of four points counterdancetty of three points all Gules».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Four, Fess and Dancetty.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gudja, municipality of.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, it is the second, descendant of Álava, the very ancient and powerful one, in which some served under Navarre, and others under the kings of Castile; they bear for arms and insignia, on a field Gules, which is red, five poplar-leaves (panelas) Argent, in the form and design in which this shield is painted.
Gules, five Poplar-leaves Argent, inverted.
Escudo de gules, cinco panelas de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpretation based on the second coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the accompanying text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
The «panela» is a figure typical of Spanish heraldry [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2007; page 11]. It is a leaf shaped like a heart with its stalk pointing upward. It could be a leaf of a tree such as, for example, the poplar, although there is no certainty that it is specifically that tree.
With first appearances prior to heraldry on Hispano-Roman tombstones, the «panela» is of Alavese origin, [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1985; page 474], spreading through the Basque-Navarrese region and from there throughout Spain, with the peculiar name «panela», which was initially called «pannella», [Valverde Ogallar, P. B.; 2001; page 532] derived from «pan», [Real Academia Española; 2001].
In the heraldry of other countries, leaves from different trees are used as heraldic symbols, but usually with the stalk pointing downward; therefore I transcribe in this blazon «panelas» ~ «Poplar-leaves, inverted».
[Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1985; page 474] states that the «panela» is a natural figure equivalent to the linden leaf in German heraldry, with the stalk downward, and to the water-lily leaf in French heraldry, with the stalk upward; but since these are such different plants, I do not find it suitable to use linden, and even less water-lily, in the English transcription of this Navarrese blazon.
Under the title «Surname of Guebara» it can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 2 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Poplar leaf and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Guebara of Navarre.
Party per pale: 1 Azure, an eagle displayed Or, charged on the chest with a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom proper; 2 Or, on a fess Gules between two fleur de lis Azure, a rose Argent, seeded Or.
Escudo partido: 1o de azur, un águila de oro, cargada en su pecho con un tambor real del Reino de Bunyoro-Kitara al natural; 2o de oro, una faja de gules, cargada con una rosa de plata, botonada de oro, acompañada de dos flores de lis de azur, una en el jefe y otra en la punta.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Eagle, Or, Charged, Chest, Drum, Royal, Proper, Fess, Gules, Rose, Argent, Seeded, Between, Two, Fleur de lis, In chief and In base.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gummersbach, Peter Ferdinand.
Azure, a chevron engrailed Or between three lozenges Argent, each charged with a fleur de lis Gules; a bordure compony of eight sections, four Vert each charged with a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, and four Argent each charged with a bull's head caboshed Sable.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio angrelado de oro acompañado de tres losanges de plata, cada uno cargado de una flor de lis de gules; una bordura componada de ocho compones, cuatro de sinople, cargados cada uno de un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable, y cuatro de plata, cargados cada uno de un rencuentro de toro de sable.
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finish.
This is the coat of arms of Jose Manuel Gutierrez Benitez designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Four, Eight, Chevron, Engrailed, Lozenge, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bull, Head and Caboshed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gutiérrez Benítez, Jose Manuel.
Argent, two arrows points upwards in saltire Sable, barbed and feathered Gules, surmounted of a commando dagger point upwards in pale Gules, hilted and pommelled Sable; on a chief indented Sable, a label of three points Or.
Escudo de plata, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer de sable, barbadas y empenadas de Gules, brochante una daga de comando alzada en palo de gules, guarnecida y pomelada de sable; en un jefe centellado de sable, un lambel de tres pendientes de oro.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Sable, Barbed, Feathered, Gules, Surmounted, One, Dagger, In pale, Hilted, Pommelled, Chief, Indented, Label of three points and Or.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Power, Guy Harold.
Argent, an apple tree, the base of its trunk forming a cross crosslet Azure, fructed Gules.
Escudo de plata, un manzano con la punta del tronco en forma de cruz recrucetada de Azur, frutado de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a iridescent finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Apple tree, Tree, Base, Trunk, Cross, Crosslet, Cross couped and Fructed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Halkosaari, Heikki.
Azure, three plates, 1 and 2.
Escudo de azur, tres bezantes de plata, 1 y 2.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with a modern German / Scandinavian shape, illuminated and with a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Bezant and plate, Argent and Disordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Rounded trapezoid, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Harten, von.
Party per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, a hurt; 2 Gules and 3 Argent, over both a cross of Malta counterchanged.
Escudo cortado y medio partido: 1o de oro, un roel de azur; 2o de gules y 3o de plata, brochante sobre ambos, una cruz de Malta del uno al otro.
Arms painted by me, contoured in Sable, and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of the municipality of Candasnos, Huesca, designed by Valeriano Labara Ballestar, approved by the Government of Aragon. It has been an honor for me to emblazon this hatching version for Valeriano Labara, for this hatching I follow the code of [Petra Sancta, S.; 1634; pages 313-314]. [Labara Ballestar, V. C.; 2019; pages 361] «The figure of the Balsa Buena has been represented symbolically and in a stylized manner through a roundel or torteau. This avoids any hint of naturalism, which is so contrary to the art and science of heraldry».
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Party per fess, the base per pale, Hurt, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Hatching.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Candasnos, municipality of.
Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent.
Escudo de oro, una cabeza de pavo real arrancada de azur, picada de plata, acompañada a la diestra de un creciente tornado de azur y a la siniestra de una rosa de azur, barbada y botonada de plata.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Mark Antony Hatsis designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed and Seeded.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Azure, on a chevron Or, a martlet Gules, between three garbs Or.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio de oro, cargado de una marleta de gules, acompañado de tres gavillas de trigo de oro, 2 y 1.
Coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: with a rounded base; the field illuminated in Azure; the chevron, with a wide angle in the Cheshire style, is illuminated in Or; the garbs are illuminated in Or and all outlined in Sable; the martlet is also outlined in Sable, but illuminated in Gules; and with a leather texture.
Recorded in [Rylands, J. P.; 1882], [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a] blazons it as «Azure, on a chevron between three garbs Or, a martlet Gules for difference». The expression «...a martlet Gules for difference» means that the martlet has been added to the arms of a son who is not the eldest, to differentiate his shield from that of his father and his elder brother.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Gules, Chevron, Charged, Wheat, Garb, Ordered, Between and Martlet.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Hatton de Woodhouse.
Party per pale Argent and Gules, a mermaid with swan wings for arms counterchanged.
Coat of arms of Helen Pekny, Dame OESSH (Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani), from the United States, designed by RegretedEagle9 on Discord and emblazoned by me following his instructions. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a winged mermaid with swan wings for arms together with her coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Party per pale, Mermaid, Swan, Winged, Arm and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Tiled.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pekny, Helen.
Henry II Plantagenet, King of England, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Count of Nantes.
Gules, a lion rampant Or.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante de oro.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield's shape is pointed; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the lion in Or has been outlined in Sable; and the whole composition has a rough texture finish.
It is believed that Henry I was the first King of England to have a coat of arms, featuring a single lion rampant, but no documentary evidence has yet been found [Rabbow, A.; 1999; paragraph 8].
[Ailes, A.; 1982; page 62] argues that Henry II may have used three different versions of his arms featuring a) a single lion rampant, b) two leopards, and c) three leopards. However, it remains unclear whether these versions were used sequentially over time or concurrently. For this interpretation, I have chosen the version with the lion rampant.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Lion, Or and Rampant.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Coat of arms, Personal, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Henry II of England.
King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from the year 1216 to the year 1272
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth of the shield is semicircular (round); its field has been enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; its leopards are illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole has a finish of aged parchment.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Old parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Henry III of England.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross flory Purpure.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, una cruz flordelisada de púrpura.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Henry of Castile, 1230–1303, 6th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. He bore his father's arms, replacing the lion Purpure of the Kingdom of León with a cross flory Purpure, likely due to his close association with the Order of Calatrava, whose emblem is a cross flory Gules. However, he retained the metal Argent field in the 2nd and 3rd quarters and the lion's purpure color, suggesting this was more of a conceptual change than a quartering by alliance with the Order of Calatrava.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Cross flory and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Henry of Castile, Infante.
David B. Appleton studies, researches, teaches, and writes about heraldry, and through his blog, he shares his heraldic knowledge with us, as well as through publications and presentations.
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Heraldic document for the coat of arms of family of Roy L. Reed Jr. Their coat of arms has been designed by him and me, emblazoned by me, and this heraldic document has been edited, signed, sealed and dated by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Three, Party per chevron, Wing, In base, Compass rose, Chief, Mullet, Crest, Wreath, Eagle, Displayed, Armed, Beaked, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document and Frame.
Bearer: Reed Jr., family of Roy L..
Purpure, three dragons passant, in pale Argent; a bordure Gules, eight saltires couped Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
I use for this coat of arms the term «a bodure cousu» following the term «a chief cousu» because the bordure and the field are both of color.
Credits: Fernando Martínez Larrañaga is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Purpure, Three, Dragon, Passant, In pale, Argent, One, Bordure, Gules, Eight, Saltire and Or.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trujillo Jiménez, Hermanos.
Royal and imperial German dynasty.
Quarterly Argent and Sable.
Escudo cuartelado de plata y sable.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent and Sable.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted.
Bearer: House of Hohenzollern.
Howel Ap Rhys ~ Howel ap Res.
Gules, a chevron Argent, between three mullets Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The coat of arms of Howel Ap Rhys is the inverse of the coat of arms of Adan de Creeting.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Chevron, Argent, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Howel Ap Rhys.
Blazon equivalent to: Juan le Sturmy.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a lion rampant, double queued Argent, armed, langued, and crowned Or; 2 Azure, a letter «G» Or; 3 Azure, a coronet trefoiled Or
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un león rampante, de cola horquillada de plata, armado, lampasado y coronado de oro; 2o de azur, una letra «G» de oro; 3o de azur, una corona trebolada de oro
This coat of arms is illuminated with lights and shadows and has a finish like glass.
The Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic. It is located in the historical region of Bohemia. Its capital is Hradec Králové, whose Latin name is «Gradicium», hence its old name «Gradec». The letter «G» seen in both the coat of arms of the Hradec Králové Region and the coat of arms of its capital originates from this historical name. The lion rampant Anrgent, double queued and crowned in the 1st and 4th quarters is the symbol of Bohemia, and it also appears in the 1st and 4th quarters of the coat of arms of the Czech Republic. «Králové» means «of the queen» in Czech and there is a trefoiled crown in the 3rd quarter
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Tail, Double queued, Argent, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Or, Azure, Letter, Coronet trefoiled, Ancient coronet, Crown and Trefoiled.
Style keywords: Glass, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic and Interpreted.
Bearer: Hradec Králové Region.
Cheshire, 1613, 1663 and Vale-Royal.
Azure, a chevron Or, between three lozenges Or.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio de oro, acompañado de tres losanges de oro, dos y uno.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field and chevron illuminated in Azure and Or respectively; the lozenges in plain Or enamel and outlined in Sable; and with a leather finish.
In [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] it is blazoned as «Azure, a chevron between three lozenges Or» and includes a crest blazoned as «Crest: An eagle with wings expanded Sable, beaked Or», which is not represented here.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Chevron, Between, Lozenge and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Hyde de Norbury.
Argent, a suspended oil lamp of three lions' heads erased and winged Vert, two heads visible, enflamed proper; a bordure Gules charged with eight crosses botonny Argent.
Escudo de plata, pendiente del jefe una lampara de aceite de tres cabezas de león arrancadas y aladas de sinóple; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho cruces botonadas de plata.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
The coat of arms of Peter Iacobucci designed by him and, following David Lavery's directions, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, One, Three, Two, Eight, Suspended, Oil lamp, Lion, Head, Erased, Winged, Visible, Enflamed, Proper, Bordure, Charged and Cross botonny.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Iacobucci, Peter.
Argent, a lion rampant guardant Vert, armed and langued Gules; on a chief Gules, a mullet of six points voided, interlaced Argent between two hearts Or.
Escudo de plata, un leopardo leonado de sinople, armado y lampasado de gules; un jefe de gules cargado de una estrella de seis puntas, hueca y entrelazada de plata acompañada de dos corazones de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
The coat of arms of Yishay Ifrah emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Argent, a lion rampant guardant Vert, armed and langued Gules; a chief Gules charged with a star of David Argent between two hearts Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, Or, One, Two, Lion rampant guardant, Armed, Langued, Chief, Charged, Star of David, Mullet, Voided, Interlaced, Between and Heart.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ifrah, Yishay.
Partido de dos y cortado de lo mismo: 1o de gules, una paloma de oro; 2o de plata, una paloma de gules; 3o de sinople, una paloma de plata; 4o de oro, una paloma de sinople; 5o de azur, una paloma de oro; 6o de oro, una paloma de azur; 7o de púrpura, una paloma de oro; 8o de plata, una paloma de púrpura; y 9o de sable, una paloma de plata. Lema: «Manete In Me».
Coat of arms of Ignacio Koblischek Zaragoza interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the quarters in plain Gules, Azure, Vert, Sable, Purpure, Or and Argent; the doves illuminated in Gules, Azure, Vert, Purpure, Or and Argent and outlined in Sable; the motto illuminated in Or with letters in Sable, but with the capitals in Gules; and the whole with a stained-glass finish.
Ignacio Koblischek Zaragoza, Graduate in Genealogy and Heraldry, is the founder and director of the Registro Internacional de Armas Gentilicias.
He is currently working on a course entitled El Sistema Heráldico which he publishes chapter by chapter.
Categories: Link, Heraldry and heralds, Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Semi-circular, Quarterly, Glass, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Gules, Azure, Vert, Sable, Purpure, Or, Argent, Dove and Motto.
Root: Koblischek Zaragoza, Ignacio.
Gules, a lion rampant Or, charged with a pallet gemel chequey Argent and Sable. Motto: «Quem Timebo» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante de oro, cargado de un palo gemelado ajedrezado de plata y sable. Lema: «Quem Timebo» de sable con 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 freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Lion, Rampant, Charged, Pallet, Gemel, Chequey and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pérez de Bartolome, Ignacio.
Vert, two two-man cross-cut saws in saltire, the one bendwise Argent, handled Or, the one bend sinisterwise Or, handled Argent, in chief an adze Or, handled Argent.
The coat of arms of Iker Lanzagorta Ochoa, designer, and manufacturer of wooden furniture. This coat of arms has been designed by him, his father Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and me, and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, One, Two, Two-man cross-cut saw, In saltire, Bendwise, Handled, Bend sinisterwise, In chief and Adze.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Ochoa, Iker.
Azure, three crowns in fess, bend sinisterwise Or.
Escudo de azur, tres coronas en faja, puestas en barra de oro.
Crown with the main axis being the vertical and central axis of symmetry and which is usually placed palewise and which here appear bend sinisterwise.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Crown, In fess and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Criterion.
Bearer: In and wise.
On an inescutcheon Azure, three crowns in bend, bendwise Or.
Escusón de azur, tres coronas en banda, puestas en banda de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: the field is enameled in plain Azure ink; the three crowns are outlined in Sable, illuminated in Or and shaded; and the imaginary shield has a crystalline finish.
Construction process of the inescutcheon of the banner with the inescutcheon of Edward IV from the coat of arms of Brutus of Britain.
Blazon keywords: Inescutcheon.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Semi-circular, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Schema, Interpreted, Imaginary, Kingdom of England and Criterion.
Imaginary bearer: Brutus of Britain.
180th Pope of the Church, from 1243 to 1254. «Innocentius IV», born Sinibaldo dei Fieschi, was born in Manarola in northwest Italy.
Bendy of six Azure and Argent.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de azur y plata.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a semicircular shield shape; a plain Argent field; bands illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole design with a watercolor finish.
In the bendy pattern, the tinctures are named starting from the one located at the dexter base of the shield and following an ascending sequence towards the sinister chief, although the most orthodox approach is to have only 2 tinctures, being one color and one metal.
It is said that it is not necessary to specify the number of bands when there are precisely 6, as in this case, and that it should be specified when there are, for example, 4 or 8. I have chosen to specify it for greater clarity of the blazon.
About the bendy pattern and the need to specify or not specify the number of its pieces, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 40 and 41] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 45 and 46] say that it is «composed of four, six, or eight bends; in such a way that there are as many colors as metals, always specifying the number four and eight bands when blazoning, and not the one composed of six, as it is understood thus, without declaring the number of pieces» and without agreeing with it, and by its wording I believe that he is not entirely in agreement either, he adds «the reason that may exist for not specifying the number of six bends (although the authors do not express it) is that as the bend is one-third of the shield; and having six pieces, or six bends, the resulting number is doubled, as if the three parts were divided, which implies that the shield is filled with three bends; and taking the denomination of the figure infers, that the bendy is of six pieces: which does not happen with this equality in those of four and eight, requiring other proportions and consequently it becomes necessary to specify their number», therefore, note that the bendy of 6 does not follow the proportions of the bend, nor do those of 4 or 8, the only differential property of the one of 6 is being a multiple of 3, being 1/3 the width of the bend.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Azure and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Innocent IV.
Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent
Escudo de azur, un arpa de oro, cordada de plata
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Harp, Or, Stringed and Argent.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Civic, Republic of Ireland, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ireland.
Israel~ישראל.
Azure, a Menorah between two olive branches Argent; in base the legend
«ישראל» Argent.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a rounded and pointed shape; illuminated with metal argent and color azur; outlined with sable; and a Watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Menorah, Argent, Accosted, Two, Branch, Olive tree, Tree and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Israel.
Bearer: Israel.
It has been emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a texturized finishing.
The coat of arms of Itziar Lanzagorta Ochoa, designed by her and her father Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me, was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown with 3 different outer contours oval, finished with a semicircular arch, and finished with an ogee arch, together with the blazon and the design rationale.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Semé, Mullet, Voided, Interlaced and Conjoined.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Oval, Semi-circular and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Slide.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Ochoa, Itziar.
Argent, a chevron Sable and an ouroboros Azure, armed and langued Sable, interlaced.
The coat of arms of Ixai Lanzagorta Ochoa, designed by him, his father, Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and me, and emblazoned by me in 3 steps: proportions, delineation, and plain colors and metal.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, One, Chevron, Ouroboros, Armed, Langued and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Ochoa, Ixai.
Azure, a terraze in base Or, overall a gazelle statant Argent accompanied in honour point by the cross of the Cruz family.
De azur terrazado de oro, brochante sobre el todo una gacela parada de plata acompañada en el punto de honor por la cruz de la familia Cruz.
Coat of arms of Juan Pablo Íñiguez Cruz designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and refined and emblazoned by me. Whereas the gazelles in the arms of his mother Rosalía Cruz Carballo and sister Julia Íñiguez Cruz were depicted as female, in this case the intention was to represent a male gazelle. For this reason longer horns have been painted and the male sex has been explicitly depicted. In heraldry, the representation of the male sex is common and almost generalized in certain heraldic beasts, especially in animals of strong or combative character such as lions, wolves, or bulls. In more stylized and elegant animals, such as stags or gazelles, such representation is more variable and depends largely on artistic, symbolic, and compositional criteria. In this particular case, I chose to depict it. The gazelle is accompanied by the cross that Jon Lanzagorta designed for his co-father-in-law, Mr. Cruz, the grandfather of Juan Pablo. For this reason the cross is referred to in the blazon as the cross of the Cruz family and is not specifically blazoned in this case, although it could be described as a cross patty whose arms are each formed by three compony pallets Argent, Purpure and Or. Note that the cross is itself a canting symbol, since it is the «cross» ~ «cruz» of the Cruz family. The honour point is a position within the coat of arms located on its central vertical axis, above the center of the shield and below the middle of the chief.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Terrace in base, Gazelle, Salient, At the honour point and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Íñiguez Cruz, Juan Pablo.
Azure, a terraze in base Or, overall a gazelle salient Argent, collared with a chain streaming to sinister Or conjoined to the cross of the Cruz family.
De azur terrazado de oro, brochante sobre el todo una gacela saltante de plata, acollarada de una cadena extendida hacia la siniestra de oro unida a la cruz de la familia Cruz.
Coat of arms of Julia Íñiguez Cruz designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and refined and emblazoned by me. In heraldry, a gazelle «salient» ~ «saltante» represents a more restrained and less dynamic leap than a gazelle «springing» ~ «brincante», since in the salient attitude the hind legs, usually held close together, remain grounded while propelling the body upward, whereas in the springing attitude all four legs are depicted clear of the ground in mid-leap. The gazelle, like that of her mother Rosalía Cruz Carballo, bears around its neck the cross designed by Jon Lanzagorta for his co-father-in-law, Mr. Cruz, her grandfather. For this reason the cross is referred to in the blazon as the cross of the Cruz family and is not specifically blazoned in this case, although it could be described as a cross patty whose arms are each formed by three compony pallets Argent, Purpure and Or.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Terrace in base, Gazelle, Salient, Collared, Chain, Sinister, Conjoined and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Íñiguez Cruz, Julia.
Party per pale Azur and Argent: a chevron between in chief a dressage horse salient, and in base three waves of the sea all counterchanged.
Escudo partido de plata y azur: un cabrio surmontado de un caballo de doma saltante y en punta tres ondas del mar, todo del uno al otro.
Variant of the shield I produced during the creation process with: a pointed base; the field enamelled in plain Argent and Azure; the ordinary and charges illuminated in Azure and Argent; and the whole outlined in Sable and watercoloured.
In my heraldic creation methodology, within the conception phase, in the elicitation and ideation activity, variants and alternatives of coats of arms can be created. In this case this was one of them, which although not selected, contributed its Azure and Argent chevron to the creation of the crest and, therefore, of the badge.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, Argent, One, Horse, Chevron, Sea, Counterchanged, Above, Salient, Throughout and In base.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Watercolor and Pointed.
Classification: Coat of arms, Created and Personal.
Bearer: Domaica Maroto, Juana María.
Azure, on three bars wavy Argent, a Norman ship Or, full sail Argent; on a chief Gules, two leopards Or, armed and langued Azure; a bordure Argent charged with eight acorns bendwise Azure. Motto: «Marche dans ta voie avec Dieu».
Escudo de azur, en punta tres burelas ondadas de plata sumadas de un barco normando de oro con vela de plata; en un jefe de gules, dos leopardos de oro, armados y lampasados de azur; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho bellotas puestas en banda de azur. Lema: «Marche dans ta voie avec Dieu».
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of Dr. Jacques William Normand Delfin. He is from Mexico and his family comes from Falaise in Normandy. This coat of arms has been created by him and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Eight, In base, On, Wavy, Bar, Norman ship, Ship, Full sail, Chief, Leopard, Armed, Langued, Bordure, Acorn, Bendwise and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Normand Delfin, Jacques William.
Or, a cross of Calatrava. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de Calatrava. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shield's shape is a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Calatrava is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; the royal crown is open, outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or, pearls in Argent, gemstones in Gules and Vert, and the visible base hollow in Sable; and the entire piece has a slightly hammered metal finish.
The municipality of Jamilena belongs to the La Campiña region and is the smallest in the province of Jaén. I have depicted its coat of arms with an open royal crown, but representations with a closed royal crown can also be found.
The origin of the cross of Calatrava in its heraldic coat of arms dates back to the year 1525 when Emperor Charles V issued several decrees from Toledo to build a convent for nuns in Jamilena. For the construction of this convent, stones from the Muslim castle, which was reformed and occupied by the Order of Calatrava, were used.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Jamilena.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia. It is also the coat of arms of the lineage Klenovsky of Klenove of Czech. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.
Blazon equivalent to: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, five Bezants in saltire; 2 and 3 Or, three hearts Gules ordered. Crest: Upon a Helm Argent with a Wreath Or and Azure a Lion rampant Or, langued and armed Gules. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Suspended from the base the insignia of the Cuerpo de la Nobleza del Principado de Asturias.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Five, Bezant, Bezant and plate, In saltire, Or, Three, Heart, Gules, Ordered, Crest and mantling, Helm, Argent, Mantling, Wreath, Lion, Rampant, Langued, Armed, Suspended, Base (lower 1/3) and Decoration.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Fernández-Cortés y Fonseca, Javier.
Party per fess, 1 Gules, a stag rampant, issuant from base proper, in the dexter chief a Maltese cross Argent; 2 Azure, a mullet of seven points Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a demi-lion Gules, crowned Or, grasping in its paws a swallow-tailed pennon lozengy Gules and Argent, shafted Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Per Aquas Ad Futurum». Suspended from the shield, the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
G0131, augmentation of G0042, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Jay Geoffrey De Graaf, Australia. The augmentation consists of the addition of a Maltese cross Argent in the dexter chief. This augmentation of the grant G0042 has been published in the Government Gazette of Malta, Volume 2, No. 20,240, dated 14th February 2023, on pages 1265–1266, in both Maltese and English. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant. In the image, the arms appear photographed by the grantee himself, Jay Geoffrey De Graaf.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, Or, One, Party per fess, Stag, Rampant, Issuant from base, Proper, In the dexter chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Crowned, Grasping, Paw, Swallow-tail, Lozengy, Shafted, Mantling, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Grant of arms, Heraldic document, Collage, Photographic, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Graaf, Jay Geoffrey De.
Azure, a tower Or, embattled and masoned Sable, overall a lion rampant barry Purpure and Argent.
Coat of arms of Jean Mortes from Brittany, France, emblazoned by me in 2 steps: an outline drawing and flat colors and metals.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Tower, Embattled, Masoned, Overall, Lion, Rampant and Barry.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mortés, Jean.
Quarterly: 1 Azure, a lion rampant Or; 2 Argent, a falcon rising, grasping in its paws a serpent Sable; 3 Or, a tower Azure, port, windows, and masoned Sable; 4 Gules, a fox passant Or; a chief Gules semé of mullets Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
General Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Dukes of Istrie, and Marshal of the Empire.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, One, Lion, Rampant, Or, Argent, Falcon, Rising, Grasping, Claw, Serpent, Sable, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Gules, Fox, Passant, Chief, Semé, Mullet, Five and Base (lower 1/3).
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bessières, Jean-Baptiste.
Or, a wolf passant Gules; on a chief Gules, three bells Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-wolf Gules supporting with both paws an armillary sphere Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a texturized finishing.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Three, Wolf, Passant, Chief, Bell, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Supporting, Paw, Armillary sphere and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Loubet del Bayle, Jean-Christophe.
Gules, three bees Or; a chief cousu azure, an eagle displayed Or. Crest: A crown of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada. The shield is surrounded by the collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
It has been painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Jean-Eudes Pierra emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Or, Three, One, Bee, Ordered, Chief, Eagle, Crest, Crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Cousu.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Pierra, Jean-Eudes.
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. Motto: «Nolite Conformari Huic Saeculo» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
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. Lema: «Nolite Conformari Huic Saeculo» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Per pale Vert and Azure represents the fields of Galicia facing the sea, with its «horreo» ~ granary and the oak leaves as symbols of Galician nature and of the values of strength and nobility of the bearer. The escallop symbolises the Holy Catholic Faith and traditional and conservative values. The sword represents Justice and the bearer’s studies in Law, as well as strength and worth. The bearer’s motto, «Nolite conformari huic saeculo» ~ «Be not conformed to this world», taken from the Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Romans, chapter 12, verse 2, expresses his personal view of life.
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, In pile, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.
Azure, a pall couped Argent, its three arms charged with «es» Azure, within a triangle reversed Argent, its three arms charged with «no es» Azure, all debruised by four plates, three on the vertex of the triangle, in dexter chief, charged with «el Padre», in sinister chief, charged with «el Hijo», in base, charged with «el Espítiru», and one on the fess point, charged with «Dios» Azure; in chief a label of three points Argent.
Escudo de azur, una perla recortada de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «es» de azur, dentro de un triángulo ranversado de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «no es» de azur, todo resaltado de cuatro bezantes de plata, tres sobre los vértices del triángulo, en la diestra del jefe, cargado de «el Padre», en la siniestra del jefe, cargado con «el Hijo», en la punta, cargado con «el Espítiru» y uno sobre el corazón, cargado con «Dios» todo de azur; en jefe un lambel de tres pendientes de plata.
Imaginary coat of arms that I have interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; its field illuminated in Azure; the rest illuminated in Argent and outlined in Sable; its letters in plain Azure ink; and the set with a rough finish.
Drawing a parallel between the coat of arms of Navarre that [[Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974]] transcribes for its original coat of arms as «Gules, a closed and pommetty carbuncle Or with an emerald...» I have characterized the pearl on the coat of arms as closed.
This is the imaginary coat of arms of the Holy Trinity with a label added for difference to the Son, to Jesus Christ.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Pall, Couped, Argent, Three, Charged, Letter, Within, Triangle, Reversed, Four, Plate, In the dexter chief, In the sinister chief, In base, In the fess point, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Jesus Christ.
John de Octon ~ Joan de Okinton.
Or, three cinquefoils Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres quinquefolios de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 620] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 620].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Cinquefoil, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Octon.
Gules, a saltire Or charged with a fillet saltire Sable between in chief three escallops reversed Or; in dexter, a dexter arm embowed, vambraced Argent, holding an anchor Or; in sinister a two masted warship, with cannons ports and sails hoisted Or, two flags Gules, Argent and Azure flying to dexter, one in the main mast and one in the stern, on the hull the inscription «La Liberta» Sable; in base a crowned double-headed eagle displayed Or, holding two tassels, one in each beak, and two mullets of six points pierced, one in each talon Argent.
Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Johann Anton Freiherr von Quast that was painted in the Freiherren diploma that was issued in 1790.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Two, Saltire, Fillet saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Reversed, In dexter, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vambraced, Grasping, Anchor, Ship, Cannon port, Sail, Inscribed, In base, Crowned, Double-headed, Eagle, Tassel, Beak, Mullet of six points pierced and Talon.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Flag.
Bearer: Quast, Johann Anton Freiherr von.
Joan de Beauchamp ~ John de Beauchamp.
Vair.
Escudo de veros.
Interpreted coat of arms, the shape of the shield is triangular and curved plain tinctures metal Argent and color Azure, outlined in sable; and a free hand finishing.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 64] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 64].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vair, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Beauchamp.
John de Ladbrooke ~ Joan de Lodbroke.
Azure, a chevron Ermine.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 662] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 662].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Chevron and Ermine.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Ladbrooke.
King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1199 to 1216.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Arms of King John interpreted with: a rounded (semicircular) base; the field enamelled with a flat tint of Gules; the leopards illuminated in Or and Azure, outlined in Sable, all three of the same size; and the whole finished with a crystalline effect.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Crystalline.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: John I of England.
Juan le Sturmy ~ Joan le Strumi ~ John le Sturmy.
Gules, a chevron Argent, between three Mullets Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 664] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 664].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Chevron, Argent, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan le Sturmy.
Blazon equivalent to: Howel Ap Rhys.
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.
Escudo de plata, un león pasante de gules, teniendo en su diestra una cruz celta se sable, en un jefe de sinople, una corona mural con cinco hojas de roble visibles de plata. Lema: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.
This coat of arms is a distillation of personal heritage and regional identity. The lion passant and the tinctures Gules and Argent are inspired by the Nolan arms; he is married to Dymphna, née Nolan. The oak leaves on the mural crown are derived from the Durkan arms. The Gules represents the ancient bloodline of the Durkan family in this part of Connacht. The colours Gules and Vert reflect the colours of County Mayo, where he was born. Argent, present in both the Durkan and Nolan arms, also evokes the swans on the lakes near the family homestead in County Mayo. The Celtic cross refers to Mayo Abbey, a nearby 7th-century monastic site traditionally linked to St. Colmán, close to Rathnacreeva. The circular stone structure of the mural crown represents Rathnacreeva, a ringfort, he was born in County Mayo to Bob Durkan and Bernie Flynn of Rathnacreeva. They are 5 brothers, the mural crown bears 5 oak leaves joined at their base through the stones of the crown, symbolising the 5 brothers and their connection. The mural crown symbolises civic authority and recalls both Dublin Castle, the former headquarters of An Garda Síochána, where the armiger served as a Garda, and also the dry-stone walls of the west of Ireland. The motto «Protect with Honour and Integrity» encapsulates the ideas of governance, duty, and moral authority.
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 Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durkan, John Paul.
Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.
The coat of arms of Reverend John Stuart, XVIII century, emblazoned by me in 3 approaches: 1) Classic bordure: Using a bordure with a width equal to 1/6 of the coat of arms' base. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Vert. Notice that the squares in columns 2 and 8 are split by the inner border of the bordure, which is unfortunate as it disrupts the design. 2) Diminished bordure: Using a narrower bordure with a width equal to 2/3 of the classic bordure, corresponding to 1 square of the fess chequey. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Gules. This approach avoids splitting any squares, allows for larger figures, and is my preferred solution. In England, diminished bordures, often simply blazoned as bordure, are more common than in Castile. 3) Without squares splitted: Retaining the classic bordure but shifting the fess chequey 1/2 square to either dexter or sinister to prevent splitting squares. However, this sacrifices the symmetry of the design. This last adjustment was used in the hatchment of Reverend John Stuart in St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, 1785.
Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Two, Fess, Chequey, Charged, Ermine spot, Between, In chief, Cross, Patty, In base, Thistle, Proper and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stuart, John.
187th Pope of the Church, from 1276 to 1277. «Johannes XXI», born Pedro Julião, also known as Pedro Hispano, born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, three crescents Gules; 2 and 3 Sable, two pallets Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, tres crecientes de gules; 2o y 3o de sable, dos palos de oro.
Coat of arms with: a shield with a pointed and rounded top; the field in plain Argent and Sable; the figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Or; and the whole in an elevated line style.
John XXI should have actually been John XX, but Cardinal Pedro Julião, upon being elected pope, decided to skip the number XX and called himself John XXI, with the aim of correcting what was believed to be a historical error, which in the end was not so.
This historical error consisted of the belief in the existence of 2 popes named John XIV, as seemed to be deduced from the records of the «Liber Pontificalis». They were therefore referred to as: the 1st John XIV and the 2nd John XIV bis.
By skipping the number XX, John XXI believed he was correcting this historical error. But the reality is that there was only one Pope John XIV, the same pope with 2 entries in the «Liber Pontificalis», the 1st entry during the time of his pontificate in freedom and the 2nd entry for the time he exercised his pontificate in prison, imprisoned by his enemy, the so-called «antipope» Boniface VII, who, in turn, managed to occupy the papal throne twice, separated by a decade, in 974 and in 984, somewhat like a double «antipope».
Therefore, John XXI, instead of correcting a historical error, made one, and for this reason, there is no Pope John XX in all of history, nor can there ever be one.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Three, Crescent, Gules, Ordered, Sable, Two, Pale and Or.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: John XXI.
Argent, three lozenges Sable; on a chief wavy Azure, three snowflakes Argent.
Heraldic device emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
The coat of arms of Jon Sneddon emblazoned by me over his personal tartan registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans. John Sneddon designed his tartan with the help of Elliot Nesterman.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, Three, Lozenge, Chief, Charged, Wavy, Snowflake and Ordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Tartan.
Bearer: Sneddon, Jon.
Argent, a multi-rose, which is a rose charged with ten roses conjoined in orle Rose, barbed Vert, seeded Or; a bordure Azure.
Escudo de plata, una multi-rosa, que es una rosa cargada de diez rosas unidas en orla todas de rosa, barbadas de sinople, botonadas de oro; una bordura de azur.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rhombus external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Rose, Vert, Or, Azure, One, Ten, Charged, Conjoined, In orle, Barbed, Seeded and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rhombus and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Jon, eldest granddaughter of.
Or, a sun in splendour party per pale Azure and Argent, its rays Azure; a bordure Azure.
Escudo de oro, un sol partido de azur y plata, sus rayos de azur; una bordura de azur.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rhombus outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Sun in splendour, Party per pale, Ray of the sun and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rhombus and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Jon, youngest granddaughter of.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a three arch bridge issuant from base and throughout Or; 2 and 3 Azure, five fleurs de lis, in base two bars wavy Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an rounded arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
These arms were designed by Felipe Trujillo Jimenez as a derivation of the primitive arms of Pons and Peneque lineages. The Pons lineage has canting arms: «Or, a three arch bridge issuant from base and throughout Sable». The blazon of the ancient arms of Paneque lineage is: «Azure, five fleurs de lis Or, in base two bars Argent».
Credits:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Bridge, Issuant from base, Throughout, Or, Azure, Five, Fleur de lis, In base, Two, Fess and Wavy.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pons Paneque, Jonathan.
Argent, a Mexican cedar tree eradicated proper, fructed Or, its trunk charged with the letters «JML» Or, branded with a branding iron.
The coat of arms of Jose Maria Lanzagorta Aras designed by grand nephew Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and outlined by me. He was a cattle rancher and built the «hacienda» known as «Cedro Viejo» in Veracruz. The Mexican cedar tree (Cedrela salvadorensis) is different from the cedar of the Pinaceae family.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, One, Mexican cedar tree, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Fructed, Trunk, Charged, Branding iron and Letter.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Aras, José María.
Azure, a chief wavy and barry wavy of twelve Azure and Argent debruised and interlaced by a fish urinant Argent.
Coat of arms of Juan Bautista Lanzagorta Escutia designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Twelve, Chief, Wavy, Barry, Debruised, Interlaced, Fish and Urinant.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Juan Bautista.
[ Party per pale bendy wavy Azure and Or and bendy wavy Azure and Argent, overall three fish naiant in pale Argent ] accolé with [ Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent ].
Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, and with a texturized finish.
These are the coats of arms of the marriage Lanzagorta-Escutia, both designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. This image shows the arms of Juan Lanzagorta Aras accolé with those of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Party per pale, Bendy, Wavy, Overall, Fish, Naiant, In pale, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Accolé arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta-Escutia, marriage.
Party per pale bendy wavy Azure and Or and bendy wavy Azure and Argent, overall three fish naiant in pale Argent.
Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Aras designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, Party per pale, Bendy, Wavy, Overall, Fish, Naiant and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Aras, Juan.
Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable.
Arms emblazoned by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Vallin designed by him and emblazoned by me. I have never painted a field masoned sable.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Masoned, Chevron, In chief, Wolf, She-wolf and Combatant.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan.
Sanguine, a lion rampant, double queued Argent, tufted Or and langued Gules holding in its paws by the bows three keys fesswise bows interlaced wards to dexter facing downwards Or, in chief a mullet of eight points Or; all within a tressure Or.
Escudo de sanguíneo, un león rampante, de cola horquillada de plata, empenachada de oro, lampasado de gules teniendo en sus patas tres llaves entrelazadas, en palo, puestas en faja, con el dentado hacia la diestra y abajo; en jefe, una estrella de ocho puntas; un trechor, todo de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of Rick Kasparek emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Sanguine, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Three, Eight, Lion, Rampant, Double queued, Tufted, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Key, Fesswise, Interlaced, In chief, Mullet and Tressure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Kasparek, Rick.
Argent, four leaves of silver-leaved whitebeam (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) in saltire, stems interlaced Vert, on a chief Gules, three crosses of Saint Brigid Argent.
Escudo de plata, cuatro hojas de serbal blanco (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) en sotuer, los tallos entrelazados de sinople, en un jefe de gules, tres cruces de santa Brígida de plata.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Four, Leaf, In saltire, Stem, Interlaced, Vert, Chief, Gules, Three, Cross of Saint Brigid and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Rounded and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Kane, Kathleen.
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: 1o de azur, una lechuza al estilo ateniense, contornada de plata, en jefe; 2o 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.
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.
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.
Banner Vert, a cross flory Argent.
Pendón de sinople, una cruz flordelisada de plata.
Imaginary banner interpreted in the following way: the banner has a 5x6 proportion; the field has been enameled with flat color Vert; the cross flory is illuminated Argent and outlined in Sable; and the finish is cloth-like.
This banner appears in [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 15, 1st column].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vert, Argent, Cross flory and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Flag, Banner of arms and Kingdom of England.
Imaginary bearer: Arthur of Britain.
Metal Or over metal Argent.
Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets potent Or.
Escudo de plata, una cruz potenzada cantonada de cuatro cruces potenzadas todas de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Perhaps the most classic example of non-compliance with the heraldic rule of tinctures having metal Or over metal Argent. In [Galdiano L.; Century XVII; folio 6], you can see a version of the arms of Jerusalem with the field in Gules, which would indeed follow the rule of tinctures as it is metal on color.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Four and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal on metal.
Classification: Interpreted and Civic.
Bearer: Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or; 3 Or, four pallets Gules; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules. Crest: A closed royal crown. Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or, between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Motto environing the columns and behind the shield: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules.
Arms of the Kingdom of Spain. This image combines three photographs of this coat of arms on the façade of the Ministry of Defence building on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, just a few metres from my office, together with my own artistic interpretation of the same arms. In the version on the façade of the Ministry of Defence, the crowns above the columns do not touch the columns, which I believe is the correct way to depict them, although the central crown does appear to rest upon the shield of Spain. There are more interpretations that place the crowns resting on the columns than those that do not, and I photographed this particular version from the Ministry of Defence because it is especially relevant due to its size and institutional significance. On the arrangement of the crowns: a) Royal Decree 1511/1977, of 21 January, enacted during the so-called Transition and approving the Regulations on Flags and Standards, Guidons, Insignia and Distinctive Signs, states: «Rule No. 2. Coat of Arms of Spain… Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one…». b) The subsequent Law 33/1981, of 5 October, regulating the current coat of arms of Spain, likewise states: «…Accompanied by two columns Argent, with base and capital Or, set upon waves Azure or blue and Argent», «superado» «by an imperial crown on the dexter one and by a royal crown on the sinister one». c) The term «superado» in the heraldic dictionaries in which it appears refers, as a synonym, to «surmontado». d) The definitions of «surmontado» include: «a charge which, at its upper part, has another above it but without touching it», «also said of superado», and «a figure that bears another above it, but without touching it». In light of a), b), c) and d), the two crowns should therefore be painted not touching the columns. However, in the illustrative drawing contained in Royal Decree 1511/1977 the crowns do touch the columns, contradicting its own wording, although in heraldry, when in doubt, the written blazon always prevails; and in most official representations the crowns do indeed touch the columns. Nevertheless, this personal interpretation of both the coat of arms of Spain and of the proper way to write its blazon, where the lateral crowns do not touch the columns, and then I decide that, following the same criterion, the central crown should not touch the shield either, so the result differs from the official version.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Two, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Closed royal crown, Crown, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Imperial crown, Dexter, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Behind the shield and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic and Collage.
Bearer: Spain, Kingdom of.
Argent, a stag springing, in base an acorn leaved and slipped proper, on a chief invected Gules, a sabre fesswise, point sinister proper, debruised by a rose Or, leaved Vert.
Escudo de plata, un ciervo brincante, en punta una bellota frutada y hojada al natural; en un jefe acanalado de gules un sable puesto en faja, alterado al natural, resaltado de una rosa de oro, hojada de sinople.
Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finishing.
These are the arms of Kelly Kathleen Knox, PhD, a retired military officer of the US Army and Air Force, primarily serving in medical and humanitarian roles, who served in two wars, was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, among other distinctions, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. Her arms were designed by her and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Stag, Springing, In base, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Proper, Chief, Invected, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise, Facing sinister, Debruised and Rose.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.
Party per chevron Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure, in chief two Dogwood flowers (Cornus Florida) proper, in base a Cross of Saint Chad Gules.
Escudo de gules, mantelado en punta fajado ondado de plata y azur, en jefe dos flores de cornejo florido (Cornus Florida) al natural y en punta una cruz de san Chad de Mercia de gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
These are the arms of Chad Michael Krouse emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Barry, Wavy, In chief, Dogwood flower, Flower, Proper, In base, Cross of Saint Chad and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Krouse, Chad Michael.
Pierre de La Forcade ~ Pierre de Forcade (XV century).
Lozengy Or and Azure, a pale Gules.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur, un palo de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Or; the lozenges illuminated in Azure, outlined in Sable and with their 4 angles at 90o; the lozengy of proportion 5 x 6; the pale illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or, Azure, Pale and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: La Forcade, Pierre de.
Azure semé of moons with human face Argent, a sword point upwards Gules, the sinister of its blade debruised by a moon with human face Argent both bend sinisterwise.
Escudo de azur sembrado de lunas figuradas de plata, una espada alzada de gules, la siniestra de su hoja resaltada de una luna figurada de plata ambas puestas en barra.
Coat of arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of María Labarrieta N. designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Semé, Moon, With human face, Sword, Point upwards, Sinister, Debruised and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Labarrieta N, María.
Azure, a castle triple-towered per pale Argent and Or, masoned Sable, port and windows Azure, between in chief two bars wavy Argent, in base two bars wavy Argent.
Escudo de azur, un castillo partido de plata y oro, mazonado de sable, aclarado de azur, acompañado en jefe de dos fajas ondadas de plata, y en en punta de dos fajas ondadas de plata.
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
The arms of Kevin Larkin from Ireland and Spain, designed and emblazoned by me. Blazon in French: «D'azur à la tour partie d'argent et d'or, donjonnée de trois tourelles, maçonnée de sable, ouverte et ajourée du champ, accompagnée en chef et en pointe de deux jumelles ondées d'argent».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, Castle, Triple-towered, Party per pale, Masoned, Port and windows, Between, In chief, Bar, Wavy and In base.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Larkin, Kevin.
D'or à un arbre arraché de sinople, accosté à dextre de la lettre capitale «D» et à senestre de la lettre capitale «L» du même, et une étoile d'azur posée au canton dextre de la pointe.
Or, a tree eradicated Vert between a capital letter «D» and a capital letter «L» Sable, in the dexter of the base a mullet Azure.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Tree, Erased, Vert, Between, Letter, Sable, Canton, Dexter, Base (lower 1/3), Mullet, Five and Azure.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent charged with a label Gules.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; 2o y 3o de gules, seis flores de lis, en jefe una de plata entre dos de oro, en faja dos de plata y en punta una de oro; una bordura jironada de veinticuatro piezas de plata y azur; brochante sobre el todo un creciente de plata cargado de un lambel de gules.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Ryker Scott Lasco designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Crescent and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lasco, Ryker Scott.
Per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 2 Gules, a sun in splendour Or; 3 Or, an increscent Gules; all within a bordure Sable, charged with eight fleurs de lis Or.
Cortado y medio partido: 1o de oro, un águila de sable; 2o de gules, un sol de oro; 3o de oro, un creciente tornado de gules; una filiera de sable, cargada de ocho flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
This is his coat of arms Vitéz László Gábor emblazoned by me. The traditional Hungarian order has been preserved, with the family name, László. appearing before the given name, Gábor.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, One, Eight, Party per fess, the base per pale, Eagle, Displayed, Sun in splendour, Increscent, Bordure and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: László Gábor.
Azure, three lightning flashes in pall Or, debruised by a unicorn's head couped Argent, the eyes Azure; a bordure Or charged with eight fleurs de lis Azure.
Escudo de azur, tres rayos en perla de oro, resaltados de una cabeza de unicornio cortada de plata; una filiera de sable, cargada de ocho flores de lis de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
This is the coat of arms of László Linett Regina designed by her and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Eight, Lightning flash, In pall, Debruised, Unicorn, Head, Couped, The eyes, Bordure and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: László Linnet Regina.
Azure: a warren hound parado statant Argent; a base hearty Argent.
Escudo de azur: un podenco parado de plata; la campaña encajada de corazones de plata.
Coat of arms that I have created as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed and rounded; the field in flat tincture Azure; the warren hound and the base hearty are illuminated Argent and delineated Sable; and the whole has a roughened finish.
In [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 79, fourth paragraph from the beginning] we are told that «no fixed idea can be formed about the origin and representation of these figures» «encajadas» «in Armory, since the» different «authors do not agree in their opinions for a complete understanding», or comprehension, «of them; nor can one derive their proper name, for each author explains it with different words and terms». And he continues on the next page, [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 80, second paragraph from the beginning], stating that «We shall call them, as has been said, encajadas or emanchadas, which are the common terms by which they will be better understood, and which many use in Blazon for the resemblance that the figure has to the fitting of a wedge» and, indeed, the hearts form such a fitting, the upper ones with the lower ones, appearing difficult to separate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Argent, Warren hound, Dog, Base, Base (lower 1/3), Dancetty and Heart.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Created, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Latidos Podencos.
Admiral of the Fleet of the Crown of Aragon.
Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.
Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with: a pointed and rounded shape; its bends sinister with a slope corresponding to the 5x6 proportion, distributed evenly along the entire dexter diagonal of the rectangle in which the coat of arms is inscribed; the field in plain Argent tincture; the bends sinister illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a rough finish.
Initially, I had blazoned it in English as «Bendy sinister of seven Argent and Azure», but in a conversation on a forum of The International Heraldry Society, it was pointed out to me that in the case of an odd number of bands or bends, it should not be blazoned as «bendy». Therefore, the English blazon is equivalent to the Spanish blazon «Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Lauria, Roger de.
Azure, five flies in saltire Or.
Escudo de azur, cinco moscas puestas en sotuer de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
This is the coat of arms of the lineage Laydin emblazoned by me, as described in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 989], whose blazon is equivalent to that of the Zendreros lineage, also described in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1941].
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Five, Fly and In saltire.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Laydin, lineage.
Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, masoned Sable, issuant from its port a dragon passant Vert, in chief a pelican in her piety Argent, vulned Gules.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, mazonado de sable y saliendo por su puerta un dragón pasante de sinople, en jefe un pelícano desplegado de plata, la piedad de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Lazaro of Aragon emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Vert, Argent, One, Castle, Triple-towered, Masoned, Issuant (port), Dragon, Passant, In chief, Pelican in her piety and Pelican.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lazaro of Aragon, lineage.
Blazon of the lineage Lazcano in the Canary Islands.
Vert, nine Poplar leaves ordered, in chief a «T» letter Or.
Illuminated and leather finishing.
It can be consulted at [Chaparro D'Acosta L.; 1979; página 251].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vert, Letter, Poplar leaf, Or and Nine.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France (1137-1152), and Queen Consort of England (1154-1189).
Gules, a lion passant, guardant Or.
Escudo de gules, un leopardo de oro.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the escutcheon's shape is pointed; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the leopard in Or is outlined in Sable; and the whole composition has a rough texture finish.
I have blazoned it as a leopard, which is the term used for a lion when passant, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 290 and 295] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 325 and 330] «a lion, whose natural position is rampant;... unlike the leopard, which is... always passant» and «leopards have... their heads facing forward, showing both eyes,... lions are... in profile, revealing only one eye... Their posture is never rampant, like the lion’s, but always passant;... if leopards are ever depicted rampant, they are blazoned as ‘leopard-lions’,... and likewise, lions that are passant are blazoned as ‘lion-leopards’.».
For this interpretation of Eleanor’s coat of arms, I have followed [Edward IV of England; 1461; shield 18], where a leopard Or appears, but neither armed nor langued in Azure, representing the Duchy of Aquitaine.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Leopard and Or.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Duchy of Aquitaine, Kingdom of France and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Leonor de Aquitania.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Existing armorial bearings interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed and rounded; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the three leopards are outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or with details in Azure; and the whole composition has a watercolor finish..
In [Humphery-Smith, C.; 1983; paragraph 2] the coat of arms of Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen Consort of Castile, is described, as part of an analysis on the origin of the three leopards in the coat of arms of England. However, in this description, an error is made by replacing the V with an X in the numeral of her husband and king, thus naming Alfonso VIII of Castile as if he were King Alfonso XIII: «Eleanor who married Alfonso XIII, King of Castile and Leon, has depicted on her tomb in the Huelgas monastery of the Cistercian nuns at Burgos, a thirteenth-century shield depicting three crowned leopards (lions passant guardant) gold on red».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet, Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Leonor Plantagenet.
Azure semé of millrinds Or; on a dexter canton Or, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo de azur sembrado de anillas de molino de oro; en un cantón diestro de oro, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, the lion is outlined with the color of the field, Purpure, the millrinds are outlined Sable, all the coat of ars is illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Semé, Millrind, Or, One, Canton, Dexter, Lion, Rampant, Purpure, Armed, Langued and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lincoln's Inn, The Honourable Society of.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a parchment finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Parchment.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.
Blazon equivalent to: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent, in chief three mullets of five points Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata, en jefe tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of the Byres. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Chequey, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lindsay of the Byres, lineage.
Azure, a holm oak proper, fructed and eradicated Or, between two goats Argent supporting it. Motto: «In Deo Spes Mea».
Escudo de azur, una encina al natural, frutada y arrancada de oro, con dos cabras de plata empinadas al tronco. Lema: «In Deo Spes Mea».
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Argüello of Extremadura emblazoned by me. This motto was found by Eleonora on a pair of Chinese porcelain plates made for the Spanish market, Qianlong period, circa 1770, which bear the arms of the Argüello lineage.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Holm oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Eradicated, Goat, Supporting and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Argüello of Extremadura, lineage.
Gules, an eagle displayed Or.
Coat of arms of the lineage Baldovino from Venecia, emblazoned by me in 4 steps: guideline drawing, outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows. From Jean-Baptiste Rietstap, «Armorial général», 1st edition, 1861, [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; P1 CXII B, row 7, column 7].
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Baldovino from Venecia, lineage.
Or, a holm oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, in front of its trunk two boars passant, in pale Sable.
Arms painted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
Ancient arms of the lineage Peraza of Cantabria emblazoned by me. Around the year 1235, the solar house of Peraza was established in the Carriedo Valley, Cantabria. From this house descended Fernando de Peraza, Castellan and Governor of the Old Fortress of Aguilar in the land of Campo, Judicial District of Villalón, Valladolid, and another Fernando Ibárjez de Peraza, Lieutenant Governor of the Castle of Zurita, on the banks of the Zurita, after it was reconquered by King Alfonso VIII. The Peraza family connected with the Great House of Ayala and adopted the surname Peraza de Ayala.
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Sable, Holm oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar, Passant and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peraza of Cantabria, lineage.
Or, three lion’s paws erect and erased Or, 2 and 1, each grasping a Madonna lily Argent.
Coat of arms of the lineage Terraza of Aragon, outlined by me following the instructions of Enrique de Alzaga Aliena.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Lion, Paw, Erect, Erased, Ordered, Grasping, Madonna lily, Flower and Lily.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Terraza of Aragon, lineage.
Guilaberto Lloscós y Soldevilla was grand prior of the Order of Saint John from 1449 to 1460.
Argent, a bull salient Gules within a bordure gyronny Argent and Sable.
Escudo de plata, un toro saltande de gules; bordura jironada de plata y sable.
Illuminated and parchment finishing.
He also known as Guilaberto Loscós y Soldevilla, and his coat of arms can be consulted at [García Carraffa, A.; García Carraffa, A.; 1968; volume II, page 407], who does not depict this bull with its tongue out.
The Lloscós lineage resided on the island of Mallorca and succeeded in the position of royal procurator of the island. Lázaro Lloscós was the procurator of the island in 1332, his son Mateo Lloscós was in 1392 and his grandson Mateo Lloscós was too. Mateo Lloscós helped King Alonso V of Aragon, the Magnanimous, with the expenses of the Naples campaign in 1435 and, therefore, the king donated the town of Bañalbufar and the title of baron. Mateo Lloscós was the father of Guilaberto Lloscós y Soldevilla grand prior of the Order of Saint John.
This bordure presents a dual characteristic. It could be considered a bordure compony because it is composed of a series of segments, in this case, eight. However, since the sides of these segments are not perpendicular to the bordure, but are angled in such a way that all their extended lines would converge at the exact center of the coat of arms, it structurally resembles the division known as gyronny. It is for this reason that, despite its compony appearance, I specifically designate it as a bordure gyronny.
This is a reflection on the tongue out in animals in heraldry. I will rely on the representations found in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909], as it contains numerous representations of animals in the most diverse heraldic attitudes.
In heraldry, tigers [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 322-325], lions, wolves, the bear, etc., are usually represented with the tongue out; they are heraldic beasts and they are carnivores.
However, the fox in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 343-345] is not painted with the tongue out. It is classified as a heraldic beast and, moreover, it is carnivorous.
The boar is omnivorous, it is a heraldic beast and it is painted with the tongue out, as is done in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 353-358].
From the above, there is no uniform association between the tongue out and being a heraldic beast or a carnivore.
On the other hand, [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 446-449] classifies eagles as birds, not as beasts; they are carnivorous and are represented with the tongue out. And the dolphin is a fish, it is carnivorous and is also represented with the tongue out [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 479-480].
There are heraldists who say that herbivores are not painted with the tongue out.
But donkeys, mules, and especially the horse are herbivores and they can be seen represented with the tongue out. For example, [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 360 and 362] paints the horse with the tongue out, and in figure 361, with the horse running, he does not paint the tongue out. In no case does he classify it as a heraldic beast.
[Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 368 and 370] paints the talbot, the mythical dog of heraldry, with the tongue out rampant and passant; but in more restful attitudes, such as standing and seated, he does not paint it with the tongue out. This could indicate that, when it is calm, it does not put the tongue out. But in the previous paragraph we have seen that he does not paint the horse running with the tongue out, and a horse running is not calm.
The bull [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 375-376] is not painted with the tongue out. However, I paint the bull with the tongue out and, although herbivorous, I claim the fighting bull as one of the most beastly figures of heraldry.
The stag does not carry the tongue out in any of its attitudes in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 379-386], and other cervids [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 387-390] do not either.
Rams, sheep, lambs, goats [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 395-403] also do not carry the tongue out.
The badger is carnivorous [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figure 409]; as with the fox, it is carnivorous and does not carry the tongue out.
Therefore, in general, the tongue out cannot be fully associated either with heraldic beasts or with carnivores, just as not carrying the tongue out cannot be associated with herbivores or with calm attitudes. For example, the lion always carries the tongue out, even in its calmest attitudes [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 304-309].
The conclusion is that it is left to the discretion of the heraldic artist to paint or not to paint the tongue out, depending on what he wishes to express. For example, greater aggressiveness, greater movement, or liveliness could be associated with the tongue out.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Bull, Salient, Gules, Bordure, Gyronny and Sable.
Style keywords: Parchment, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal and Interpreted.
Bearer: Lloscós y Soldevilla, Guilaberto.
Argent, five wolves passant Sable; a bordure Azure, charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de plata, cinco lobos pasantes de sable; una bordura de azur, cargada de ocho aspas de oro.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of María Lobo, Lady of the House of Alvito. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The arms are traditionally associated with the Lobo family of Alvito and are documented in Castilian and Portuguese heraldic and genealogical sources. These arms were equally used by other members of the House of Alvito, such as Ruy Dias Lobo and his descendants. I have emblazoned this coat of arms at the request of Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim, as he counts the Lobo lineage of Alvito among his ancestors. It is not necessary to say the arrangement of the wolves which is in saltire, that is, 2, 1 and 2, since it is the default arrangement in heraldry for 5 equal charges.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, Or, Five, Eight, Wolf, Passant, Bordure, Charged, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lobo, María.
Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable.
Coat of arms of the Lord of South Clifton. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a tyger rampant with the final version of his coat of arms, both created by me. From my original hand-drawn sketch to its final heraldic embodiment, this tyger has lost the stripes on its back because the heraldic tyger should not have them, unlike a natural tiger. The image also shows how the mane evolved from the original hand-drawn sketch to the final heraldic version, ensuring the tyger's mane is distinctly different from a lion's.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Eight, Tyger, Rampant, Bordure, Charged and Cross crosslet fitchy.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: South Clifton, Lord of.
Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 Azure, a lion rampant Or, 2 Argent, a falcon rising, grasping in its paws a serpent Sable, 3 Or, a tower Azure, port, windows, and masoned Sable, 4 Gules, a fox passant Or, a chief Gules semé of mullets Argent; 2 Orange, a mullet of six points voided, interlaced Sable. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is her coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Quarterly, Azure, One, Lion, Rampant, Or, Argent, Falcon, Rising, Grasping, Claw, Serpent, Sable, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Gules, Fox, Passant, Chief, Semé, Mullet, Five, Base (lower 1/3), Orange, Six, Voided, Interlaced, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Correa, Lorena.
Saint Louis, King of France (1214-1270), son of Blanche of Castile.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and finished with a watercolor effect.
Toward the end of his reign, the armorial called [Wijnbergen; 1265] was created, whose first part is devoted to recording his coat of arms [Wijnbergen; 1265; shield no. 1], which was also that of his father Louis VIII, husband of Blanche of Castile, and the coats of arms of those who were his vassals.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of the Capetians.
Bearer: Louis IX of France.
Azure, a chevron Or, between in chief a cross potent cantoned of crosslets, and a lion rampant, and in base a Celtic Trinity knot Argent.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio de oro, acompañado en jefe de una cruz potenzada cantonada de cuatro cruces, y un león rampante, en punta de un nudo celta de la Trinidad, todo de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
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Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Chevron, Or, Between, In chief, Cross of Jerusalem, Cross couped, Cross potent, Cantoned, Four, Crosslet, Lion, Rampant, In base, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot, Celtic and Trinity.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lucca de Anaya, Nilda Ernestina.
171st Pope of the Church, from the year 1181 to the year 1185. «Lucius III», born Ubaldo Allucinoli, was born in Lucca in northwest Italy.
Lozengy Argent and Azure.
Escudo losanjado de plata y azur.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a semicircular shield shape; a plain Argent field; checky or squares illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole design with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Lucius III.
Vert, a chevron Argent between three linden sprigs, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise Or.
Coat of arms of Lukas Podlipny, Slovakia. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a linden sprig, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise, along with his coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, One, Three, Chevron, Between, Linden, Tree, Sprig, Leaved, Enarched and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rounded trapezoid.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Lukas Podlipny.
Coat of arms of Her Excellency Ratu Muda Malka Bas Reuven emblazoned by me with a shape known as a vesica piscis, and with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. My experience is that if shield shapes are named after countries, this creates problems in an international context. For example, if the shield with a rounded base is called a «Spanish shield», sooner or later someone will point out that the same shape is also used in Portugal, Hungary, or Poland, making it not exclusively Spanish. For this reason, I avoid assigning shield shapes names based on countries or kingdoms and instead give them names that describe their formal characteristics, which is not always easy. For example, I call the «semi-circular shield» in English and «escudo de medio punto» in Castilian to the commonly referred as «Spanish», or the «ogee shield» one that ends in an inverted ogee arch, «conopial» in Castilian. Despite this, at some point, breaking my own rule, I used the term «Bantu» to refer to the almond-shaped shield, only to be quickly corrected and informed of its connection to other African kingdoms. My mistake was not using the name I had always given it: «mandorla» in Castilian and «vesica piscis» in English.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Sable, Or, One, Six, Tierced pallwise inverted, Overall, Chevron, Between, Dexter, Chief, Mullet, Sinister, Pair of scales, In base, Open book and Book.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Vesica piscis and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gittel Bas Reuven, Malka.
Blazon of the Malvin de Montazet lineage of Languedoc, France.
Azure, three mullets Argent, 2 and 1.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
Its French blazon «d'azur, à trois étoiles d'argent, 2 et 1» can be found at [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; page 140].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Mullet, Argent and Ordered.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Or semé of millrinds Azure, a chief dancetty of two full points upwards Purpure pierced twice of the field billetwise throughout.
Escudo de oro sembrado de anillas de molino de azur; un jefe encajado de tres piezas, una completa y dos medias, de púrpura y perforado de dos billetes movientes del jefe a la punta.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of Baz Manning emblazoned by me. John Basil Edward, known as Baz Manning, was commissioned to make the coat of arms for King Felipe VI of Spain as a member of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which is now displayed among the many shields in St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle. I had the honor of assisting him with this project, which, although my contribution was small, was incredibly meaningful to me. Baz graciously acknowledged my assistance, stating that my detailed insights on the Spanish royal arms have been included in the records of the Order of the Garter for the Windsor Castle archive and the Heraldry Society.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Purpure, One, Two, Three, Semé, Millrind, Chief, Dancetty, Pierced, Billet and Throughout (chief base).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manning, Baz.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a fess Azure; 2 and 3 Or, a fess dancetty Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Fess, Azure, Or, Dancetty and Argent.
Style keywords: Colour on colour, Metal on metal, Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Beninger, Manuel.
Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or. Motto: «Incipit Vita Nova» Or, over a scroll Sanguine doubled Or.
Escudo terciado en faja: 1o de sable, siete estrellas de cinco puntas de plata dispuestas como el Carro de la Osa Mayor; 2o de azur; 3o de sanguíneo con un sol moviente de la punta de oro. Lema: «Incipit Vita Nova» de oro, sobre una filacteria de sanguíneo doblada de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.
Party per chevron Gules and Vert, overall a chevron ermine between, in the dexter of the chief a dexter hand apaumée couped at the wrist, in the sinister of the chief a key palewise, ward to dexter chief, and in base a boar passant Argent. Motto: «To Thine Own Self Be True» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Escudo mantelado en punta de gules y sinople, brochante sobre el todo un cabrio de armiño acompañado, en la diestra del jefe, de una mano diestra apalmada y cortada por la muñeca, en la siniestra del jefe, de una llave puesta en palo, con el dentado hacia la diestra del jefe, y en la punta, de un jabalí pasante de todo de plata. Lema: «To Thine Own Self Be True» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
The arms of Margaret Byrne was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale.
Blazon keywords: Party per chevron, Gules, Vert, Overall, One, Chevron, Ermine, Between, Dexter, Chief, Hand, Appaumée, Party per fess, Wrist, Sinister, Key, Palewise, Key ward, Base (lower 1/3), Boar, Passant, Argent, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, English language and Slide.
Bearer: Byrne, Margaret.
Azure, a moon with human face environed by nine concentric annulets Argent.
The coat of arms of María Asunción de León González designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and myself outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Nine, Moon, With human face, Environed, Concentric and Annulet.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Rounded trapezoid.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: María Asunción de León González.
Azure, a sun in splendour, irradiated of sixteen ears of wheat Or.
This is the coat of arms of María de los Ángeles Carrillo Padilla. This coat of arms has been designed by her and her father-in-law Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me. The image illustrates my process in 3 steps: ratios, delineation, and plain color.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Sixteen, Sun in splendour, Irradiated, Ear of wheat and Wheat.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Oval.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Carrillo Padilla, María de los Ángeles.
Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. In the case of a bendy field like that of this eagle, it is not immediately clear whether it should be blazoned as bendy Azure and Argent, or rather as bendy Argent and Azure. I have followed the criterion of starting to list the tinctures from the dexter chief, that is, from the upper part of the eagle’s dexter wing, and therefore I blazon it as bendy Azure and Argent.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Eagle, Displayed and Bendy.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Escutia Sánchez, María Dolores.
Party per chevron Azure semé of unicorns passant, and Argent, a rainbow throughout proper. Motto: «Live your Magic».
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Blazon keywords: Azure, Party per chevron, Argent, In chief, One, Semé, Unicorn, Passant, In base, Rainbow, Throughout, Proper and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and English language.
Bearer: Sparkles, Marie Unicorn.
Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a metal beaten finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Mark of Germany. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mark of Germany, lineage.
Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of the County of Mark, Germany. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mark, County of.
Or, three pallets Vair.
The coat of arms of the Marquis Prato di Arnesano, requested by Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina and painted by me. When a field is charged with 3 pallets, it results in 7 vertical areas: 4 belong to the field, 1 on the dexter, 2 between the pallets, and 1 on the sinister, and 3 correspond to the pallets themselves. In most cases, and especially in the present one, it is ideal that these 7 areas be of equal width. This allows me to apply a fur pattern like vair using a 7 columns structure, with 7 little bells of vair in the chief, so that each pallet contains the same vair arrangement. In this case, for greater harmony, I have also arranged the vair in 7 rows, although this is not required. The figure illustrates this concept.
Blazon keywords: Or, Three, Pale and Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Prato di Arnesano, Marquis.
Argent, on a chevron Gules three feathers Argent, between three swords erect Gules. Motto: «Ab Initio Goostrey».
Escudo de plata, un cabrio de gules cargado de tres plumas de plata, acompañado de tres espadas alzadas de gules, 2 y 1. Mote: «Ab Initio Goostrey».
Coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: with a rounded base; the motto and field illuminated in Argent; the chevron, with a wide angle in the Cheshire style, is illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; the swords and feathers illuminated in Gules and Argent respectively and all outlined in Sable; and the whole has a raised-stroke texture.
I have interpreted the coats of arms of the County of Cheshire produced by Martin Goldstraw with my own style, but I wished to preserve part of his in 2 of his most characteristic elements:
Among the possible options of motto, device, mote and battle cry I have decided to classify «Ab Initio Goostrey» as a mote because it is not easy to understand without prior explanation. Martin Goldstraw's own biography provides this explanation when he states that his «interest in the heraldry of the County of Cheshire began when it became apparent that the origins of the surname Goldstraw lie in the surname of Goostrey». Goostrey is a small village in the county of Cheshire, of about 2,000 inhabitants, that was already a human settlement in the first millennium BC.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules, Chevron, Charged, Sword, Point upwards, Ordered, Between, Quill and Motto.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Goldstraw, Martin S. J..
Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or.
Escudo palado de cuatro piezas de armiños y oro, brochante sobre el todo dos flores de lis en faja de azur; entado en punta de azur, una estrella ondada de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a corset external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Four, Two, One, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point and Estoile.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Martinez, Amber.
This video visualizes the blazon of this coat of arms step by step, from the creation of its fields to the placement of its supporters and motto. The typeface used in this video belongs to Dr. Marianne Steinbauer and the soundtrack to Kevin MacLeod.
Credits: Kevin MacLeod es el autor de la música and Dr.ª Marianne Steinbauer tiene los derechos del tipo de letra.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Five, Sword, Point upwards, In fess, Vairy, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, The fangs, The eyes, Sinister, Grasping, Key, Supporter (animal), Supporter and Motto.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Video, Created, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Martos García, Juan Carlos.
Blazon of the Mascarenhas lineage of Portugal.
Gules, three bars Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 77].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Cheshire, 1613 and Vale-Royal.
Argent, a chevron Sable, between three lozenges Sable.
Escudo de plata, un cabrio de sable, acompañado de tres losanges de sable, dos y uno.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the base of the personal shield is rounded; the field is illuminated in Argent; the chevron is illuminated in Sable; the 3 lozenges are enamelled in plain Sable and outlined in the same colour; and the whole has a leather finish.
It appears in [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] blazoned as «Argent, a chevron between three lozenges Sable».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Sable, Chevron, Between, Lozenge and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Massey de Sale.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three escallops Argent; 2 and 3 Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, tres veneras de plata; 2o y 3o de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field illuminated in Gules and Or; the escallops, that is the scallop shells of the pilgrim, outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent; and the whole in leather.
[Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a] blazons it as follows: «Quarterly, Gules and Or, in 1 and 4 three escallops Argent».
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Argent, Escallop and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Massy de Tatton.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the twelfth bears as insignia and arms, on a shield Or, a rampant lion Gules, as painted in this shield.
Or, a Lion Gules, rampant.
Escudo de oro, un león de gules, rampante.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the lion illuminated in Gules and outlined in the colour of the field, that is, in Or metal; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Coat of arms interpreted from the last of the shields of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» illustrated in [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the text preceding the blazon taken from the transcription by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
I consider these to be canting arms, and that this «lion» Gules refers to its bearers «Mauleón».
Under the title «Surname of Mauleon», without an accent on the letter «o», it can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 12 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Lion, Gules and Rampant.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of Navarre and Canting.
Bearer: Mauleón of Navarre.
Vert, an eagle displayed Argent, beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules; on a chief wavy Argent, three plantain plants issuant from the line of division Vert.
Escudo de sinople, un águila de plata, picada, lampasada, membrada y armada de gules; un jefe ondado de plata cargado de tres plataneras salientes de sinople.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Gules, One, Three, Eagle, Displayed, Beaked, Langued, Membered, Armed, Chief, Wavy, Plantain plant, Issuant and Line of division.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mayrl, Kurth.
Or, a stag trippant Gules, attired Azure; a bordure Azure charged with eight saltires couped Argent.
Escudo de oro, un ciervo pasante de gules, acornado de azur; una bordura de azur cargada con ocho sotueres de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and with a parchment finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Azure, Bordure, Charged, Eight, Saltire and Argent.
Style keywords: Parchment, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCartney, Michael.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCoy, Britania Anastoshia Korÿn.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a crescent Gules.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; brochante sobre el todo un creciente de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Evander Graham Wylder McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a label Gules.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; brochante sobre el todo un lambel de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Sebastian Artemis Cole McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCoy, Sebastian Artemis Cole.
Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de plata cargada de cuatro colas de armiño en cruz, en la diestra del jefe una cabeza de león arrancada de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0116, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, United Kingdom. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, One, Four, Cross, Charged, Ermine, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.
Party per fess: 1 Sable, three mullets of eight points Argent, 1 and 2; 2 Azure, a ship in full sail Or.
Escudo cortado: 1o de sable, tres estrellas de plata de ocho puntas, 1 y 2; 2o de azur, un barco de oro.
Arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Azure, Or, Three, Eight, One, Party per fess, Mullet, Disordered, Ship and Full sail.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Mediterranean, Sea of the.
Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or.
Escudo de gules, una cruz doble y plena de oro cantonada de seis bezantes de plata, una bordura de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Melo. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Melo are in the 4th quarter.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, One, Six, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Melo, lineage.
Cheshire, 1613.
Argent, a bend Sable, between two lions' heads ereased Sable, langued Gules.
Escudo de plata, una banda de sable, acompañada de dos cabezas de león de sable, lampasadas de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field and the bend illuminated in Argent and Sable; the charges in plain Sable and Gules tinctures, outlined in Sable; and the whole in leather.
[Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] blazons it as «Argent, a bend between two lions' heads ereased Sable», this being the first coat of arms I interpreted from the County of Cheshire.
While in Castilian one uses the plural for the heads and the singular for the lion, that is, one writes «dos cabezas de león», in English one uses the plural for both the heads and the lions, that is, one writes «two lions' heads» and, therefore, the «s» of the Saxon genitive is omitted and only the apostrophe is written. This usage is general, for example:
Except in cases where the term is used in English as if it were an adjective, for example «two Catherine wheels» ~ «dos ruedas de Santa Catalina», which are the wheels used to martyr her, or «three wagon wheels» ~ «tres ruedas de carro».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Sable, Gules, Bend, Head and Lion.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Meoles de Meoles.
Gules, a chevron, between in chief two fleurs de lis Or, and in base an escallop Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de oro, acompañado en jefe de dos flores de lis de oro, y en punta de una venera de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of Luigi Merante Critelli emblazoned by me following the directions of Salvatore Olivari de la Moneda.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, One, Two, Chevron, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base and Escallop.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Merante Critelli, Luigi.
Coat of arms of Michael W. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. He is the eldest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Morgan, Michael W..
Party per pale Vert and Azure, overall two cannons dismounted in saltire, between two seagulls volant in pale, and two fish naiant in fess Argent.
Escudo partido de sinople y azur, brochante sobre el todo dos tubos de cañón en sotuer, acompañados de dos gaviotas volantes en palo y dos peces nadantes en faja, todo de plata.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Vert, Azure, Overall, Two, Cannon dismounted, Cannon, In saltire, Between, Seagull, Volant, In pale, Fish, Naiant, In fess and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Miguel Francisco.
MP: E, E :- C, then C.
Tierced per pale: 1 Vert, a mullet of eight points Or; 2 Gules, a potent Argent, in chief a mullet of eight points, in base a crescent Or; 3 Azure, a crescent Or. Motto: «Lógica» Gules charged on a scroll Argent.
Escudo terciado en palo: 1o de sinople, una estrella de ocho puntas de oro; 2o de gules, una potenza de plata, en jefe una estrella de ocho puntas, en punta un creciente ambos de oro; 3o de azur, un creciente de oro. Divisa: «Lógica» de gules cargado sobre una filacteria de plata.
Imaginary coat of arms of Logic with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in plain tinctures Vert, Gules, and Azure; the figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or and Argent; and the whole with a marbled finish.
In the tierced coat of arms, each of the quarters can be of metal or colour.
Blazon keywords: Tierced per pale, Vert, Gules, Azure, Mullet, Crescent, Or, Potent, Argent, In chief, In base and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Logic.
Chequey of fifteen Or and Azure; a bordure compony of sixteen sections, eight gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, eight Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, crowned Or, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo ajedrezado de quince piezas de oro y azur; una bordura componada de dieciséis compones, ocho de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable, ocho de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, coronado de oro, armado y lampasado de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arm of the municipality of Moguer, Andalusia, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Fifteen, Sixteen, Eight, Chequey, Bordure, Compony, Section, Charged, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Moguer, municipality of.
Azure, a bend Or.
Escudo de azur, una banda de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Bend and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Molay, Jacques de.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 vair ancient.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de veros antiguos.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the municipality of Monroy, Caceres, emblazoned by me with vair ancient. I have painted it using vair ancient, as I wish to illustrate with this coat of arms a reflection on the Virgin of the Sagrario of Plasencia, Caceres, dating from the mid-13th century, and on the forty-four coats of arms made of gilded silver sheet that adorn it, featuring lions, castles, and rounded vair ~ vair ancient, these may be associated with the lords of Monroy, a lineage of considerable importance in the town of Plasencia during the Late Middle Ages, can be seen in The Virgin of the Sagrario of Plasencia and the Monroy vair.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned and Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Monroy, municipality of.
Azure, two barbels addorsed Argent.
Escudo de azur, dos barbos adosados de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Two, Barbel, Addorsed and Argent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Montbard, André de.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the eleventh is the house of Monteagudo; they bear as arms a shield Or, and in the middle a fess Gules, in the manner in which this shield is painted.
Or, a fess Gules.
Escudo de oro, una faja de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Or; the fess outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpreted from the eleventh coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the preceding text taken from the transcription appearing in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Monteagudo» this blazon can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 11 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Monteagudo of Navarra.
Coat of arms of the Armored Cavalry Regiment Montesa No. 3, RCAC-3, in 2016.
Or, a cross of Montesa.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de Montesa.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is a semi-circular arch; the field has been illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Montesa is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Sable; and the whole has a raised line finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Montesa, Cavalry Regiment.
The Order of Saint Mary of Montesa and Saint George of Alfama, known as the Order of Montesa, was founded in the 14th century by the King of Aragon, James, as a military and religious order, to which he donated a castle in Valencia from which they took their name.
To endow the new Order of Montesa, the assets of the Order of the Templars, dissolved by Pope Clement V, were used. This is recounted by [Avilés, J.; 1780b; page 342] writing that Montesa was created «from the incomes and ruin of the Templars; as their Order was being extinguished, at the request of the Kings, so that said incomes would not leave the Kingdom.».
The order established within the Castle of Montesa, which previously belonged to the Templars, their convent and church of the Order, the palace of their Master, their barracks for fighting men, being able to form up to a couple of thousand of them in their parade ground. Their first Master, for 70 days since he died just over two months after his appointment, was Guillermo de Eril.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter VI, page 341] describes it as follows «The Military Order of Montesa was instituted in the year 1317 by the King of Aragon, Don Jaime II, and confirmed in the same year by Pope John XXII.».
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped and Cross.
Or, a griffin segreant Sable, on a chief invected Azure three naval crowns Or, the whole debruised by a crescent Argent.
Escudo de oro, un grifo rampante de sable; en un jefe acanalado de azur, tres coronas navales de oro, brisado de un creciente de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Eóin S. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me. He is the youngest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan, and as such, his cadency mark is a crescent, the heraldic difference traditionally assigned to a second son.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Morgan, Eóin S..
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Vert, a talbot rampant Argent, collared Or, between two mullets in bend sinister Or. Crest: A crown of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada. The shield is surrounded by the collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
It has been emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Moritz Hunzinger emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Argent, Or, One, Three, Two, On, Trimount, Talbot, Rampant, Collared, Between, Mullet, In bend sinister, Crest, Crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Hunzinger, Moritz.
Gules, two Axes Argent, hafted Or, addorsed, issuant from the base; overall, at the nombril, an Escutcheon Or.
Escudo de gules, dos hachas adosadas de plata, fustadas de oro, movientes de la punta; brochante sobre el todo, en el ombligo, un escudete de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular shape; its field illuminated with Gules; its figures and escutcheon illuminated with Or and Argent and outlined in Sable; and with a free hand texture.
A distinctive feature of this coat of arms is that its escutcheon, instead of being overall in the center, is positioned on a point of the coat of arms called the nombril, which, as we learn from [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 159 and illustration 19] and also [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 147 and 148], in «Heraldry, the nombril of the coat of arms, is the place through which the human body receives nourishment in the mother's womb, and in the shield, it corresponds to the point where the fess ends and the base begins.».
If this escutcheon, «escudete» in Castilian, had been positioned in the center of the coat of arms, then it would have to be blazoned as the piece called an inescutcheon, «escusón» in Castilian. In fact, the Norsk Heraldisk Forening uses the English term «escutcheon» to describe the blazon of its arms.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Axe, Argent, Hafted, Or, Addorsed, Issuant from base, Overall, At the nombril and Escutcheon.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Norsk Heraldisk Forening.
Nicolás Malmains ~ Nicholas Malmains ~ Nicol Malemeins.
Gules, three dexter hands turned up, and appaumée Ermine.
Escudo de gules, tres manos diestras levantadas y apalpadas de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 622] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 622].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Hand, Dexter, Ermine, Turned up, Appaumée and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Nicolás Malmains.
Norman de Darcy ~ Norman Darcy ~ Norman de Arci.
Argent, three cinquefoils Gules.
Escudo de plata, tres quinquefolios de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 230] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 230].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Three, Cinquefoil, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Norman de Darcy.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, 3, 1 y 3; [de Portugal] brisado de un bastón de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, mantelado en punta de gules, en jefe, dos leones afrontados de púrpura, armados y lampasados de gules [de León], en punta un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; una bordura componada de dieciocho compones de oro y veros [de Álvarez de las Asturias].
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the House of Noronha in Portugal, a lineage of dual royal origin. The House of Noronha originated with Alfonso Enríquez of Castile, Count of Noreña and Gijón, the natural son of King Henry II of Castile, founder of the Trastámara dynasty, and of Elvira Íñiguez. The lineage became linked to the Portuguese Royal House through the marriage of Alfonso Enríquez to Isabel of Portugal, the natural daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal, an alliance arranged in the context of the Treaty of Santarém of 1373, which brought an end to the Fernandine Wars, during which Ferdinand I of Portugal confronted the kings of the House of Trastámara over the throne of Castile following the murder of Peter I at the hands of his half-brother Henry. The House of Noronha became established in Portugal, and its arms quarter those of the Kingdom of Portugal, differenced by a brisure consisting of a baston Sable, and those of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings, his coat of arms has a inescutcheon with the arms of the House of Noronha.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, Sable, Purpure, One, Two, Five, Seven, Eighteen, Quarterly, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony and Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Noronha, House of.
Party per pale: 1 Vair; 2 Sable, a barn owl Argent, the eyes Sable, beaked and armed Or.
Escudo partido: 1o de veros; 2o de sable, una lechuza de plata, encendida de sable, picada y armada de oro.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Azure, Vair, Sable, Or, Barn owl, The eyes, Beaked and Armed.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Created, Imaginary, Coat of arms and Greco-Roman antiquity.
Imaginary bearer: Odysseus of Ithaca.
Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.
Escudo de oro, un árbol arrancado al natural, acompañado en punta de un creciente ranversado de plata y una estrella de gules. Divisa: «Onida» en letras de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. In Castilian heraldry, the default number of points of a star is 6. In English heraldry, the default number of points of a star is 5. For this reason, in this case I specify six points in English, but I do not do so in Castilian.
Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed and Mullet.
Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.
Order of Cavalry of Alcantara
A cross of Alcantara.
Una cruz de Alcántara.
Interpretation of the emblem of the order with: its cross outlined in Sable, illuminated in Vert; and a heavily beaten metal finish.
The Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa, in its historical account of the foundation of the Order of Alcantara, states that, according to Alonso de Torres y Tapia, Prior of Alcantara and a 17th-century chronicler, it was founded in 1156, by Don Suero Fernández Barrientos along with other knights from Salamanca, in Pereiro near the River Coa, under the name of the Order of Saint Julian of Pereiro and during the reign of Ferdinand II of León.
Regarding the emblem of the Order of Cavalry of Alcantara, [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter V, page 340, figure 102], reusing the same figure 102 as for the Order of Calatrava, says «In the past, the Order of Alcantara displayed on its Standard the Gules Straps of Calatrava», remember that due to the commandery of the city of Alcantara, they had to assume some dependency on that of Calatrava, «next to a Pear tree in Vert on a field of Or, which was the insignia of the Order of Pereiro, due to the conformity with which these two Orders lived; but upon changing their Habit, the Pope» Eugene IV «granted them the green Cross», Vert, «in the manner they wear it today, differing from that of Calatrava only in color».
Blazon keywords: Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped and Cross.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious, Military and Emblem.
Bearer: Alcantara, Order of.
Order of Chivalry of Calatrava
A cross of Calatrava.
Una cruz de Calatrava.
Interpretation of the emblem of the order with: its cross outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules; and a heavily beaten metal finish.
The Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa, in its historical review of the foundation of the Order of Calatrava, states that it was founded during the reign of Sancho III of Castile in the 12th century.
After the Templars withdrew from the defense of the town, King Sancho III proposed in Toledo and later confirmed in Almazán, in January 1158, the perpetual donation of the town of Calatrava to Raymond, then Abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Fitero, who, together with the former soldier Diego Velázquez, committed to defending it from attacks by the Almohads. For this mission, they received financial support from the Archbishop of Toledo, Juan, and from Toledo itself, thus managing to form an army of more than 20,000 men.
Regarding the emblem of the Order of Chivalry of Calatrava [Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, page 338, figure 102] it states «the Seal was always a red cross with blue straps, and the Banner originally bore a black Cross; but today they use the red cross florety, bordered with eight circles, placed side by side, and joined at the center, formed by a cord that emerges from the leaves of the flower, which Benedict XIII gave (while recognized in Spain) and which is the Commandery that the Knights of this Order wear on their chest today, or hanging from a red ribbon on a gold medal; that is, on a field of Or a cross of Gules».
Blazon keywords: Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped and Cross.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious, Military and Emblem.
Bearer: Calatrava, Order of.
Ordo Beatæ Mariæ Virginis de Redemptione Captivorum
Party per fess: 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent; 2 Or, four pallets Gules.
Escudo cortado: 1o de gules, una cruz patada de plata; 2o de oro, cuatro palos de gules.
These already existing arms have been interpreted by me in the following way: the mouth of the coat of arms has been drawn in a pointed shape; its field has been enameled with Gules and Or flat tinctures; the cross patty and the 4 pales are illuminated; and the whole has received a rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Cross, One, Cross patty, Cross couped and Pale.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Our Lady of Mercy, Order of.
Or, a tower Gules, embattled, masoned and with a turret Sable.
Escudo de oro, una torre de gules, almenada, mazonada y donjonada de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Ormazabal of the Basque Country emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Sable, One, Tower, Embattled, Masoned and With a turret.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ormazabal of the Basque Country, lineage.
Party per pale: 1 Sable, a tower with a turret Argent; 2 Argent, a wyvern erect Sable.
Escudo partido: 1o de sable, una torre donjonada de plata; 2o de plata, un guiverno rampante de sable.
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of the Ormazabal Lazaro family, designed by them and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Party per pale, Tower, With a turret, Wyvern and Erect.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ormazabal-Lazaro, family.
Vert, a bend sinister Argent.
Escudo de sinople, una barra de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Orrantia of the Basque Country emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, One and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Orrantia of the Basque Country, lineage.
Argent, flanched Sable, in chief a mullet of six points Gules.
Escudo de plata, flanqueado curvo de sable, en jefe una estrella de seis rayos de gules
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; illuminated in the tinctures Argent, Gules, and Sable; all outlined in Sable; and finished with a raised-stroke effect.
[Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 92 and figure 197] blazons it as «Argent, and a six-pointed star Gules in chief, flanched in oval Sable». When he illustrates it in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; figure 197], the space left between both flanches is only 1/5 of the base of the coat of arms; this is feasible because the only charge is a mullet in chief. If there were more charges, it would be necessary to leave more space, for example, 1/3 of the base of the shield.
«Oschoven au Rhein» in the book [Menestrier, C. F.; 1659; page 315], it is blazoned «d'argent flanqué arrondi de sable à vne molette de mesme en chef», so the mullet would be Sable, bacause «de mesme» is written, and with a hole in the middle, this hole does not exits in other sources.
In the book [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861], it is blazoned «Argent, flanched in round Sable, Argent charged in chief of a mullet Gules», and in French «d'argent, flanqué en rond de sable, l'argent chargé en chef d'une étoile de gueules».
Some time ago I used to blazon it in English as «Argent, in chief a mullet of six points Gules, between two flanches Sable».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Mullet, Chief and Flanched.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Oschoven of the Rhin.
Or, a pile Gules.
Escudo de oro, una pila de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Osona emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1325].
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One and Pile.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Osona, lineage.
Gules, three fleur de lis Or.
Escudo de gules, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Patus emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Patus, lineage.
Tierce: 1 Argent, two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure; 2 Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise Argent.
Escudo adiestrado: 1o de plata, dos llaves alzadas en sotuer, acompañadas en jefe de una venera, y en punta de una estrella de cinco puntas, circundada a la diestra de un creciente puesto en banda todo de azur; 2o de azur, un brazo diestro vestido, moviente de la siniestra, teniendo un bordón de peregrino puesto en palo, moviente de la punta, y atada a él una calabaza puesta en banda todo de plata.
Coat of arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Canting arms of Dolores Peregrina Corona designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and me and emblazoned by me. In Castilian heraldic tradition, the «adiestrado» ~ «tierce» used in this coat of arms and its symmetrical «siniestrado» ~ «tierce sinister» are «irregular divisions of the field by one line» ~ «particiones irregulares». That is why I use «tierce» and «tierce sinister» in English. There is another possibility, which is to call the «adiestrado» ~ «pale in dexter flank» and the «siniestrado» ~ «pale in sinister flank», thus ceasing to be a type of «divisions of the field» ~ «particiones» and becoming «ordinaries» ~ «piezas fundamentales». This has implications, as the rule of tinctures would apply if it were considered a «pale» ~ «palo». In any case, I will write the blazon in both ways. Alternative blazon: Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise; on a pale in dexter flank Argent two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure.
These are canting arms because her surname is «Peregrina» ~ «pilgrim», and her coat of arms depicts the arm of a pilgrim, as she is one herself, with her staff and her gourd for carrying water, advancing towards the dexter, in order to reach the destination of her three most important life pilgrimages: Santiago de Compostela, Rome, and Jerusalem. Following [Petra Sancta, S.; 1634; pages 417–418], in seventeenth-century academic emblematics the staff symbolizes the road understood as an intellectual journey, proper to a traveller who appears humble yet is rich in knowledge, while the gourd, which may seem empty, represents the wisdom preserved within it and from which learning ultimately emerges.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Two, Tierce, Key, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, In base, Mullet, Environed, Dexter, Crescent, Bendwise, Arm, Vested, Issuant from the sinister flank, Grasping, Pilgrim's staff, Palewise, Issuant from base, Tied and Gourd.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peregrina Corona, Dolores.
Azure, on four bars wavy Argent a barbel bendwise Or and a three arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout, supporting a elm couped Argent leaved Or, between, in dexter a tower Or, port and windows Azure, mazoned Sable, and in sinister three escutcheon Or, 2 and 1.
The coat of arms of Pesquera de Ebro, Burgos, Castile and Leon, designed and emblazoned by me by me in 9 steps. I have had the honor of participating in the project to create the coat of arms for Pesquera de Ebro. It has been a project carried out by the community in a dynamic and collaborative manner, facilitated through digital communication.
The inhabitants of Pesquera de Ebro form a very dynamic community and chose a series of elements to represent on their coat of arms, which, in order of importance, are the following: the elm tree, which stood in front of the church and served as a gathering point for the community; the three-arched bridge over the Ebro River; and the Ebro itself, which is part of the town's name. The word «pesquera», meaning a fishing spot, is symbolized by a barbel, a fish very common in the area, which I have depicted emerging from the water and placed bendwise. Additionally, the town features towers and a very high density of stone heraldic shields, one of the highest in Castile, hence the inclusion of the tower and the escutcheons.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Three, On, Bar, Wavy, Barbel, Bendwise, Bridge, Masoned, Throughout, Upon, Elm, Tree, Couped (tree), Leaved, Tower, Port and windows, Escutcheon and Ordered.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Created, Design rationale, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pesquera de Ebro.
Philip Daubeny ~ Philip Daubeney.
Gules, a fess of five fusils Argent, in chief three mullets Or.
Escudo de gules, una faja de cinco fusos de plata, en jefe tres estrellas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is semicircular; the field is illuminated in Gules; the fusils outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Argent; the fess is 5 fusils in length; the 3 mullets in chief of 5 points, outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or; and the whole with an iridescent finish.
This post corresponds to the English post number 61 in the same series.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Fusil, Argent, In fess, Mullet, Or and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Daubeny, Philip.
King of France from 1270 to 1285, grandson of Blanche of Castile.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and finished with a parchment effect.
During his reign, it is believed that the second part of the armorial [Wijnbergen; 1265] was completed, which ends with the coats of arms of several kings, many of them European, beginning this series with the coat of arms of the King of France himself, [Wijnbergen; 1265; shield no. 1,288], which has served as the inspiration for the one recreated here.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of the Capetians.
Bearer: Philip III of France.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Or, an eagle displayed Sable.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de oro, un águila de sable.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Philip of Castile, 1231–1274, 7th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me and can be consulted in [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1990; page 146] with the field Or in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. He bears a quarterly shield combining the first quarter of his father’s arms, Castile, with his mother’s arms. Among all his siblings, he is the one who most closely combines the arms of both parents.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned and Eagle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Philip of Castile, Infante.
Supporting document illustrating my proposal, pages 4 and 5.
I have made a suggestion to the Lexicography Institute of the Royal Spanish Academy regarding the heraldic term «pira» in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language. I drafted a document that justified my suggestion, illustrated it, and proposed two ways to refine its definition within the Dictionary. I am honored that they have accepted my proposal and chosen the first of the alternative definitions I suggested. The following images are some of those I used to illustrate the supporting document.
Schema.
Delineation.
Coats of arms of the Burr, Osona, Gangoiti and Egado lineages.
I used the following bibliographical references [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952], [Arco y García, F. del; 1996a], [Avilés, J.; 1725a], [Avilés, J.; 1780a], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002], [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1990], and [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1980].
Categories: Schema, Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Doctor.
225th Pope of the Church, from 1566 to 1572. «Pius V», named Antonio Michele Ghislieri, was canonized in 1712.
Bendy of six Gules and Or.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de gules y oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Or; the bands outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole with a rough finish.
I have also seen this coat of arms described as «a shield banded of six pieces of Or and Gules».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Gules and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Pius V.
Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Arms of the Kingdom of Navarre emblazoned by me. This version of this coat of arms features a vert roundel at the fess point following the official specification of the coat of arms of Spain, instead of an emerald as I usually depict it and as is, for example, suggested in the blazon on page 142, although listed as 151 in its index, of the armorial [Urfé; Century XV; page 142], Bibliothèque nationale de France ms. fr. 32753: «Le Roy de Navarre... de gueles à l'escarboucle d'or pommelée alumée de sinoble en la moyenne en guise d'esmeraude», which may be translated as: «The King of Navarre... Gules, a carbuncle Or pommelly, lit Vert at the centre, in the manner of an emerald». This emerald is incompatible with the official blazon of the coat of arms of Spain; however, in my humble opinion, it would give this coat of arms a charge, the emerald, of greater heraldic substance than the roundel. Although I have painted it in a way that it is not known whether it is a large point or an uncutt circular emerald, in the blazon I have described it as an emerald both in Spanish and in English, since the point does not have a clear heraldic existence in Spanish and even less so in English.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Or, One, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point and Emerald.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Navarre, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Navarre.
Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2
Escudo de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, tres en jefe, uno en cada flanco y dos en punta
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
This coat of arms can be seen in [Avilés, T. de; XVI; página 16], [Bergshammars; 1440; page 4], [Lutzelbourg, N. de; 1530; page 37], and in [Gourdon de Genouillac, H.; 1889; page 247].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Five, Escutcheon, In cross, Azure, Charged, Bezant and plate, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Gules, Seven, Castle, Or, Three, In chief, One, In each flank and In base.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Kingdom of Portugal.
Bearer: Portugal.
Blazon of the Poumola lineage of Catalonia.
Gules, a millstone Argent.
Escudo de gules, una piedra de molino de plata.
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing with shadow in the hole.
It blazon is describe in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1429], [García Carraffa, A.; García Carraffa, A.; 1968; volume 3, page 358], and [Ferrer i Vives, F.; 1995; volume 2, page 362].
In this case, my theory is that this coat of arms is an example of «canting arms». «Canting arms» use a word or words of the surname or inside the surname to make the coat of arms. The surname Poumola is from Catalonia, we can split the surname into 2 parts «pou-mola», in Catalonian language a) «pou» means «well» and b) «mola» means «millstone» ~ «cadascuna de les dues pedres de forma circular que componen el molí», [GDLC; 1998], and this could be the reason of the symbolism of this coat of arms. «Canting» in heraldry means «talking» or «chatting», in Spanish «canting arms» is translated as «armas parlantes». Some heralds call «canting» to this creative technic.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Millstone and Argent.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Canting.
Party per chevron Azure and Or, in chief a fleur de lis Argent, in base four pallets Gules.
Escudo de azur, en jefe una flor de lis de plata, mantelado en punta de oro cargado de cuatro palos de gules.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a triangular curved external shape and with a metal and iridescent finishing.
The coat of arms of Ignasi Pujol was designed by him based on the ancient arms of the Pujol lineage and refined and emblazoned by me. In the English blazon, I used the term «pallet», which is the diminished pale, and in the Castilian blazon, I used the term «palo». However, in Castilian, the term «vara», which is a diminished pale, could have been used, writing «cuatro varas de gules» in the same style as it was written in English «four pallet Gules».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Party per chevron, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base, Pallet and Pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Triangular curved and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pujol, Ignasi.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a cross patty Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross Azure
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, una cruz patada de gules; 2o y 3o de plata, una cruz de azur.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross, Azure, Quarterly, Cross patty, Cross couped and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hérail, Gilbert.
The rule of tincture, «metal should not be put on metal, nor color on color», is the most famous rule of the heraldry. In the divisions of the field, for example, party per fess, party per pale, quartered, etc., the tinctures are beside each other, not one on top of the other, because the divisions are not charges, so the rule of tincture does not apply. Although as a rule of aesthetics may be useful in the case of divisions.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Gules and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Schema.
Azure, in chief a lozenge Argent between two antlers in pile issuant from a chalice Or.
Escudo de azur, en jefe un losange de plata acompañado de dos cuernas de ciervo en pila salientes de un cáliz todo de oro.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal and iridescent finish.
Coat of arms of Elijah R. emblazoned by me. The English «stag's attire» corresponds to the Castilian «cuerna de ciervo»; the English terms «antler» and, less commonly, «deer's attire» may also be found. In this case I write «antlers» instead of «stag's attires» because «antlers» is the term used by the armiger. To specify that the two antlers are arranged to form a «V», I write «in pile» ~ «en pila».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, In chief, Lozenge, Between, Stag's attire, In pile, Issuant and Cup.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: R., Elijah.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the eighth is that of Rada; they bear as arms a shield Or with a flory cross Vert, in the same manner as painted in this shield.
Or, a Cross flory Sinople.
Escudo de oro, una cruz flordelisada de sinople.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the flory cross outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the eighth coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Rada» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 8 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross flory, Cross couped and Vert.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Rada of Navarre.
Barry of ten Argent and Azure, overall a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked, and membered Or, grasping in each claw an elephant's tusk proper, and charged on its breast with a double vajra Argent.
Escudo fajado de diez piezas de plata y azur, brochante sobre el todo un águila bicéfala de Sable, nimbada, picada y membrada de oro, teniendo en cada garra un colmillo de elefante al natural y su pecho cargado de una vajra doble.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with different shapes and finishings.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Barry, Ten, Argent, Azure, Overall, One, Eagle, Double-headed, Sable, Nimbed, Beaked, Membered, Or, Grasping, Claw, Tusk, Elephant, Proper, Chest, Charged and Double vajra.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Freehand, Rough, Rounded, Ogee and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rage from Discord.
Or, three puffins proper.
Escudo de oro, tres frailecillos (Fratercula arctica) al natural.
To standout attributes is a characteristic of the heraldry, which means great eyes, tongues, claws,... and of course sex. Then for the puffins we must standout their sexual attributes, in this case in their distinctive beaks, and also the colors around their eyes, that we can see in their breeding period, and we must do it and I did, although these attributes are not specified in the blazon.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Puffin and Proper.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hartemink, Ralf.
RIAG
Argent, a cross patty Gules, cantoned of four mullets of eight points Azure; on a chief Sable, an elephant passant Or.
The Registro Internacional de Armas Gentilicias, is also known as RIAG, and escueladeheraldica.es is its domain.
It is a private register of coat of arms founded in 2006 in Seville, Spain by the herald Ignacio Koblischek Zaragoza.
Since its creation the aim of RIAG has been to promote the use of personal coats of arms, that is, of heraldic arms.
In addition, RIAG offers advice on heraldic design and the composition of armorial bearings and the dissemination of our coats of arms once registered, as it is a private register with public access through the internet.
The accreditation document for registration in RIAG is received by email in PDF format, it is a diptych that can be printed double-sided and which includes the coat of arms, the flag, the seal and the blazon.
My own coat of arms is registered in RIAG and, additionally, I was able to count on the invaluable advice of Mr. Ignacio Koblischek, to whom, once again and from here, I express my gratitude.
Categories: Institution, Socioeconomic, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Freehand, Argent, Diminished cross, Patty, Gules, Cantoned, Mullet, Eight, Azure, Chief, Sable, Elephant, Passant and Or.
Or, a roe deer springing Gules, in base a triple mount Vert.
Escudo de oro, un corzo brincante de gules, en punta un monte de tres peñas de sinople.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
They are canting arms: «Rehberger» ~ «Reh-berger» in Deutsch ~ «Roe deer-from the mountain» in English.
Credits: Stephan Urs Breu is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Roe deer, Springing, Gules, In base, Trimount and Vert.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rehberger, Alena.
Paly of six Gules and Argent; overall, a fess Or charged with a lance Gules. Motto: «Inter Primos».
Escudo palado de seis piezas de gules y plata; brochante sobre el todo, una faja de oro cargada de una lanza de gules. Lema: «Inter Primos».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Canting arms of Rex Lancefield emblazoned by me under the directions of his descendant Erik Paul Arnelien. I usually employ the English term «spear», but as this is a case of canting arms for Rex Lancefield, I have written the blazon in English using the term «lance» instead of «spear», since «Lancefield» begins with «lance».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Paly, Overall, Fess, Charged, Spear and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lancefield, Rex.
Assumed arms
Azure, a bend sinister raguly between, in dexter chief, a Celtic cross, in sinister base, a sword point downwards Argent.
Escudo de azur, una barra ecotada acompañada, en la diestra del jefe, de una cruz celta y, en la siniestra de la punta, de una espada bajada todo de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with a shape ended with an pointed arch, illuminated with color azure and metal argent, and with a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: One, Bend sinister, Raguly, Between, Dexter, Chief, Celtic cross, Sinister, Base (lower 1/3), Sword, Point downwards and Argent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Reyes, Elijah.
The coat of arms of Reynaldo Romero emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page and Inscribed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.
Azure chapé Argent, in dexter an Indian ringneck parrot proper, in sinister a Japanese red chrysanthemum proper, in base an atom Argent.
It has been interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a texturized finish.
The arms of Ria Persad was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale. She is from Trinidad and Tobago (birth), India and Japan (ancestry), and USA (residence). Her coat of arms has been designed by her, by Rudolph Juchter van Bergen Quast of the Netherlands, and by Kevin D. Couling of the United Kingdom, resident in New Zealand, and painted by me, from the Kingdom of Spain.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Chapé, Dexter, Parrot, Proper, Sinister, Chrysanthemum, Base and Atom.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Slide, India and Japan.
Bearer: Persad, Ria.
fretty ~ fretté.
Azure fretty Or.
Escudo de azur fretado de oro.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Fretty and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Ricardo de Mandeville.
Vert, a pall raguly Or between three leopards' faces Or.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; spot inks metal or and color vert; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Pall, Raguly, Or, Three, Head and Leopard.
Style keywords: Plain tincture, Freehand, Pointed and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Stowe, Richard Allen.
Or, six annulets Gules, 3, 2, and 1.
Escudo de oro, seis anilletes de gules, ordenados 3, 2 y 1.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Annulet, Gules, Ordered, Three, Two and One.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Richard, Richard.
Lionheart ~ Corazón de León ~ Cœur de Lion.
Escudo de gules, dos leones de oro, afrontados, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth drawn as a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the two lions outlined in the colour of the field and illuminated in Or and Azure; and the whole finished with a watercolour effect.
He was born in 1157, being the third of eight children of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, elder brother of Eleanor Plantagenet. He was king of England between 1189 and 1199, although he spent much of his life far from it; in fact, during his ten-year reign, he was on English soil only twice, which together did not amount even to six months. He died in 1199 in Normandy.
In 1198, during the Battle of Gisors, he supposedly used, as watchword or as motto, the expression «Dieu et mon Droit ~ God and my right». This phrase refers to his refusal to bow before Emperor Henry VI, since by his rank Richard acknowledged only God as superior. Later, Henry V of England adopted it as his motto, and since then it has been used by the British monarchy.
According to [Humphery-Smith, C.; 1983], Richard the Lionheart was the first English king who can be proved to have borne arms, although some of his predecessors may also have had them. He bases his statement on the existence of two seals of Richard I: on one, Richard bears a shield with a rampant lion, and on the other there already appear the three lions that are the forerunners of the arms of England. The use of this second seal does not imply that he stopped using the first.
In contrast, there are also British authors who maintain that his shield actually bore two affronted lions; this hypothesis is based on the lion on his first seal facing to sinister. That latter hypothesis is the one interpreted in this shield, remaining a purely artistic interpretation and without my entering into a complex and open discussion about how, when, and why the three leopards, «leones pasantes ~ lions passant» for the English, appeared —a discussion in which there are various alternatives— ranging from the combination of his hereditary arms to the wish to have more lions than his younger brother, who would later be King John I of England, to possible influences from other European realms.
This version of Richard I’s shield is similar to the imaginary shield of Hector of Troy, Gules with two lions Or affronté, which is a term used when «two things are placed facing each other, like two Lions, two Dogs, or other animals that look at one another» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 32].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Lion, Or, Combatant, Armed, Langued and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Richard I of England.
Argent, on a cross Gules five fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de gules cargada de cinco flores de lis de oro.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Ancient arms of the lineage Rivas of Aragon emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Argent, a cross Gules charged with five fleurs de lis Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, One, Five, Cross, Charged and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rivas of Aragon, lineage.
Lozengy Or and Gules. Behind the shield a cross patty Gules.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or, Gules, Behind the shield, One, Cross patty and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Craon, Robert de.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Vert, a crescent within eight mullets in lozenge Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a chain fesswise throughout between three fleurs de lis, 2 and 1, all the links and fleurs de lis per pale Or and Argent; an inescutcheon Azure, bearing a crown of count, charged with an eagle displayed within a bordure Or. Crest: A crown of Baron. Behind the shield the cross of a Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.
G0067, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Robert George Alexander Balchin's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Vert, One, Crescent, Eight, Mullet, In lozenge, Or, Azure, Chain, Fesswise, Throughout, Between, Three, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Party per pale, Argent, Inescutcheon, Crest and mantling, Crown of Count, Crown, Charged, Eagle, Bordure, Crown of Baron, Behind the shield and Cross.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Watercolor and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.
Azure, a carbuncle of twelve rays Argent; on a chief Or, a hop cone Vert between two apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».
Escudo de azur, un carbunclo de doce rayos de plata; en un jefe de oro, una flor de lúpulo de sinople acompañada de dos manzanas de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople. Lema: «Omnia tempus habent».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Carbuncle, Twelve, Argent, Chief, Or, Hop cone, Flower, Vert, Between, Two, Apple, Gules, Slipped, Leaved and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Sales, Robert Edward.
Gules, three wolves' heads erased Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres cabezas de lobo arrancadas de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a metal and iridescent finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Three, Wolf, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Scotland, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Robertson of Struan, lineage.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or ; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; 2o y 3o de gules, seis flores de lis, en jefe una de plata entre dos de oro, en faja dos de plata y en punta una de oro ; una bordura jironada de veinticuatro piezas de plata y azur; brochante sobre el todo un corazón de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an invected octagon outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Makayla Danée Robidoux designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Heart.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Robidoux, Makayla Danée.
Gules, six wagon-wheels Or, 2, 2, and 2.
Escudo de gules, seis ruedas de carro de oro, 3 y 3.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed ended shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Another alternative way of writing this same blazon is the following: «Gules, six wagon-wheels Or, arranged in two pallets».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Six, Wagon-wheel and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: Lineage, Interpreted, Canting and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rodelo lineage from Galicia.
The 1st Flag of the Spanish Army Paratrooper Brigade bears his name and his coat of arms.
Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.
Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; a fleur de lis illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and an overall lightly-hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Flor, Roger de.
Azure, on a pale Argent, between two lions combatant Or, armed and langued Gules, three chevronels Sable.
Escudo de azur, un palo de plata, cargado de tres tenazas de sable, acostado de dos leones afrontados de oro, armados y lampasados de gules.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Catherine de Romanet emblazoned by me. Blazon in French: «D'azur, au pal d'argent chargé de trois chevrons de sable et accosté de deux lions affrontés d'or, armés et lampassés de gueules». Alternative blazon: «Azure, a pale Argent, charged with three chevronels Sable, between two lions combatant Or, armed and langued Gules».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, One, Three, Two, Pale, Charged, Chevronel, Between, Lion, Combatant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Romanet, Catherine de.
Gules, two chevronels, in chief three mullets Argent.
Escudo de gules, dos tenazas de plata, en jefe tres estrellas todo de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of Rothstein lineage emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Two, Three, Chevronel, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rothstein, lineage.
Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; a double tressure flory counterflory Gules.
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
This coat of arms can be seen in [Bergshammars; 1440; page 4] and in [Lutzelbourg, N. de; 1530; page 26].
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Lion, Gules, Armed, Langued, Azure, Double tressure, Flory and Counterflory.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Scotland, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Scotland.
Emblem, two two-handed swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or. Crest: A royal crown Or.
Emblema, dos mandobles en sotuer de plata, guarnecidos de oro. Timbrado de una corona real.
Emblem interpretation with: the two-handed swords placed along the diagonals of an imaginary rectangle, with a 5x6 proportion, like a shield, that is, with angles of 50.2°, between the axis of the two-handed swords and the imaginary base of the emblem, unlike the original emblem where the two-handed swords are on the diagonals of a square, therefore with angles of 45°; the two-handed swords and the closed royal crown are outlined in Sable, illuminated and the whole with a raised-stroke execution.
This emblem of the Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain has 2 two-handed swords that, unlike usual swords, due to their great length and weight, their fencing must be two-handed, hence their name.
The Spanish word «mandoble» comes from «mano doble», meaning «double hand», and refers to a sword wielded with both hands, the equivalent of the English «two-handed sword».
It is known that they are two-handed swords because the 2 that appear in the emblem have a crescent or crossguard in their iron. This crescent is called in Castilian «falsaguarda» and also «ganchos de parada» and its functionality is to protect from the slashes that the opponent could give close to the blade of the two-handed sword.
Blazon keywords: Two-handed sword, Argent, Hilted, Or, In saltire, Crest, Closed royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain.
Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry, of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa.
Emblem quarterly per saltire: 1, a cross of Saint James; 2, a cross of Calatrava; 3, a cross of Alcantara; 4, a cross of Montesa.
Emblema cuartelado en sotuer: 1o, una cruz de Santiago; 2o, una cruz de Calatrava; 3o, una cruz de Alcántara; 4o, una cruz de Montesa.
Interpretation of the emblem of the Royal Council with: its four crosses outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules, Vert, and Sable; and a heavily hammered metal finish.
There is another version of this emblem of the Royal Council with the crosses of its four orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa outlined in Or instead of Sable.
Blazon keywords: Cross, Quarterly per saltire, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped, Cross of Calatrava, Cross of Alcantara and Cross of Montesa.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry.
Emblem of the Royal Spanish Academy
Emblemb Argent, a crucible Argent, enflamed and on a bonfire hoguera Gules and Or.
Emblema de plata, un crisol de plata, llameante y sumado a una hoguera de gules y oro.
Painted by me with a raised-stroke finish, with an oval shape and with a thin golden edge around it which is purely ornamental.
The Royal Spanish Academy, also known by its acronym RAE, is made up of 46 full members, all elected for life to occupy seats designated by letters of the Spanish alphabet.
In addition to the full members, the Royal Spanish Academy also has corresponding members and other associated members, which completes its structure as the main regulatory institution of the Spanish language.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Without divisions, Argent, One, Crucible, Enflamed, Bonfire, Gules and Or.
Ermine papelonny, a lion rampant guardant Gules, armed and langued Azure. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Papelonny, One, Lion rampant guardant, Gules, Armed, Langued, Azure, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Arjona Berrocal, Rubén.
Ermine, a lion rampant double queued Or, armed and langued Gules; a chief Gules, three castles triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, One, Lion, Rampant, Tail, Double queued, Or, Armed, Langued, Gules, Chief, Three, Castle, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: González Lara, Rubén.
Gules, three Leopards faces Or, the whole within a Border Or with two Bars Gules.
Watercolor finishing
Blazon keywords: Gules, Three, Head, Leopard, Or, Ordered, Bordure, Two and Bar.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Pointed, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juchter van Bergen Quast, Rudolph Andries Ulrich.
Azure, a cross ermine fimbriated Or, between four fleurs de lis Argent, each enfiled in a crown Or.
Escudo de azur, una cruz de armiños, perfilada de oro, acompañada de cuatro flores de lis de plata, cada una enfilada de una corona de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0128, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Jean-Yves, de Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, UK. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Four, Cross, Ermine, Fimbriated, Between, Fleur de lis, Enfiled and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, Jean-Yves de.
Azure, a bend Argent between, in chief a sword point upwards Argent, hilted Or, in base a pair of scales Or. Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Merit of the Constantinian Order.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Bend, Between, Sinister, Chief, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Dexter, Base, Pair of scales, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Buttaro, Salvatore.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo partido: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Sancho of Castile, 1233–1261, 8th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. Unlike his siblings, he does not use a quarterly shield but rather impaled arms of Castile and Leon.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Party per pale, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sancho of Castile, Infante.
The Order of Chivalry of Santiago is both military and religious. It was founded in the Kingdom of León during the 12th century, although there is a difference of opinion regarding its exact year of foundation. It is named after the patron saint of Spain, James the Greater.
The purpose of its foundation was the protection of the Way of Saint James and the pilgrims who traveled it, and to participate militarily in the advancement of the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter II, page 325] writes «The oldest authentic instrument that is found regarding the origin of the Order of Chivalry of Santiago of the Sword», observe how José de Avilés e Iturbide refers to the order in the masculine form, «is the donation made in the years of 848», note how the Marquess of Avilés does not doubt the antiquity of this order and even in other subsequent paragraphs, he dates it even earlier than currently believed, «made to the Church of Santiago by the King of León Don Ramiro in memory of the famous victory he achieved against the Moors in the battle of Clavijo (two leagues from Logroño), as evidenced by its Privilege, for having seen this Holy Apostle armed and mounted on a Horse, fighting in defense of the Christians; to whose devotion, and in this recognition, the said Order was instituted, taking from it its origin and name, as well as the same Cross that the Saint bore on his chest, and Shield, represented in the form of a Sword, of red color», gules ~ red, «for the blood shed of the Infidels, of whom Don Rodrigo Ximenez, Archbishop of Toledo, in his Chronicle Book VII says»: «Kubet ensis sanguine Arabum».
Cross of Saint James the Greater drawing by me with a single stroke. This is the reason why it is asymmetrical, it has the base tip crooked, there are some sides higher than others, and it shows the failure of my pulse in a certains turns.
It is by far my most downloaded and copied painting, the most used on websites, citing me or not, the most used in hotels advertising, parish sheets... and even on T-shirts.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped and Cross.
Party per fess: 1 Sable, three mullets of eight points Argent, 1 and 2; 2 Azure, three anchors Or, 2 and 1.
Arms devised by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of the Sea of Alboran designed and emblazoned by me as imaginary heraldry. This coat of arms is one of my very first heraldic designs.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Azure, Or, Three, Party per fess, Mullet, Disordered, Anchor and Ordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Alborán, Sea of.
Sable, a sun in splendour Or in the dexter chief, and a dexter hand couped at the wrist proper pointing thereto in the sinister base, and per chevron Argent three brach hound's heads couped Azure, 1 and 2. Motto: «Di Droimíní e Delle Alpi» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Heraldic device designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a sealed finishing.
The arms of John Brady from Ireland, designed, emblazoned, and sealed by me. To write here his blazon I follow an Irish style.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Party per chevron, Dexter, Chief, Sun in splendour, Sinister, Hand, Couped, Wrist, Bendwise, Proper, In base, Brach hound, Dog, Head, Disordered and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Sealed.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Brady, John.
Argent, flanched Gules crusilly of cross-crosslets Argent, overall a bear rampant regardant Sable, armed and langued Azure, charged with a key and a sword in saltire Argent, hilted Or, the key debruised by the sword. Motto: «Fide Gratia Obedientia» Gules over a scroll Argent. Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Escudo de plata, flanqueado curvo de gules sembrado de cruces recrucetadas de plata, brochante sobre el todo un oso rampante y contornado de sable, armado y lampasado de azur, cargado de una llave y una espada en sotuer de plata, ambas guarnecidas de oro y la llave resaltada de la espada. Lema: «Fide Gratia Obedientia» de gules sobre una filacteria de plata. Pendiente de la punta la cruz de caballero de gracia magistral de la Soberana y Militar Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Jerusalén de Rodas y de Malta.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Flanched, Semé, Cross-crosslet, Cross couped, Overall, Bear, Rampant, Regardant, Armed, Langued, Charged, Key, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Debruised, Motto, Scroll, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Shriner, Sean.
Gules, a lion rampant Or, langued and armed Vert; a bordure Azure charged with six escallops Argent.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante de oro, lampasado y armado de sinople; una bordura de azur cargada de seis veneras de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
The coat of arms of the Jean-Philippe Sendat emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Vert, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Lion, Rampant, Langued, Armed, Bordure, Charged and Escallop.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sendat, Jean-Philippe.
Gyronny Azure and Argent, on a hurt, a triquetra Argent; a bordure Sable.
Escudo gironado de azur y plata, un roel de azur, cargado de una triquetra de plata; una bordura de sable.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The arms of Kimberly Louise Severson designed by her and emblazoned by me. In the text of this blazon, I have used the term «Triquetra» ~ «Triquetra», which is identical in both English and Castilian, in order to maintain consistency with other previously registered blazons and descriptions of these arms. Personally, however, I usually prefer the term «Celtic Trinity knot» ~ «Nudo celta de la Trinidad», which is also the term I use in the keywords. Alternative blazon: «Gyronny Azure and Argent, on a hurt, a Celtic Trinity knot Argent; a bordure Sable».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, One, Gyronny, Hurt, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Severson, Kimberly Louise.
Simon de Croome ~ Simon de Crombe.
Argent, a Chevron Gules, on a Chief Gules, three escallops Argent, in fess.
Escudo de plata: un cabrio de gules; el jefe de azur, tres veneras de plata, en faja.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The 3 escallops are in the chief then the description «in fess» are not really needed.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Gules, Chief, Three, Escallop and In fess.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón de Croome.
Simon de Vere ~ Simon de Ver.
Gules, three cinquefoils Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres quinquefolios de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 85] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 85].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Cinquefoil, Argent and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón de Vere.
Simon FitzSimon ~ Simon le FizSimon.
Gules, three chess rooks Ermine.
Escudo de gules, tres roques de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 224] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 224].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Chess rooks, Ermine and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón FitzSimon.
Sir Robert Knollys ~ Sir Robert Knolles (1325-1407).
Gules, on a chevron Argent three roses Gules, barbed Vert, and seeded Or.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata cargado de tres rosas de gules, barbadas de sinople y botonadas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the rounded form; the field illuminated in Gules; the chevron illuminated in Argent metal and outlined in Sable; the roses illuminated in Gules, Vert and Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Sir Robert Knollys was an English man-at-arms who was born in the County of Cheshire in 1325 and died in Sculthorpe, Norfolk, in 1407, and whose military career was framed within the Hundred Years' War between England and France.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Gules.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of England and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Knollys, Robert.
Azure, between two palm fronds in pile reversed a Lady of Mercy grasping in her sinister hand a broken chain Argent, and charged on the chest with an escutcheon per fess, 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent, and 2 Or, four pallets Gules.
This is the coat of arms of Sister Esperanza Vega Lanzagorta, designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and painted by me in 2 steps. In the 1st row is the selected version of her coat of arms, and in the 2nd row is an alternative version; both are based on the same structure and concepts. The blazon for the alternative version is as follows, note that the only change is the arrangement of the two palm fronds, from pile reversed to pile: «Azure, between two palm fronds in pile a Lady of Mercy grasping in her sinister hand a broken chain Argent, and charged on the chest with an escutcheon per fess, 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent, and 2 Or, four pallets Gules».
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Two, Our Lady of Mercy, Grasping, Sinister, Hand, Broken, Chain, Charged, Chest, Escutcheon, Party per fess, Cross patty, Cross couped, Between, Palm frond, In pile reversed and In pile.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vega Lanzagorta, Sister Esperanza.
Party per chevron Vert and Or, in chief a sackbut fesswise Or, in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper.
Escudo de sinople, mantelado en punta de oro, en jefe un sacabuche de oro puesto en faja, en punta un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura.
Illuminated, freehand finishing, and the inner of the thistle is outlined in the metal Or of its field.
Note the different way of writing the blazon in English and Castilian, «...a thistle slipped and leaved proper» ~ «...un cardo de sinople, florido de púrpura».
Blazon keywords: Vert, Party per chevron, Or, In chief, Sackbut, Fesswise, In base, Thistle, Leaved, Slipped and Proper.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sky, Laird.
Zurich, Switzerland.
Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, langued, membered and armed, charged on its chest with a mullet of six points voided, and interlaced Or.
Escudo de plata, un águila de gules, coronada, lampasada, membrada y armada, cargada en su pecho de una estrella de seis puntas, hueca y entrelazada todo de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a iridescent finish.
Another version of this blazon «Argent, a eagle displayed Gules, crowned, langued, membered and armed, charged on its chest with a star of David Or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Eagle, Gules, Crowned, Langued, Membered, Armed, Charged, Mullet, Six, Base (lower 1/3), Voided, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Iridescent (nacar), Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal and Created.
Bearer: Sosa-Garcia, Rodolfo.
Azure, a palm tree eradicated, between in sinister a lion rampant supporting it Or, in dexter three millwheels, 2 and 1, and in chief a crescent Argent.
Escudo de azur, una palmera arrancada, acompañada a la siniestra de un león rampante empinado a ella ambos de oro, a la diestra de tres ruedas de molino, 2 y 1, y en jefe un creciente todo de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape endend with an ogee arch, illuminated, and with a parchement finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Palm tree, Tree, Erased, Between, Sinister, Lion, Rampant, Supporting, Or, Dexter, Three, Millwheel, Ordered, In chief, Crescent and Argent.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Parchment.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Spanò, Diego Pantaleone.
Heraldic device designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.
This is the heraldic standard of Laurent Liu-Lecomble, designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me. Structure: coat of arms; from his badge, the two arms bendwise proper, grasping a sword bend sinisterwise; motto «Semper renascitur»; a leopard Or, armed and langued Azure; warcry «Mon dû»; from his badge, the two arms bendwise grasping a sword bend sinisterwise.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Two, Three, Quarterly, Dexter, Hand, Appaumée, Sword, Point upwards, Between, Cross patty, Cross couped, Sinister, Eight-pointed cross, Plough share, Affronty, Disordered, Eagle claw, Inescutcheon, Charged, Fleur de lis, Arm, Bendwise, Proper, Grasping, Bend sinisterwise, Motto, Leopard, Passant, Armed, Langued and War cry.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Standard and Flag.
Bearer: Liu-Lecomble, Laurent.
Argent, a fess Gules between two Lions passant Azure, langued Gules.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a semi-circular shape; tintures argent, gules, and azure; outlined with sable; and a iridiscent finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Fess, Gules, Between, Two, Lion passant, Azure and Langued.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Iridescent (nacar) and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stauffenberg, Claus von.
Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Stewart of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stewart of Scotland, lineage.
Blazon of the Talbot lineage of England.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante dentro de una bordura angrelada todo oro.
Gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed Or.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] writes it in French as «de gueules, au lion d'or, à la bordure engrelée du même». y [Burke, J.; 1836; volume 3, pages 359-360] writes it in English as «Gu. a lion rampant, within a bordure engr. or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Within, Bordure, Engrailed and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of England.
Cheshire, 1613.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a crescent Sable; 2 and 3 Gules, a crescent Argent.
Cuartelado: 1 y 4 de plata, un creciente de sable; 2 y 3 de gules, un creciente de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base for the personal shield; the field illuminated in Argent and Gules; the crescent moons, as charges, two in plain Sable, another two in plain Argent metal and, all four, outlined in Sable; and the whole in leather.
[Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] describes it with the following blazon: «Quarterly Argent and Gules, in the first and fourth a crescent Sable, in the second and third a crescent of the first.» and adds «Crest: A greyhound sejant Argent, collared and tied by a line Gules to an oak tree Proper fructed Or», a crest which I have not represented here.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Gules, Crescent and Sable.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Tatton de Wythenshawe.
Azure, in base an open book Argent, in chief a sun in splendour Or. Crest: An open royal crown. Motto: «Technica impendi nationi». Motto around the shield: «Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid» fimbriated and inscribed Or.
Escudo de azur, un libro abierto de plata surmontado de un sol de oro. Timbrado de una corona real abierta. Lema: «Technica impendi nationi». Divisa alrededor del escudo: «Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid» perfilada y en letras de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Azure; the field and charges are illuminated in the tinctures Azure and the metals Argent and Or, all outlined in Sable; my rendition of this coat of arms differs from others in that the sun’s rays, although outlined in Sable, are Or; in the legibility of the text written on the book; and in separating with a dot the words that form the motto; and the whole finished with a beaten-metal effect.
In [Huidobro Moya, J. M.; 2024; page 231] this version of the coat of arms of the Technical University of Madrid, created by me, is illustrated. Both José Manuel Huidobro Moya and I are «alumni» of this university.
This image shows my interpretation of the coat of arms of the Technical University of Madrid, together with the doctoral signet ring that the University presented to me on the occasion of my PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 1992, a field in which I have worked since 1985.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Argent, Or, Book, Sun in splendour, Crest and mantling, Crown, Open royal crown, Motto and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Collage and Education.
Bearer: Technical University of Madrid.
Azure, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, six fleurs de lis in orle Azure.
Escudo de azur, una cruz de Borgoña de oro; un escusón de oro, seis flores de lis en orla de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Alessandro Farnese, 4th of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me. In honor of Alessandro Farnese, the central inescutcheon bears in orle the 6 fleurs de lis of the Farnese family.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Six, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis and In orle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tercio Alessandro Farnese.
Gules, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, three bars Gules.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de Borgoña de oro; un escusón de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Great Captain, 1st of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me. The inescutcheon represents the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1453-1515, known as «The Great Captain». During the Italian campaigns in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, especially during the wars of Naples, Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba reformed the Spanish army, adapting it to the new conditions of Renaissance warfare. He created a flexible tactical system based on the combination of pikemen, inspired by the Swiss; «espingarderos», forerunners of the arquebusiers; and «espadas» or shock troops, this combination would form the foundation of the future «Tercios».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Three, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Inescutcheon, Bar and Fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tercio Great Captain.
Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules.
The coat of arms of Teresa Otxoa Magaña designed by her and her husband Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me with an oval shape in 3 steps: ratios, outlined, and tinctures.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Gules, One, Chief, Moon, With human face, Base, Crescent, Chequey, Overall, She-wolf, Ululant, Sejant, Proper, Armed and Udder.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Oval.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Otxoa Magaña, Teresa.
Azure, a saltire between, in chief and in base, two thistle couped Argent; an inescutcheon Gules.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer acompanado, en jefe y en punta, de dos cardos de nuridos todo de plata; un escusón de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with the following characteristics: the shape of its shield is semicircular; the field is a flat tint of Azure; the two thistles and the saltire are illuminated of the metal Argent and outlined in Sable; the inescutcheon is illuminated of the colour Gules and, also, outlined in Sable; and the whole with a mother-of-pearl finish with a raised stroke.
The English term «inescutcheon» corresponds to our Spanish term «escusón». It is called an inescutcheon when there is only one and it is placed in the abyss of the shield.
The English term «escutcheon» corresponds to our Spanish term «escudete». It is used when there are several, for example, 3. Although in this case there is only one, this is the term used in the official blazon of this coat of arms, as will be seen below.
This coat of arms of The Heraldry Society of Scotland was registered and granted ~ «granted» on 7th September 1977, by «The Court of the Lord Lyon», which is the official college of arms for Scotland, lyon-court.com, with the following blazon: «Azure, on a saltire argent between two thistles slipped argent, one in chief and one in base, an escutcheon gules» and it contains 2 thistles, which is the national flower of Scotland, and a saltire Argent on an Azure field, like the flag of Scotland.
The usual way of representing the thistle ~ «thistle» in Castile is with its roots visible, it is called «arrancado». In this case the stem is cut and its roots are not visible, it is called «slipped» ~ «nurido».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Saltire, Argent, Thistle, Couped (tree), In chief, In base, Inescutcheon and Gules.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Iridescent (nacar), Freehand and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The Heraldry Society of Scotland.
Sable, a Lion Or, rampant, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in the dexter a Baton fleury Or. Motto: «Flourish in Honor».
Escudo de sable, un león de oro, rampante, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro, teniendo en su diestra un cetro de oro, flordelisado. Lema: «Flourish in Honor».
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field illuminated in Sable; the charge illuminated in Or and Gules, outlined in Sable and shaded; the motto is illuminated in Sable on Argent and outlined in Sable; and with a parchment finish.
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; página 40] writes that «se dice de los animales por las uñas, y garras que la naturaleza les dio para su defensa, como de los Leones», as is the case here.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter, Flory and Motto.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded, Parchment and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The American College of Heraldry.
Azure, a plough share points downward Argent between, upon a base enarched Vert, two bell towers Argent, port and window Sable.
This schema shows in 3 steps how I emblazon its coat of arms following the rule of 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Plough share, Point downwards, Argent, Between, Two, Bell tower, Port and windows, Sable, Terrace in base and Vert.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Outlined and Plain tincture.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Csernely.
Party per fess: 1 Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper; 2 Gules, two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Argent, One, Rose, Gules, Leaved, Seeded, Two, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Or and Vert.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Breu, Stephan Urs.
Party per bend sinister Or and Gules, a clenched gauntlet Sable.
Blazon keywords: Party per bend sinister, Or, Gules, Surmounted, Gauntlet, Sable and Palewise.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Wilkins, Tim.
Quarterly Azure and Gules; overall a leopard face, crowned Or, langued Gules, within a tressure flory Or. Motto: «Entalente a parler d'armes».
Escudo cuartelado de azur y gules; brochante sobre el todo, una cabeza de leopardo coronada de oro, lampasada de gules, dentro de un trechor flordelisado de oro. Lema: «Entalente a parler d'armes».
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; its quarters enamelled in plain Azure and Gules; its tressure flory and the leopard face illuminated in Or and Gules; the motto is illuminated in Gules on an Argent scroll lined Azure; and all outlined in Sable and with a parchment finish.
The tressure, according to [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 242 and 243], «es una especie de Orla estrecha, ó un filete puesto en la misma situación de la Orla», regarding its dimensions in relation to those of the orle it states that «es de la mitad de su anchura, correspondiente á la quarta parte de la latitud de la Bordura, y la vigésimaquarta del Escudo», further clarifying that of these pieces called tressures there are «simples, y dobles, algunas veces floronadas, otras contrafloronadas, y también flordelisadas.», the last of which is the case of the present coat of arms.
Since the tressure is a piece of half the width of the orle it can be considered a diminutive piece, and that is how it is read in many texts; however, the «piezas fundamentales de la heráldica son», according to [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; page 144], «aspa, banda, barra, bordura, cabrio, campaña, cantón, cruz, escusón, faja, franco cuartel, jefe, jirón, lambel, orla, palo, perla, pila, pira y trechor» and, accordingly, in his synoptic table [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; pages 150-151] includes the tressure within the category of fundamental pieces.
One of the fundamental differences in heraldry between leopards and lions is that the former «tienen siempre la cabeza de frente, mostrando los dos ojos» and the latter «son siempre de perfil, y no descubren sino uno solo», [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 330]. It is for this reason that, as against the English blazon which reads «a Lion face» ~ «una cara de león», in Castilian I write «una cabeza de leopardo».
The motto «Entalente a parler d'armes» bearing in mind that in French «entalente», in the context of battle, means «hábil y valiente», could be translated as «Valientes y con talento para hablar de armas», my shorter and freer translation would be «¡Hablemos de armas!» with exclamation marks to show that the one who says it is eager to do so. Regarding the translation of «entalente» the following article by Auguste Vachon, Outaouais Herald Emeritus, is of interest: Entalenté à parler d'armes. Additionally, it should be noted that today it would be written as «Entalente à parler d'armes» with a grave accent.
«The official blazon»The official blazon of this coat of arms is «Quarterly Azure and Gules a lion’s face crowned with an Ancient Crown Or within a tressure flory on the outer edge of the same». The following are my comments to the official blazon:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Gules, Overall, Head, Leopard, Crowned, Or, Langued, Within, Tressure, Flory and Motto.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The Heraldry Society.
Thomas de Warbrentone ~ Thomas de Warbleton.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is a semicircular arch; the field has been enameled with plain metal tint Or; the lozenges with their 4 rectangular and equal angles, are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure; the lozengy is 6 lozenges wide by 7 lozenges high, which can also be indicated as 7 lozenges in length by 7 lozenges in latitude; and the whole has received a marble finish.
Lozengy is defined by [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 101] as «it is said of the Shield and pieces covered with lozenges».
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Warbleton, Thomas de.
Thomas de Warbleton ~ Thomas de Werblintone.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado de oro y azur.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 245] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 245].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás de Warbleton.
Thomas FitzThomas ~ Thomas le FizThomas.
Lozengy Argent and Gules.
Escudo losanjado de plata y gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 245] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 245].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Argent and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás FitzThomas.
Tomás Roscelyn Thomas ~ Roscelyn ~ Thomas Rocelin.
Gules, three buckles Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres hebillas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 595] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 595].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Three, Buckle, Sable and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás Roscelyn.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]. Crest: A closed royal crown. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finishing.
This is my interpretation of the coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain, bearing the Collar of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Felipe VI of Spain.
Gules, a base enarched Vert, overall a Latin cross patty fitchy Or, piercing in base the head of a serpent nowed and facing sinister Sable, langued Gules. Motto: «Amor vincit omnia».
Escudo de gules, un monte de sinople moviente de la punta, brochante sobre el todo una cruz latina patada y fijada de oro, perforando la cabeza de una sierpe nudada y alterada de sable, lampasada de gules. Lema: «Amor vincit omnia».
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms and motto of Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak designed by Tomasz Steifer following the Polish heraldic tradition and interpreted by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Sable, Or, One, Base, Enarched, Overall, Latin cross patty, Cross patty fitchy, Cross couped, Piercing, Head, Serpent, Nowed, Facing sinister, Langued and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.
Illuminated and a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Flower, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base, Two hands clasped, Motto and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trading Pro School.
Party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].
Escudo de plata, mantelado en punta de gules, en jefe, dos leones afrontados de púrpura, armados y lampasados de gules [de León], en punta un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; una bordura componada de dieciocho compones de oro y veros [de Álvarez de las Asturias].
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the House of Trastámara, founded by Enrique of Trastámara, later King Henry II of Castile, son of Alfonso XI and his mistress Leonor de Guzmán. Adopted at birth by Rodrigo Álvarez de las Asturias, he inherited the lordship of the County of Noreña the following year upon his adoptive father’s death. Later, his father the king granted him the County of Trastámara, among other lordships, giving rise to the House and the Trastámara dynasty, which began when Henry II ascended the throne after killing his half-brother Peter I in 1369. The Trastámara dynasty ruled in Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and Naples, and came to an end with our Queen Joanna of Castile, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, both members of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings. In that coat of arms, the House of Noronha inescutcheon bears the arms of Trastámara in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Two, Eighteen, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bordure and Compony.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trastámara, House of.
Quarterly of four in four: 1 and 11 Azure, chaussé Argent; 2 and 12 Azure, contre-embrassé Argent; 3 and 9 Argent, embrassé Azure; 4 and 10 Argent, chaussé Azure; 5 and 15 Azure, embrassé Argent; 6 and 16 Azure, chapé Argent; 7 and 13 Argent, chapé Azure; 8 and 14 Argent, contre-embrassé Azure.
Escudo partido de cuatro y cortado de lo mismo: 1o y 11o de azur, calzado de plata; 2o y 12o de azur, contraembrazado de plata; 3o y 9o de plata, embrazado de azur; 4o y 10o de plata, calzado de azur; 5o y 15o de azur, embrazado de plata; 6o y 16o de azur, cortinado de plata; 7o y 13o de plata, cortinado de azur; 8o y 14o de plata, contraembrazado de azur.
Imaginary coat of arms created artistically with the following characteristics: a rounded base; fields of plain tinctures Argent and Azure; the charges that form the chaussé, chapé, embrassé, and contre-embrassé are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent and Azure; and its finish is a beaten metal effect.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Chapé, Chaussé, Embrassé, Contre-embrassé, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Imaginary.
Imaginary bearer: Triangulation.
Purpure, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; on a chief Azure, a cross patty Or, between two escallops Argent.
Escudo de púrpura, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; un jefe de azur, cargado de una cruz patada de oro acompañada de dos veneras de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: with a semicircular (round) base; the field and the chief in the flat tinctures Purpure and Azure, with a lightly-hammered metal finish; and the four charges outlined in Sable, shaded, illuminated, and with a very hammered metal finish.
I hold the University Specialist degree in Real Estate Management and Administration, awarded by the Department of Private Law of the University of Burgos. These studies are structured over three academic years and are pursued online in combination with periods of traditional classes in the summers and on-site examinations during the winters. This was my first long-term online training experience.
Blazon keywords: Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Castle, Chief, Cross, Cross patty, Cross couped and Escallop.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable, Soft metal and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Education.
Bearer: Burgos, University of.
Vert, a Latin cross, raguly, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or.
Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of Ugnius Mikučionis-Vizgirda emblazoned by me. Ugnius told me that he likes my English version of his blazon. He personally prefers the idea of a wooden staff that has the shape of a Latin cross, as opposed to a Latin cross produced by a person, a cross-maker. In this sense, the Chief Herald of Arms of Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta describes his arms as «Vert a ragged staff trunked forming a Latin cross encircled and debruised above its base dexter by a solitary branch issuant from above its base sinister all Or», and the South African Bureau of Heraldry describes them as «Vert, a wooden staff, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». Following this same idea, my revised blazon using «wooden staff» would be: «Vert, a wooden staff, raguly, in the form of a Latin cross, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the staff, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». From this point forward, however, I will use my own blazon, as it guides the heraldic artist more clearly toward that particular form of cross. It should also be noted that, following this concept of the wooden staff, I have depicted the arms of the cross as slightly raised.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, One, Latin cross, Raguly, Issuant, Sinister, Leaved, Branch, Environed and Debruised.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mikučionis-Vizgirda, Ugnius.
Azure, a Tryzub Or.
Escudo de azur, un tryzub de oro.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; illuminated with metals or and color azure; outlined with sable; and an iridescent finish for the field and metallic of the tryzub.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Trident and Or.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Iridescent (nacar) and Soft metal.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Ukraine.
Bearer: Ukraine.
Azure, in chief three keys in bend, fesswise, to dexter, facing downwards Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Ad usum per artes» Gules.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Key, Or, In chief, In bend, Fesswise, Book, Open and Motto.
Style keywords: Plain tincture, Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peñafort, Universidad.
Emblem Azure, Saint Michael Argent, vested and nimbed Or, grasping in his dexter hand a spear Or, point downward, and in his sinister hand bearing [ Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert, of Navarre ], upon a dragon Vert, armed, langued, fanged, and the eyes Gules.
Emblema de azur, un San Miguel de plata, vestido y nimbado de oro, teniendo en su diestra una lanza de oro, con la punta hacia abajo y en su siniestra trae [ escudo gules, una cadena puesta en orla, en cruz y en sotuer de oro, cargada en el centro de una esmeralda de sinople, de Navarra ], sostenido por un dragón de sinople, armado, lampasado, fierezado y encendido de gules.
Emblem interpreted by me as follows: an oval shape with proportions 5x6, wider than the original; the field illuminated in Azure; its charges outlined in Sable and illuminated in the colours Gules and Vert and the metals Argent and Or; the Archangel Saint Michael vested in Or, unlike others who appear in Argent; his emerald simplified into an area enameled Vert; and the whole emblem has a lightly beaten metal finish.
Due to its special characteristics, the difficulty in complying with the first rule of heraldry concerning metals and colours, and out of prudence, I categorize it as an emblem rather than a shield.
In a relief of the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Estella, Saint Michael can be seen fighting a dragon that represents the devil, in a similar but mirrored arrangement to that of this emblem. In that relief, the Archangel Saint Michael bears a pre-heraldic shield with its umbo. According to [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1963], the umbo of the shield is a reinforcing element that is the predecessor of what would later become the pommelly carbuncle of the shield of the Kingdom of Navarre.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Male figure, Angel, Archangel, Argent, Vested, Nimbed, Or, Grasping, Dexter, Spear, Point downwards, Sinister, Gules, One, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Vert, Upon, Dragon, Armed, Langued, The fangs and The eyes.
Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Education, Emblem and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: University of Navarra.
This portrait, attributed by the seller to Frans Pourbus the Younger, was described on the market as that of a Venetian lady holding a «Venetian Lace Fan» and was said to come from a private collection in Florence, Italy. More precisely, its sales title was «Portrait of a Lady with a Venetian Lace Fan c.1595, Remarkable condition 1597».
From a heraldic point of view, the work presents, as a significant element, a coat of arms of oval shape painted on the column accompanying the figure. Oval forms are often associated with the shields of married women; if this late-sixteenth-century shield originated, for example, in England, one could be more confident that there is a relationship between the oval shape of the shield and the lady depicted. Originating in Italy, and more specifically in Venice, this oval shape may have been chosen either because the sitter was a woman or simply as a matter of fashion, since in that period and region oval shields can also be found in ecclesiastical contexts and used by men, the oval then being regarded as a form more architectural and artistic than combative.
I became aware of this painting because I was asked by a university whether I could identify the coat of arms on the column. The identification of coats of arms in historical painting is a slow, uncertain task and, in most cases, an unproductive one. It may require hours, days, weeks or even years, and often does not lead to definitive results. For this reason, I generally try to avoid this type of research.
In this particular case, I was unable to identify it. However, coats of arms, once seen, remain in visual memory; that is precisely what they are designed to do. Twenty months later, while casually reviewing a series of heraldic records published by the Italian heraldist, «Vittorio|Gifra», one of them caught my attention at an unconscious level. I continued moving through the series, but an unmistakable sense arose that something relevant had been overlooked, which led me to go back and examine the entry again with care. At that moment, the lady with the Venetian fan and the coat of arms painted on the column of the portrait immediately came to mind.
The consulted entry stated verbatim: «Stemma famiglia #VOGANZI. @voganzi Arma: d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro. A.S.Mi. Reg. 0002: stemmario Marco Cremosano - 1673; [...] et anco di diverse Famiglie d’Italia, Vol. II°, p. n°333, posizione, 3^ fila e 3° stemma da sx a dx. [Cfr.: Archinto: «de #VOGANZA de Venetia» (I 13 V a)]. Vittorio Gifra. Lun01-12-2025».
Indeed, it had been found: the coat of arms on the column belongs to the Voganzi family of Venice, whose arms are, in Italian «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro» ~ in English «Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or» ~ in Castilian «escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro».
I then proceeded to document the finding and inform the interested parties.
In the Archinto, the form «Voganza» appears, referring to a specific individual or to the nominal origin of the lineage, in the singular; for example, «una dama de la casa Voganza». By contrast, in the stemmario by Marco Cremosano the form «Voganzi» is recorded, which corresponds to the plural commonly used to designate the collective body of members of the Voganza family. Taking into account that only about 70 years elapsed between the portrait (1597) and the stemmario (1673), it is plausible that at the time the painting was made the surname could already appear as «Voganzi» or in a very similar form. Although surnames do evolve over time, the interval considered is not one of centuries, but of 7 decades.
My most important doubt in this identification concerns the colour of the field; when I first saw it, I hesitated between sable and azure. It seemed too light to be sable, I thought; it could be azure, but it is not very azure, so in my notes I left it as: «either sable or azure».
When I depict elements in saltire, I usually give precedence to the bend over the bend sinister, so my natural inclination would be to place the tibia bendwise above the tibia in bend sinisterwise. In this case, however, I have placed the tibia bend sinisterwise above, in order to remain consistent with the coat of arms on the column. In any event, this is merely an artistic detail, with no relevance from the standpoint of heraldic description, which is the same in both cases.
Categories: Identification, Interpreted, Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.
200th Pope of the Church, from 1362 to 1370. «Urbanus V», born Guillaume de Grimoard, was born in Le Pont-de-Montvert, in the Languedoc.
Gules, a chief dancetty of four full points Or.
Escudo de gules, un jefe encajado de cuatro piezas enteras de oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a round-topped shield; the field in plain Gules; the chief indented, illuminated in metal Or, and outlined in Sable; and the whole design in hammered metal.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] blazons it as Grimoard «de gueules, au chef émanché de quatre pièces d'or».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Chief, Dancetty, Or, Three and Two.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Urban V.
Or, a port Or, with jambs, enarched lintel, and two open leaves, upon a three-step stairway Azure.
Escudo de oro, una puerta con jambas, dintel arqueado, dos hojas abiertas sostenida de una escalinata de tres peldaños todo de azur, aclarada de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineages Uschiolo and Ustiolo, emblazoned by me following the blazon published by Vittorio Gifra in Italian: «Arma: d’oro, alla porta di due ante a timpano arcuato d’azzurro, scalinata di tre pezzi del medesimo e aperta del campo».
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Port, Arched, Enarched, Upon, Step, Stairway and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Uschiolo and Ustiolo, lineages.
Outlined, plain coulours and metals, and finished.
Party per pale: 1 Azure, an angel Argent, crowned, crined and vested Or holding an open book Argent; 2 Or, three horses' heads couped, in pale Sable.
The internal estructure of this coat of arms is based on the following visual relations: the horses look the angel, the angel looks the book, the book looks at you, and if you look the horses then the cycle is closed.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Angel, Argent, Crowned, Crown, Crined, Vested, Or, Charged, Book, Open, Three, Head, Horse, Sable, Couped and In pale.
Style keywords: Freehand, Plain tincture, Illuminated, Rounded, Outlined in the field tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Schema, Created and Socioeconomic.
Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.
Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a peacock in his splendour proper.
Escudo cuartelado de oro y plata, sobre el todo un pavo real ruante al natural.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Ajay Gopal Valecha granted by the College of Arms, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, One, Quarterly, Overall, Peacock, In his splendour and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Valecha, Ajay Gopal.
Gules, on a fess invected Argent, a lioness Azure, armed, langued and the udders Gules.
Escudo de gules, una faja acanalada de plata, cargada de una leona de azur, armada, lampasada y ubres de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, the fess argent is diapered of lace, and with a leather finishing.
The arms of María Concepción Vallín de Lanzagorta have been presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown, and with the design rationale presented orally during the lecture.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Invected, Argent, Charged, Lioness, Azure, Armed, Langued and Udder.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Diapered, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Slide.
Bearer: Vallín de Lanzagorta, María Concepción.
Blazon of the Vera lineage of Aragon.
Vair ancient, a bordure gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de veros antiguos, una bordura de Gules cargada de ocho sotueres cortados de oro.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
It can be consulted in [Mogrovejo de la Cerda, J.; 1636; cover].
[Friar, S.; 1987; pages 156-157] says of the vair: «originates from the fur of a species of squirrel... which was popular in the Middle Ages as a lining for the garments of those not entitled to wear ermine. The animal was blue-grey on the back and white underneath. By sewing a number of these pelts together, with white and blue-grey alternating,... one which easily translated into the stylized armorial form of Vair and its variants».
Blazon keywords: Vair ancient, One, Bordure, Gules, Charged, Eight, Saltire, Party per fess and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
Chequey Or and Azure.
Escudo ajedrezado de oro y azur.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the County of Vermandois, France, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vermandois, County of.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Or, on a fess Azure, three Garbs Or.
Escudo de oro, una faja de azur, cargada de tres gavillas de trigo de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field, fess and garbs outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or and Azure; and the shield in leather.
In [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] for «Sir Raulfe de Vernon ye old». the following blazon is recorded: «Or, on a fesse Azure three garbs of the field».
Background on the bearer of this coat of arms:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Azure, Fess, Charged, Wheat, Garb and In fess.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Vernon the Elder, Sir Raulfe.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Or, a fess Azure.
Escudo de oro, una faja de azur.
Coat of arms with a basic interpretation based on: a rounded base; the field and its fess illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the shield in leather.
In [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] for «Vernon, baron of Shubbroc, bulgo Shipbroke» ~ Shipbrook, the following blazon is recorded: «Or, a fesse Azure».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Azure and Fess.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Vernon, Baron of Shubbroc.
Blazon equivalent to: Vidaurre de Navarra.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Or, a bend Azure.
Escudo de oro, una banda de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field and the bend illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the shield with a leather finish.
In [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] for «Sir Ralfe Vernon». the following blazon is recorded: «Or, a bend Azure».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Azure and Bend.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Vernon, Sir Ralfe.
Party per pale Vert and Sable, a sun in splendour Or issuant from the dexter chief.
Escudo partido de sinople y sable, un sol de oro moviente de la diestra del jefe.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a leather finishing.
Canting arms of the French family of Fr. Marc Vernoy designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. A field Vert and Sable ~ Vert Noir ~ Vernoy. This coat of arms plays on the pronunciation and meaning in both English and French: «Vert» is green in English, and «Noir» is black in French. Together, «Vert Noir» sounds phonetically similar to the surname «Vernoy». This play on words is reflected in the design: A field Vert (green) and Sable (black) ~ Vert Noir ~ Vernoy. French blazon by Hyacinthe de Keranrouë: Parti de sinople et de sable, au soleil d'or mouvant de l'angle dextre.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, One, Party per pale, Sun in splendour, Issuant from, Dexter and Chief.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vernoy, French family of Fr. Marc.
Vair.
Escudo de veros.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
You can consult how to paint a veros fur in [Costa y Turell, M.; 1858; page 37, plate 1, illustrations 17 and 18].
Blazon keywords: Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vichiers, Renaud de.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the ninth is Vidaurre, who bears as arms a shield Or and, in the middle, a fess Azure, in the same manner as this shield is now painted.
Or, a fess Azure.
Escudo de oro, una faja de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the fess illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpreted from the ninth coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the preceding text taken from the transcription appearing in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Vidaurre» this coat of arms can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 9 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Vidaurre of Navarre.
Blazon equivalent to: Vernon, barón de Shubbroc.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Label and Suspended.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Vidriales, C. M..
Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Cantoned and Martlet.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Vidriales, M. P..
Blazon of the Vilardi lineage of Italy.
Argent, on a pile issuant from the base Azure a saltire Or.
Escudo de plata, una pira de azur cargada de un sotuer de oro.
Illuminated and a free hand finishing.
[Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 138] says that the a pile issuant from the base is «a triangle whose base issues from the base of the shield, being a third of its width», but when it is painted in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 268, figure 279] along with the pile the width of the base of both isosceles triangles is 2/3 of the width of the shield. I think the width of 2/3 is, in these 2 cases, better than 1/3 width, because with 1/3 there is not enough room for charges, as shown in the figure below.
There are scholars who say that the pile issuant from the base must not touch the upper edge of the shield and others that its tip should be in the center of the chief. In the previous image, the pile issuant from the base of the 1st shield fulfills the first affirmation, and in the 2nd shield, its tip is in the center of the chief.
I have the doubt if it should not be a saltire raguly.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Pile issuant from base, Azure, Charged, Saltire and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Italian Republic.
Or, a badger rampant Sable.
Escudo de oro, un tejón rampante de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One, Badger and Rampant.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Villauriz Álvarez, José Manuel.
Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper [Grant G0066]; the whole debruised respectively by a crescent Argent and a mullet Argent for difference. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. Supporters: Two branches of roses proper held together by a bow Azure. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».
It has been interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an oval outer contour and with a texturized finishing.
The arms of Vittoria Pompili and Alessandra Pompili were presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included their coats of arms shown together with their blazons unified. They are from Italy. Their arms were registered by Dr Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta (registers R0038 and R0039), and painted by me. The standard displayed below is that of their father, Grant G0066, from which both coats of arms derive through the appropriate marks of cadency.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Cadency, Crescent, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Supporter, Branch, Rose, Bow and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Oval.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Slide.
Bearer: Pompili, Vittoria.
Azure, two chevronels Argent between in chief two mullets of six points Or, and in base a Scots pine eradicated proper [Grant G0066]; the whole debruised respectively by a mullet Argent and a crescent Argent for difference. Crest: A crown of Noble surmounted by a crown of Baron. Supporters: Two branches of roses proper held together by a bow Azure. Motto: «Per audacia ad astra».
R0038 and R0039, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's registers of Alessandra Pompili's and Vittoria Pompili's arms, Italy, whose full achievements have been emblazoned by me for such registers. These arms have been included in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; pages 180-181] as shown in the photograph of the image, each on a page.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, Two, One, Chevronel, Between, In chief, Mullet, In base, Scots pine, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Cadency, Crescent, Crest, Crown of Noble, Crown, Crown of Baron, Supporter, Branch, Rose, Bow and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Oval.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pompili, Alessandra.
Palato d’azzurro e d’oro di sei pezzi, alla banda d’azzurro attraversante sul tutto.
Paly of six Azure and Or; over all a bend Azure.
Blazon keywords: Paly, Six, Azure, Or, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated) and Bend.
Style keywords: Ogee, Crystalline, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Gifra, Vittorio.
Blazon of the lineage Voganzi in Venice
Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or
Escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro.
Illuminated and watercolor.
The blazon in Italian is «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Argent, a rose Gules, barbed Vert; a bordure Azure.
Escudo de plata, una rosa de gules, hojada de sinople; una bordura de azur.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
These are the arms of Isadora von Haimb emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Vert, Azure, One, Rose, Barbed and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: von Haimb, Isadora.
Baron Walker of Worcester
Party per pale Sable and Or semé of portcullises and three turreted towers all counterchanged.
Escudo partido de sable y oro sembrado del uno al otro de rastrillos y torres tridonjonadas.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a metallic finish.
Coat of arms of Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, emblazoned by me in 4 steps, notice that it is a double semé.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Sable, Or, Semé, Counterchanged, Portcullis, Tower, With a turret, Three and Turret.
Style keywords: Soft metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Schema.
Bearer: Walker, Peter Edward.
Cheshire, 1533-1580.
Gules, a chevron Argent between three martlets Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata, acompañado de tres marletas de plata, 2 y 1.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field and chevron illuminated in Gules and Argent; the martlets illuminated in Argent and outlined in Sable; and with a leather texture.
In [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b] the following blazon is recorded: «Gules, a chevron between three martlets Argent».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Chevron, Between, Martlet and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Leather.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Cheshire County.
Bearer: Walkington of the County of Cheshire.
Thomas de Warbleton ~ Thomas de Warbrentone.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Or; the lozenges illuminated in Azure, outlined in Sable and with their 4 angles at 90o; the lozengy of proportion 5 x 6; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Can be found in [Heralds' Roll, T.; 1280; shield number 647], in [St. George's Roll; 1285; shield number 245] and in [Charles' Roll; 1285; shield number 360].
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Warbrentone, Thomas de.
Guillermo Bardolf ~ William Bardolf ~ Willem Bardulf.
Azure, three cinquefoils Or.
Escudo de azur, tres quinquefolios de or.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 223] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 223].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Cinquefoil, Or and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo Bardolf.
William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby ~ Cunte de Ferrers.
Vairy Or and Gules.
Escudo verado de oro y gules.
Interpreted coat of arms, the shape of the shield is triangular and curved plain tinctures metal Or and color Gules, outlined in sable; and a free hand finishing.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 17] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 17].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vairy, Or and Gules.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo de Ferrers.
William de Handsacre ~ William de Hondeshacre.
Ermine, three chess rooks Gules.
Escudo de armiños, tres roques de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 469] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 469].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Chess rooks, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo de Handsacre.
Argent, a cross calvary Gules, in the dexter of the chief a fleur de lis Azure.
Escudo de plata, una cruz de calvario de gules, en la diestra del jefe, una flor de lis de azur.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0105, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the coat of arms of John Anthony Wright, Ireland. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Cross calvary, Dexter, Chief and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Wright, John Anthony.
Azure, a chevron in base ensigned by a pelican in her piety Argent, vulned Gules, in base a mullet of eight points Argent.
Coat of arms of Yaroslav Pototsky emblazoned by me under his directions in 3 steps: outlined, plain colors and metals, and lights and shados. Notice the nest must touch the chevron.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Chevron, In base, Pelican in her piety, Pelican, Vulned and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pototsky, Yaroslav.
Or, a double rose Gules and Argent, barbed Vert, and seeded Or within six fleurs de lis in orle, five Gules and one in chief Azure.
Coat of arms interpreted with a semi-circular shape; metals or and argent and colors gules, sinople and azur; the delineation is color sable; and a freehand finish.
Credits:
Blazon keywords: Or, Double rose, Gules, Argent, Barbed, Vert, Seeded, Six, Fleur de lis, Orle, Five, One, Azure and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Freehand and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Noelia.
Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper.
Escudo de oro, en una pira de sinople acompañada de dos mangas de gules, un pergamino abierto de plata, con un sello de lacre pendiente al natural.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
G0076, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of Claes Zangenberg's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The Castilian «pila» I render in English as «Pile issuant from base», following [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952; figure 121]. Friar [Friar S.; 1987; page 15] writes it as «Pile reversed issuant from the base», but in [Friar S.; 1987; page 250], when transcribing a grant of the College of Arms of London, he uses «Pile issuant from the base». Other authors also refer to it simply as «Pile reversed». I prefer «Pile issuant from base».
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Seal.
Bearer: Zangenberg, Claes.
Blazon of the Zuzaeta lineage of the Basque Country.
Azure, five mullets Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
The default arrangement is in saltire, which is why I do not specify it, but if one wished to do so, it could be written as «Azure, five mullets Or in saltire».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Five, Mullet and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Lineage.
Atom, Cloud, Crescent, Decrescent, Diamond, Emerald, Estoile, Goutte, Increscent, Lightning flash, Moon, Mount, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Orbital, Plough of Ursa Major, Rainbow, Ray of the sun, River, Sea, Snowflake, Sun, Sun in splendour, Sun of May, Terrestrial globe, Trimount, Water and Wave.
Acorn, Apple, Apple tree, Ash, Bluebonnet, Bunch, Camellia, Chrysanthemum, Cinquefoil, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Double rose, Easter lily, Eguzki-lore, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Grape, Holm oak, Hop cone, Indian paintbrush, Kapok tree, Laurel, Lily, Linden, Lotus flower, Madonna lily, Madrone tree, Mexican cedar tree, Oak, Olive tree, Palm tree, Plantain plant, Pomegranate, Poplar leaf, Rose, Scots pine, Shamrock, Sunflower, Thistle, Tree, Tulip, Vine and Wheat.
Badger, Bald eagle, Barbel, Barn owl, Bear, Beaver, Bee, Beetle, Bighorn sheep, Binson, Black grouse, Blackbird, Boar, Brach hound, Bull, Cat, Cow, Doe, Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Eagle, Elephant, Falcon, Female figure, Fish, Flame, Fly, Fox, Frog, Gazelle, Goat, Goldfinch, Goose, Heron, Horse, Hummingbird, Jaguar, Lark, Leopard, Lion, Lion passant, Lion rampant guardant, Lioness, Lynx, Male figure, Martlet, Merino ram, Monkey, Mountain bluebird, Owl, Panther, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Pronghorn, Puffin, Quetzal, Raven, Roe deer, Rooster, Savage, Seagull, Serpent, She-wolf, Stag, Starling, Swan, Talbot, Turtle, Tyger, Vulture, Warren hound and Wolf.
Arm, Beak, Branch, Caboshed, Chest, Claw, Covert, Dorsal fin, Eagle claw, Ear of wheat, Ermine spot, Escallop, Feather, Foot (palmiped), Footprint, Foreleg, Forepaw, Hand, Head, Heart, Hoof, Leaf, Neck, Ostrich feather, Palm frond, Paw, Roe deer' attire, Shoulder, Sprig, Stag's attire, Stag's massacre, Stem, Swallow-tail, Tail, Tail addorsed, Tail fin, Talon, Tibia, Tooth, Trunk, Trunk (elephant), Two hands clasped, Two wings in vol, Udder, Wing and Wrist.
Ace of spades, Adze, Anchor, Anvil, Arch, Archer, Arm vambraced, Armillary sphere, Arrow, Axe, Baton of Herald, Bell, Bell tower, Beret, Bonfire, Book, Bookmark, Bow, Branding iron, Bridge, Broken, Buckle, Cannon, Cannon dismounted, Cannon port, Canopy roof, Caravel, Carbuncle, Castle, Cauldron, Celtic Trinity knot, Celtic trefoil knot, Censer, Chain, Chess rooks, Chi-Rho symbol, Church, Clarion, Clay pot, Closed book, Club, Column, Comb, Comedy mask, Compass rose, Conductor's baton, Cord, Covered cup, Crossbow, Crossed staff, Crozier, Crucible, Cuffed, Cup, Cutlass, Cyclamor, Dagger, Displayed scroll, Double vajra, Drum, Ecclesiastical cap, Fanon, Federschwert, Fleam, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Full plate armor, Galician granary, Garb, Gauntlet, Geometric solid, Grenade, Halberd, Hammer, Harp, Host, Hourglass, Incense burner, Key, Key ward, Knight, Knot, Lantern, Letter, Line, Loincloth, Maunch, Menorah, Millrind, Millstone, Millwheel, Minaret, Monstrance, Mortar, Mullet of six points pierced, Nail, Non-classic artifact, Norman ship, Number, Oar, Oil lamp, Open book, Page, Paintbrush, Pair of pliers, Pair of scales, Pestle, Piano, Pilgrim's staff, Plough share, Polish winged hussar, Port, Portcullis, Potent, Quill, Ribbon, Rolled scroll, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Sabre, Sackbut, Sail, Scepter, Scroll, Scythe, Sheaf of tobacco, Ship, Skirt, Spear, Spear's head, Stairway, Star of David, Step, Sword, Symbol, Tetrahedron, Torch, Tower, Tragedy mask, Trident, Trumpet, Turret, Two-handed sword, Two-man cross-cut saw, Wagon-wheel, Wall, Water-bouget, Wheel, Winnowing fan and With a turret.
Angel, Archangel, Basilisk, Dragon, Dragon's head, Garuda, Golden fleece, Griffin, Heart enflamed, Justice, Mermaid, Our Lady of Mercy, Ouroboros, Paschal lamb, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint George, Sea-griffin, Sea-lion, Trinity, Triton, Unicorn, Winged hand and Wyvern.
Port and windows, Between, Watercolor, Proper, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Boa, Bordure, Overall, Head, Charged, Crest, Ogee, Crown, Created, Quarterly, Outlined in sable, Two, In chief, In base, Coat of arms, Mullet, Fess, Fleur de lis, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Motto, Lion, Lineage, Masoned, Semi-circular, Or, Party per pale, Leather, Argent, Without divisions, Civic, Rampant, Sable, Vert, Plain tincture, Freehand, Three and One.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.