Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or.
Coat of arms of Alejandra Espeja Avieda 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 Avieda, Alejandra.
Bordure engrailed and bordure invected.
Painting inspired in [Nisbet, A.; 1816; page 21, pictures 1 and 2], but with the 3 boar's heads of Alexander Nisbet within the 2nd bordure invected.
Blazon writen by the College of Arms for the coat of arms of Michael John Huxley-Evans «Per fess nebuly Sable and Ermine in chief a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper within a wreath of Thorns Or in base three Boar's Heads erased Sable armed Or.», but to differentiate from the «armed» of the claws, I prefer «tusked» to «armed» for the defenses/tusks of the boar's heads.
Blazon keywords: Bordure, Invected, Engrailed, Head and Boar.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Nisbet, Alexander.
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.
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.
Coat of arms of Amitay Edward von Stiebel emblazoned by me in 3 steps: outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows.
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, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Bull's hide.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, 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.
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.
The coat of arms of Antonio Ruiz Porras emblazoned by me in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) plain metals and color, and 3) light and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, One, Quarterly, Dolphin, Haurient, Sunflower, Closed book, Book, Charged, Diamond and Lark.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ruiz Porras, Antonio.
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.
Azure, issuant from base a frog's head and from flanks its forelegs in chevron Or, in chief a mullet of seven points Argent.
Coat of arms of Arturo Taborda, Venezuela, emblazoned by me. Four-step schema showing how I planned the construction of this coat of arms, based on two in pale, centered circles, each with a diameter equal to half the width of the shield, the first circle is used to inscribe the mullet of seven points, and the second to inscribe the frog’s head, in addition, I extended the axes of two rays of the mullet, specifically the two that form the angle of a chevron, and used those two axes as guides for placing the frog’s forelegs.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Seven, Issuant from base, Frog, Head, Flank, Foreleg, In chevron, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Taborda, Arturo.
José de Avilés e Iturbide, Marquis of Aviles, member of the Supreme Council of War, «Ciencia heroyca, reducida a las leyes heráldicas del blasón: Ilustrada con exemplares de todas las piezas, figuras y ornamentos de que puede componerse un escudo de armas interior y exteriormente, Volume I», dedicated to Juan Bautista de Orendyn of His Majesty's Council, printed by Juan Piferrer of the Ángel's Square, 530 pages, Barcelona, 1725.
I also usually consult Volume I of the edition [Avilés, J.; 1780a].
Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.
Classification: In black and white and Castilian language.
Author: Avilés e Iturbide, José.
The following articles cite this bibliographic reference:
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Internal resources: AvilesJ1725.Tomo.I.pdf.
José de Avilés e Iturbide, Marquis of Aviles, member of the Supreme Council of War, «Ciencia heroyca, reducida a las leyes heráldicas del blasón: Ilustrada con exemplares de todas las piezas, figuras y ornamentos de que puede componerse un escudo de armas interior y exteriormente, Volume II», dedicated to Juan Bautista de Orendyn (Juan Bautista de Orendáin y Azpilicueta) of His Majesty's Council, printed by Juan Piferrer of the Ángel's Square, 404 pages, Barcelona, 1725.
I also usually consult Volume I of the edition [Avilés, J.; 1780b].
Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.
Classification: In black and white and Castilian language.
Author: Avilés e Iturbide, José.
Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:
External links:
Internal resources: AvilesJ1725.Tomo.II.pdf.
José de Avilés e Iturbide, Marquis of Aviles, member of the Supreme Council of War, «Ciencia heroyca, reducida a las leyes heráldicas del blasón: Ilustrada con exemplares de todas las piezas, figuras y ornamentos de que puede componerse un escudo de armas interior y exteriormente, Volume I», edition of Joaquín Ibarra, printer of his Majesty's Chamber, at the expense of the Company of Printers and Booksellers of the Kingdom, 526 pages, Madrid, 1780.
The first edition is [Avilés, J.; 1725a] and this edition is 14 years after the death of José de Avilés, that happened in 1766.
Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.
Classification: In black and white and Castilian language.
The author is Avilés e Iturbide, José.
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José de Avilés e Iturbide, Marquis of Aviles, member of the Supreme Council of War, «Ciencia heroyca, reducida a las leyes heráldicas del blasón: Ilustrada con exemplares de todas las piezas, figuras y ornamentos de que puede componerse un escudo de armas interior y exteriormente, Tomo II», edition of Joaquín Ibarra, printer of his Majesty's Chamber, at the expense of the Company of Printers and Booksellers of the Kingdom, 440 pages, Madrid, 1780.
The first edition is [Avilés, J.; 1725b] and this edition is 14 years after the death of José de Avilés, that happened in 1766.
Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.
Classification: In black and white and Castilian language.
The author is Avilés e Iturbide, José.
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Bendy sinister of seven.
Escudo, tres barras.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Schema.
Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.
Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Lauria, Roger de.
Delineation, ratios and angles of a basic chevron.
Frente a los que denomino cabrio clásico y cabrio abierto, este se traza por el simple cruce de una banda y una barra.
Produce un desigual reparto de los espacios vacíos del campo, amplio por encima, escaso por debajo. Dependiendo del diseño que se haya que realizar, esto puede ser una ventaja o un inconveniente.
Por ejemplo, en este caso del escudo de Juan de Ladbrooke, no hay cargas ni figuras para las que habilitar espacio, sólo es un cabrio de armiños, por lo que esta forma de diseño puede ser adecuada y, más aún, si se desea un clara y patente representación del azur.
Sobre cómo se calculan los 50,2o del ángulo de este cabrio, empleando el arcotangente de 6/5, puede consultarse el artículo que lleva por título esquema de una banda y una barra.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Chevron and Ermine.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Juan de Ladbrooke.
Or semé of millrinds Azure; a chief dancetty of two full points upwards Purpure pierced twice of the field billetwise throughout.
The coat of arms of Baz Manning, John Basil Edward, emblazoned by me in 4 steps. In the English blazon, I followed his style, and in the Spanish blazon, I followed mine, counting the pieces of the chief that fit from the perspective of the chief.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Purpure, One, Two, Three, Semé, Millrind, Chief, Dancetty, Pierced, Billet and Throughout (chief base).
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manning, Baz.
Or, a chief Gules.
Blazon keywords: Or, Chief and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Tricking, Hatching and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Tremelay, Bernard de.
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 Ratio.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Blanchefort, Bertrand de.
My approach to the method of drawing the bends used by the Spanish Army for the BPAC II coat of arms
Bendy sinister of seven.
Escudo, tres barras.
Note that if the classic width were used for the bends, which is 1/3 of the shield's width, then the bends would cover almost the entire field.
The vertical axis of symmetry has been extended above the chief and below the base, and has been divided into segments of 1/4 of the shield's height, «h» in the diagram that illustrates this article. At the ends of these segments, parallel lines have been drawn to the bend sinister diagonal of the shield. Since the shield has a 5x6 proportion, the angle of inclination of these diagonals is 50.2o..
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Schema and Military.
Bearer: BPAC II.
Party per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur de lis Azure.
Coat of arms of Brady Brim-DeForest granted by the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland, and emblazoned by me in 4 steps.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Double pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.
A Castle Or, triple towered, embattled, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable.
Un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable.
Some of the characteristics of the Castilian castle are specified in the coat of arms in English, for example, «triple towered, embattled», but they are omitted in the Spanish blason, because the Spanish blason considered that the Castilian castle can not be otherwise. These local characteristics, that decades ago were not necessary to specify, could begin to have to be in this global and interconnected heraldic world. [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009a] describe the different characteristics between the Castilian, the French, and the English castles among others.
Blazon keywords: Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned and Sable.
Style keywords: Freehand.
Classification: Schema.
Argent, a cross Gules [for Genoa]; a bordure compony of fifteen sections: 1, 6, and 11 Argent, a pomegranate seeded, slipped and leaved proper [for Granada]; 2, 7, and 12 Or, an eagle displayed Sable [for Navarre]; 3, 8, and 13 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 4, 9, and 14 Argent, a lion rampant Purple, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 5, 10, and 15 Or, four pallets Gules [de Aragon].
Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me. These arms combines 1+5=6 coats of arms: Genoa, Granada, Castile (with port and windows Gules instead of Azure), Leon (with the lion Gules instead of Purple), Navarre (for its old arms, its «Arrano Beltza» ~ «Black Eagle»), and Aragon, as shown in this composition.
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 and Pallet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Almeria, city of.
Delineation, ratios and angles of a classic chevron.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Chevron.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Adan de Creeting.
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.
Coat of arms of Crepsi, military psychology, former Central Military Region, Kingdom of Spain emblazoned by me. These arms were designed by my lieutenant colonel and friend Miguel Angel Nuñez Amador. The image shows three steps of my artwork: a) ratio, b) outlined, and c) plain colors and metals. The Castilian «filiera» is a diminished bordure; its width is usually 1/2 or 1/3 of the width of the bordure. The bordure itself is usually 1/6 of the width of the coat of arms. Therefore, the «filiera» is typically 1/(2×6) = 1/12 or 1/(3×6) = 1/18 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, Party per pale, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Overall, Letter and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Crepsi.
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.
Azure, an angel Argent, crowned, crined and vested Or holding an open book Argent.
This image shows 3 working steps: a) drawing outlined, b) plain tinctures metal argent and metal or charged on plain color azure and c) the angel holding an open book already finished.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Angel, Argent, Crowned, Crown, Crined, Vested, Or, Charged, Book and Open.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Created and Schema.
Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.
Party per fess Or and Gules dancetty of three full points and two half upwards.
Escudo cortado, encajado de tres piezas enteras y dos medias.
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 79], on the appropriate dimensions for outlining an indented shield, he explains that «encaxadas» or «emanchadas» refers to «the partitions of the shield, whose pieces fit into each other in the shape of thick and long triangles, which are regularly one-third of the length», that is, of the width of the shield for parted shields, «or of the height of the shield», that is, the height for fess shields, as in this example, «depending on the direction in which these figures are placed in the parted, fess, bend, and cut shields, etc. but being a Chief, they have half the base and the rest as point; and if it were a Fess, it is formed of alternating triangles, which fill it completely».
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 80], on which of the two components of an indented shield acts as the field and which as the piece, he clarifies that «the field of the partition is understood as the one occupying the upper part of the shield, with the lower part at the base considered the piece».
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 80], on how the blazon of an indented shield should be drafted, he establishes that «the number of whole and half triangles must be specified when there is more than one, and likewise, the direction in which the partitions are in the parted, fess, etc.», illustrating it with 2 examples that can also be seen in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; plate 8, illustrations 157 and 158].
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Dancetty, Three and Two.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
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.
Party per fess, the chief per pale: 1 Or; 2 Gules; 3 Argent.
Party per pale, the sinister per fess: 1 Argent; 2 Or; 3 Gules.
Party per fess, the base per pale; 1 Argent; 2 Gules; 3 Or.
Per per pale, the dexter per fess: 1 Gules; 2 Or; 3 Argent.
Medio partido y cortado: 1o de oro; 2o de gules; 3o de plata.
Partido y medio cortado: 1o de plata; 2o de oro; 3o de gules.
Cortado y medio partido: 1o de plata; 2o de gules; 3o de oro.
Medio cortado y partido: 1o de gules; 2o de oro; 3o de plata.
In the illustration:
Each blazon is made up of 2 parts:
Remarks to the description of the division of the field:
Remark to the description of the 3 quarters:
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, the chief per pale, Party per pale, the sinister per fess, Party per fess, the base per pale, Party per pale, the dexter per fess, Or, Gules and Argent.
Classification: Schema.
There are several methods to draw a pointed coat of arms, for example, the method of [The Heraldry Society; 2013; page 7]. There are also several pointed coat of arms with the ratio 5/6 between its width b and its height h.
The previous illustation shows my method to draw a 5/6 pointed coat of arms. The center Cd of the dexter arc is 17h/36 = 17b/30 from the top of the shield and its radious is 13h/24 = 13b/20, or what is the same, its diameter is 13h/12 = 13b/10.
The position of the Cs of the sinister arc and its construction is symmetric to the dexter arc with respect to the vertical axis, as shown in the following illustration.
Style keywords: Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: Schema.
Tierced per bend: 1 vairy Or and Azure; 2 Azure, two ships in full sail, in bend Argent; 3 Or, four bars wavy Azure. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a demi-red fox proper, grasping dexter four wheat spikes Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Ignis Aurum Probat».
The crest, mantling and coat of arms of the Milian family. It was created and emblazoned by me with a 2:2:3 ratio. The ratio I most commonly use for the crest, helm, and shield is approximately 2:2:3, where 2 represents the height of the crest, 2 represents the height of the helm, and 3 represents the height of the shield.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Four, Tierced per bend, Vairy, Ship, Full sail, In bend, Bar, Wavy, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Fox, Rampant, Proper, Grasping, Dexter, Wheat spike, Wheat and Mantling.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Milian, family.
Outlines and proportions of a flanched design at one-fifth.
Regarding the flanched design, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 92] writes: «it is said of a figure that divides the Shield from the side of the flanks, sometimes by means of half-ovals», such as those in the diagram that illustrates this article, «and other times by means of half-lozenges, which run from the angle of the Chief to the angle of the base on the same side, whence they take their beginning».
In [Avilés, J.; 1725a; figure 197] an example of a flanched shield is illustrated with the arms of Oschoven on the Rhine, where the space left between both flanches is 1/5 of the base of the shield and, therefore, the width of each flank is 2/5 of the base of the shield, being 2/5 + 1/5 + 2/5 equal to the full base.
Blazon keywords: Flanched.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Oschoven of the Rhin.
Gules, three lozenges Or; a bordure lozengy Gules and Or.
Schema for the design of the coat of arms of Javier Lasuncion Patus. There are only 2 different blazons, one in each row, because the difference between the columns is only in the lights and shadows. Blazon of the first row: Gules, three lozenges Or; a bordure lozengy Or and Gules.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Three, Lozenge, Lozengy and Bordure.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lasuncion Patus, Francisco Javier.
Azure, a seagull volant Argent, carrying in its feet a sheaf of tobacco proper, bound Gules.
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 in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) plain colors and metals, and 3) lights and shadows. The heraldic terms «gavilla» ~ «garb» in Castilian and English. Note that the English term «sheaf» also corresponds to the Castilian «gavilla». At first, I thought I remembered that in Castilian this sheaf of tobacco had the very specific name «tonga», and that is why I initially used «tonga de tabaco» ~ «tobacco sheaf». But I discovered that «tonga» is a more local than general term, [Real Academia Española; 2014] «Canarias y Cuba: Pila o porción de cosas apiladas en orden», so «tonga» is not as general as I believed, and therefore I moved on to use «gavilla de hojas de tabaco» ~ «sheaf of tobacco leaves», although this is somewhat long, and moreover the words «hojas» and «leaves» are redundant, since these sheaves are only made of leaves—just as wheat sheaves are always made of ears, so one does not say a sheaf of wheat ears. That is why I finally use for the blazon «gavilla de tabaco» ~ «sheaf of tobacco» in Castilian and English, respectively.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Seagull, Volant, Grasping, Foot (palmiped), Sheaf of tobacco, Proper and Bound.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno.
Barry of six, Argent and Azure, a pile throughout, counterchanged. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, upon a trimount Gules, an eagle wings addorsed and inverted Azure, the head and tail Argent, nimbed and grasping a closed book Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.
These are the arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, designed by his son John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, and emblazoned by me. As shown in the image diagram, I have used a 2:2:3 ratio between the height of the crest, the height of the helm, and the height of the shield.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, One, Six, Three, Barry, Counterchanged, Pile, Throughout (chief base), Chaussé, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Upon, Trimount, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Head, Tail, Nimbed, Grasping, Closed book, Book and Mantling.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Jousting.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.
Above, the digital rendering of a goldfinch speaking proper, drawn for the arms of Ignacio Perez de Bartolome. Below, the original artwork executed in Sakura Pigma Micron archival ink for the crest of his coat of arms. Archival ink is that which, due to being pH-neutral and lightfast, guarantees permanence and stability of the line in artworks and documents.
Blazon keywords: Goldfinch, Speaking and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Schema, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Pérez de Bartolome, Ignacio.
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.
In Castile, a coat of arms quarterly does not necessarily signify inheritance. This schema illustrates two practices: a) Quarterings can represent the mother in the 1st and 4th quarters and the father in the 2nd and 3rd, highlighting the prominence given to the maternal line by placing it in the most visible quarters. b) Quarterings can also include personal symbols and concepts, like canting arms, for example, «Manuel» =«mano» + «ala» = «hand» + «wing», combined with ancestral arms. This flexibility reflects Castilian heraldic traditions, where arms are not strictly marshalled by inheritance. The inclusion of maternal arms in the 1st and 4th quarters highlights how Castilian heraldry often elevates maternal heritage, differing from some other heraldic traditions. The previous commentary emphasizes the creative freedom in Castile, where quartering could incorporate personal symbols or canting arms without the constraints of inheritance or dominium. This flexibility aligns with Castilian culture, allowing heraldry to reflect personal identity, not just dynastic ties. Notably, the arms of Infante Enrique's use of a cross flory demonstrates this creative freedom, showcasing the ability to innovate within heraldry even in royal contexts. While this might seem unconventional compared to other heraldic systems, it is deeply rooted in Castilian tradition. All coats of arms in this schema have been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bordure, Compony, Eagle, Cross flory, Cross couped, Party per pale, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards and Hilted.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Design rationale, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.
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 Vallin, and me, and emblazoned by me in 4 steps: proportions, delineation, plain colors and metal, and lights and shadows. His favorite version is the flat, classic representation of his coat of arms.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, One, Chevron, Ouroboros, Armed, Langued and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Ochoa, Ixai.
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.
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. Motto: «Varia vivendi cupidus».
The coat of arms of Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle designed by him emblazoned by me. The image shows the geometric structure used to arrange the heraldic elements in harmony.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Three, Wolf, Passant, Chief, Bell, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Supporting, Paw, Armillary sphere, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Loubet del Bayle, Jean-Christophe.
Schema for an imaginary coat of arms that will have the following characteristics: its base will be semicircular (round); it will contain a closed pearl charged with four bezants; and it will be differenced by a label of three points, which being three is normal, its number will not be specified in the blazon.
The way to elaborate a label can be found in [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 248] who writes that «it is made of a fillet, which is the ninth part of the latitude of the Chief with three points in the form of a Carpenter's wedge, or of badly formed triangles, which united to it without separation of lines, fall twice as much, as the fillet is wide, the two being placed at its ends, and one in its middle, its ordinary situation being in the middle of the length of the Chief itself, without reaching the edges of the Shield».
In [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 248 and 249] it is said that «the simple Label is always of three points», as is the case at hand, «but having 4, 5, or 6, which is the greatest number found, it is necessary to specify it», although in [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 114] he seems to consider that the maximum is five as he writes «Points, it is said of three, four and up to five points of the Labels».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Pall, Cerrado, Charged, Bezant and plate, Dexter, Sinister, Chief, Base (lower 1/3), Heart and Label.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Religious, Schema, Interpreted and Imaginary.
Imaginary bearer: Jesus Christ.
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.
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 emblazoned by me. The image shows in 3 steps how I emblazoned it.
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, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Juan Bautista.
Party per pale: 1 party per pale bendy wavy Azure and Or and bendy wavy Azure and Argent, overall three fish naiant in pale Argent; 2 Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent.
This is the coat of arms of the marriage Lanzagorta-Escutia, designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. This image shows how this coat of arms is composed with the arms of Juan Lanzagorta Aras impaled with those of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez; in the top row the personal arms are shown and at the bottom the impaled arms as the result.
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, Schema, Boa, Coat of arms and Accolé arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta-Escutia, marriage.
Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable.
Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Vallin designed by him and outlined by me. The image illustrates my working process in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) flat colors and metal, and 3) lights and shadows. I have never painted a field masoned sable. The chevron Azure symbolizes the firmament seen through an open hole in the masoned wall, like a window open to the sky.
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, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan.
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.
Coat of arms of Julio Hector Aspe designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me in 3 steps: outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, Trumpet, Bend sinisterwise, Debruised, Fish, Haurient, Sword, Point downwards, Between, Fleur de lis and In fess.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Ogee Triple-Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Aspe, Julio Hector.
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 fess chequey Gules and Argent ] · [ Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent ] · [ Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent ] · [ Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent ] · [ Azure, a fess chequey Gules and Argent ].
Diagram featuring the coat of arms of the lineage Mark of Germany with the coats of arms of Stewart of Scotland, Janovští z Janovic, Klenovský z Klenové of Czechia, and Lindsay and Boyd of Scotland.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mark of Germany, lineage.
Or, a holm oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, in front of its trunk two boars passant, in pale Sable.
Ancient arms of the lineage Peraza of Cantabria. The image shows how I emblazoned it in 3 steps: outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Sable, Holm oak, Eradicated, Fructed, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar, Passant and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peraza of Cantabria, lineage.
Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable.
Coat of arms of the Lord of South Clifton emblazoned by me in 3 steps, showing how the tyger is placed within the bordure, and the crosses crosslet fitchy are arranged on it.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Eight, Tyger, Rampant, Bordure, Charged and Cross crosslet fitchy.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: South Clifton, Lord of.
There are 2 rhombuses in heraldry: the lozenge and the fusil. I like to represent the lozenge, which is a less elongated rhombus than the fusil, as a square with its 2 diagonals placed one vertically and the other horizontally. Lozengy and fusilly consist of filling the entire space with lozenges, in the first case, or with fusils, in the second case, joined 4 by 4 at their corners.
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 25] writes «Fusils, Lozenges, and Mascles can be accolados, when they touch with their flanks; and to be so called, the entire Shield must not be filled with these figures, because in that case it would be called Fusilly, or Fuselado and Lozengy.».
In this case, two lozengy schemata of lozenges are presented with their 4 angles at 90o, the first 5 wide by 6 high, which is exact because the angles are 90o and it matches the 5x6 dimensions of the coat of arms and the second 6 wide by 7 high, which may be more suitable for shields that resemble the structure of per pale of three.
In [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987] one can see written both «losange» with «g» and «losanje» with «j», although the occurrences of «losange» with «g» are more than double those of «losanje» with «j».
In [Royal Spanish Academy; 2014] only the term «losange» with «g» is recorded, it says it comes from the French «losange» and defines it as «a rhombus figure placed so that one of the acute angles is at the base and its opposite at the top.».
Blazon keywords: Lozengy and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Comparison between lozengy of 5x6 lozenges and 6x7 lozenges based on the coats of arms of Thomas de Warbrentone and of Pierre de Forcade. It can be observed that, for example, in the case where there is a central pale of Gules, this fits better over the metal Or in the lozengy of smaller lozenges, the 6x7 one, than in the lozengy of larger lozenges, the 5x6 one.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Sable, a kapok tree eradicated and fructed between in base two lozenges Argent.
The coat of arms of Luis Gerardo Oyervides Ochoa, Mexico, designed and emblazoned by me in 4 steps: ratios, outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Two, Kapok tree, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Between, In base and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Oyervides Ochoa, Luis Gerardo.
Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent.
Coat of arms of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. The image shows in 3 steps how I emblazoned an eagle displayed bendy.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Eagle, Displayed and Bendy.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Escutia Sánchez, María Dolores.
Or, three pallets Vair.
The coat of arms of the Marquis Prato di Arnesano, requested by Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara 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.
Party per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, a hurt; 2 Gules and 3 Argent, over both a cross of Malta counterchanged.
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 version for Valeriano Labara. The image illustrates my process in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) plain colors and metals, and 3) light and shadows. [Labara Ballestar, V. C.; 2019; pages 341-368] describes the «reconstruction of the recovery process and adaptation of the municipal historical emblems of Candasnos (Huesca)».
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, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Candasnos, municipality of.
Delineation, ratios and angles of an open chevron.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Chevron.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema.
Bearer: Howel Ap Rhys.
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, 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.
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.
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.
Or, six annulets Gules, 3, 2, and 1.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Annulet, Gules, Ordered, Three, Two and One.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Tricking, Hatching and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Richard, Richard.
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».
Coat of arms of the family of Rui J. Vaz, US, designed by him and emblazoned by me. The image shows the arms with and without the motto, with and without the scroll, and 4 different ways of painting the scroll to see how it harmonizes more with the tilted shield, with the last one being chosen.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Six, Five, Party per pale, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Winged, Grasping, Dexter, Forepaw, Sword, Erect, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, 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 and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vaz, Rui J..
Proporciones de una bordura y una filiera, una filiera es una bordura con su ancho disminuido en 2/3.
In heraldry, a diminished bordure is a diminished bordure. In the design, it is typically drawn at 2/3 the width of a standard bordure. Since the width of a standard bordure is usually 1/6 of the coat of arms' width, a diminished bordure calculated this way would be 1/9 of the coat of arms' width.
However, diminished bordures can also be found with a width of 1/2 that of a standard bordure, in other words, 1/12 of the coat of arms' width, or 1/3 that of a standard bordure, that is to say, 1/18 of the coat of arms's width.
The so-called bordure of pieces usually has a width of 1/2 that of a standard bordure, which is 1/12 of the coat of arms's width.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bordure and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Categories of heraldry.
Proportions and angle of a bend and a bend sinister.
The proportion of a coat of arms is 5/6,
The tangent of the angle between the base of the shield and the diagonal of the bend is calculated as the opposite side divided by the adjacent side, that is, 6 divided by 5 which is 1.2 = 6/5.
If I wish to know the angle, I must apply the inverse function of the tangent, which is the arctangent. Therefore, the angle is arctangent(6/5) = arctangent(1.2) = 50.194o, which in radians is 0.876, and I usually round it to 50.2o.
The complementary angle to 50.2o is 39.8o (90o - 50.2o = 39.8o), which is the angle formed between the diagonal of the bend sinister and the dexter side of the shield.
Depending on the artist, on his style or, in other cases, on the need to organize the space within the shield, angles of 45o can also be used, corresponding to the diagonal angle of a square.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bend and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de.
Proportions of the cross and its similarity with the fess.
This schema shows two coats of arms, the first with the proportion scheme of a fess, the second with the proportion scheme of a cross, and allows us to observe the common proportions between a fess and a cross.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Fess and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Savoy, Duchy of.
Proportions of the cross and its similarity with the pale.
This schema shows two coats of arms, the first with the proportion scheme of a pale, the second with the proportion scheme of a cross, and allows us to observe the common proportions between a pale and a cross.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Pale and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Saboya, Ducado de.
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.
Coat of arms of Sean Shriner, designed by The Armorial Register, and revised and emblazoned by me. Image showing the different steps, delineations, and proportions used in the creation of it.
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 and Debruised.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Shriner, Sean.
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.
This is an schema to draw and standard. I do not use a fixed geometry, but in this case, I draw a 1/2 ratio between hightest side h at the flagpole and the diameter d of the circle on the end (see the lines and text Gules in the schema). The lenght of the standard depends on the bearer range and the kingdom, there are tables, but I only use them under the bearer instrucctions.
Be aware about how to split the motto, the 1st line on the left (from the observer point of view, the heraldic dexter) and the 2nd line on the right (from the observer point of view, the heraldic sinister).
The coat of arms is near the flagpole and I use to make enough space for a shield with a 5/6 ratio between its base and its height (lines and text Vert in the schema).
Style keywords: Freehand.
Classification: Flag, Personal and Schema.
Bearer: Juchter van Bergen Quast, Rudolph Andries Ulrich.
Azure, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, six fleurs de lis in orle Azure.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Alessandro Farnese, 4th of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me in 9 steps. Because «1/3» ~ «one third» ~ «un tercio», and the height and witdh of the inescutcheon is 1/3 of its coat of arms, I use these arms to show a geometric method to calculate it. The inescutcheon has in orle the six fleurs the 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: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tercio Alessandro Farnese.
Gules, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, three bars Gules.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Great Captain, 1st of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me in 12 steps. The inescutcheon represents the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1453-1515, «The Great Captain». To paint the coat of arms of the Tercio Gran Capitán, I applied a geometric method that involves dividing both the width and the height of the shield into three equal parts. This way, the central inescutcheon, bearing the arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, occupies exactly one third of the width and one third of the height of the main shield. Beyond its compositional function, this method also serves as a symbolic nod to the name of this historic military unit. The shield of the Tercio has been quite literally built using thirds. It is a small play on words and shapes that combines geometry with heraldic tradition.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Three, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Inescutcheon, Bar and Fess.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Schema, 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.
Or, a roe deer springing Gules, in base a triple mount Vert.
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, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Rehberger, Alena.
Azure, a plough share points downward Argent between, on 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.
Sable, a dolphin naiant Or; a chief embattled Vert, fimbriated Or.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Dolphin, Naiant, Or, Chief, Embattled, Vert and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Shorey, David Ryan.
Argent, a cross Azure.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross and Azure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Hérail, Gilbert.
Azure, a bend Or.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Bend and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Molay, Jacques de.
Gules, on a fess invected Argent, a lioness Azure, armed, langued and the udders Gules.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Invected, Argent, Charged, Lioness, Azure, Armed, Langued and Udder.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Diapered, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Vallín de Lanzagorta, María Concepción.
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.
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, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Miguel Francisco.
Party per pale Azure and Or, a tree eradicated and blasted between two starlings respectant all counterchanged.
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, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Bendel, Nathaniel.
Argent, in chief an ecclesiastical cap Sable, in base a heart enflamed 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, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Created, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Congregación del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri de Alcalá de Henares.
Or, three puffins proper.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Puffin and Proper.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Hartemink, Ralf.
Vair.
Blazon keywords: Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Vichiers, Renaud de.
Gules, six wagon-wheels Or, 2, 2, and 2.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Six, Wagon-wheel and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated, Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: Lineage, Interpreted, Canting, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Rodelo lineage from Galicia.
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.
Azure semé of millrinds Or; on a dexter canton Or, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Coat of arms of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn emblazoned by me in 3 steps: initial geometric scheme, colors and metals, and lights and shadows.
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, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Lincoln's Inn, The Honourable Society of.
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.
The coat of arms of The Heraldry Society emblazoned by me in 4 steps: 1) ratios, 2) delineation, 3) plain tincture, and 4) lights and shadows. Blazon: Quarterly Azure and Gules; overall a leopard face, crowned Or, langued Gules, within a tressure flory Or.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Gules, Overall, Head, Leopard, Crowned, Or, Langued, Within, Tressure and Flory.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: The Heraldry Society.
The painting of the coat of arms of Thomas Grenville in 3 steps tracing, tincture and illumination.
Gules, three Clarions Or.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Clarion and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Kingdom of England and Schema.
Bearer: Grenville, Thomas.
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.
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.
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.
Water, Eagle, Bald eagle, Eagle claw, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Two hands clasped, Lark, Tree, Trunk, Rainbow, Atom, Barbel, Acorn, Bighorn sheep, Arm, Owl, Vulture, Horse, Head, Goat, Camellia, Thistle, Merino ram, Kapok tree, Stag, Doe, Crescent, Increscent, Chrysanthemum, Tail, Tail addorsed, Ermine spot, Hummingbird, Snowflake, Heart, Roe deer, Neck, Stags' attires, Roe deers' attires, Raven, Dolphin, Diamond, Tooth, Elephant, Trunk (elephant), Beetle, Emerald, Starling, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Star of David, Estoile, Male figure, Fleur de lis, Flower, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Lotus flower, Hop cone, Bluebonnet, Puffin, Ash, Rooster, Claw, Talon, Goose, Heron, Seagull, Pomegranate, Sunflower, Swallow-tail, Falcon, Leaf, Boar, Goldfinch, Laurel, Barn owl, Lion, Lioness, Lion passant, Leopard, Lion rampant guardant, Lynx, Lily, Madonna lily, Flame, Wolf, She-wolf, Parrot, Moon, Hand, Apple, Apple tree, Sea, Martlet, Wing, Two wings in vol, Covert, Blackbird, Mount, Trimount, Fly, Wrist, Elm, Olive tree, Orbital, Bear, Palm frond, Palm tree, Dove, Poplar leaf, Panther, Jaguar, Vine, Paw, Forepaw, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Peacock, Chest, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Dog, Brach hound, Warren hound, Fish, Hoof, Beak, Feather, Ostrich feather, Cinquefoil, Quetzal, Branch, Sprig, Frog, Shamrock, Caboshed, Oak, Holm oak, Rose, Double rose, Savage, Serpent, Plough of Ursa Major, Sun, Sun in splendour, Ray of the sun, Lightning flash, River, Stem, Badger, Tyger, Linden, Wheat, Wheat spike, Bull, Tulip, Udder, Escallop and Fox.
Halberd, Plough share, Ace of spades, Anchor, Cyclamor, Torch, Bow, Arch, Harp, Non-classic artifact, Winnowing fan, Crozier, Conductor's baton, Pair of scales, Ship, Oar, Sail, Norman ship, Beret, Grenade, Ecclesiastical cap, Arm vambraced, Knight, Chain, Cup, Covered cup, Monstrance, Bell, Bell tower, Cannon, Cannon dismounted, Cannon port, Carbuncle, Castle, Ribbon, Clarion, Nail, Crucible, Cord, Dagger, Key ward, Turret, With a turret, Armillary sphere, Sword, Federschwert, Sabre, Parchment, Scroll, Skirt, Arrow, Club, Garb, Sheaf of tobacco, Scythe, Gauntlet, Axe, Buckle, Galician granary, Host, Bonfire, Polish winged hussar, Church, Fanon, Oil lamp, Spear, Spear's head, Fleam, Letter, Book, Open book, Closed book, Bookmark, Page, Line, Lantern, Key, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Hammer, Two-handed sword, Menorah, Mortar, Pestle, Number, Knot, Celtic Trinity knot, Water-bouget, Comb, Piano, Millstone, Millrind, Millwheel, Quill, Clay pot, Potent, Bridge, Cuffed, Hourglass, Chess rooks, Compass rose, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Mullet of six points pierced, Broken, Portcullis, Wheel, Wagon-wheel, Symbol, Sackbut, Drum, Loincloth, Geometric solid, Tetrahedron, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Double vajra and Anvil.
Angel, Archangel, Basilisk, Heart enflamed, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Paschal lamb, Dragon's head, Dragon, Wyvern, Phoenix, Garuda, Griffin, Sea-griffin, Winged hand, Our Lady of Mercy, Pegasus, Saint George, Mermaid, Trinity, Triton, Golden fleece, Unicorn and Ouroboros.
Port and windows, Between, Proper, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Boa, Bordure, Overall, Chevron, Charged, Ogee, Created, Cross, Cross couped, Quarterly, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Two, In chief, In base, Coat of arms, Schema, Fess, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Lion, Lozenge, Masoned, Semi-circular, Military, Or, Party per pale, Argent, Without divisions, Ratio, Rampant, Religious, Sable, Vert, Plain tincture, Freehand, Three, One and Eagle.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
,
Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.