Amber Martinez

Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or. Motto: «Miseris Succurrere Disco».

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. Lema: «Miseris Succurrere Disco».

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of Amber Martinez, California, designed by her, improved by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me. In general, when the dividing lines are diagonal, whether straight or curved, the traditional French terminology is preferred in English. When the dividing lines extend from chief to base and are straight, «Chaussé» ~ «Calzado» designates a partition in the form of a «V», whereas «Chapé» ~ «Cortinado» designates a partition in the form of a caret «^». When these same partitions are drawn with curved lines, the French adjective «ployé», meaning curvilinear, is added, giving «Chaussé ployé» ~ «Calzado curvilíneo», in the form of a «V», and «Chapé ployé» ~ «Cortinado curvilíneo», in the form of a caret «^», following the terminology proposed by [Sanz Lacorte, J.; 2007]. A second family of partitions originates at the centre of the shield. When their dividing lines are straight, the English terms «Party per chevron reversed» ~ «Mantelado en jefe» are used for a partition in the form of a «V» extending from the chief to the centre, whereas «Party per chevron» ~ «Mantelado en punta» designates a partition in the form of a caret «^» extending from the centre to the base, this latter being by far the most common of the partitions described here. When these central partitions are instead drawn with curved lines, the French terminology is again adopted: «Enté en chef» ~ «Entado en jefe» for a curvilinear partition in the form of a «V» extending from the centre towards the chief; «Enté en point» ~ «Entado en punta» for a curvilinear partition in the form of a caret «^» extending from the centre towards the base; «Enté en chef enhanced» ~ «Entado en jefe alzado» when the upper enté begins above the centre, approximately in the upper third of the shield, still forming a «V»; and «Enté en point abased» ~ «Entado en punta caído» when the lower enté begins below the centre, still forming a caret «^». As an additional distinction, «Chapé throughout» ~ «Capa» forms a straight caret «^», touching the chief and descending approximately to the middle of the flanks, whereas «Chapé ployé throughout» ~ «Capa curvilínea» has the same general arrangement and also forms a caret «^», but with curved lines. According to [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 85], «entés» originate from the centre of the shield; when «Enté en chef» ~ «Entado en jefe» begins in the upper third of the shield it is described as «Enté en chef enhanced» ~ «Entado en jefe alzado», whereas when «Enté en point» ~ «Entado en punta» begins in the lower third it is described as «Enté en point abased» ~ «Entado en punta caído». Nevertheless, heraldic practice does not always follow this theoretical distinction. For example, the pomegranate representing the Kingdom of Granada in the arms of Spain is almost universally blazoned as «Enté en point» ~ «Entado en punta», although it is neither described as «Enté en point abased» ~ «Entado en punta caído» nor usually depicted as issuing from the exact centre of the shield, but rather from a noticeably lower position.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Four, Two, One, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Martinez, Amber.

Crown of Amber Martinez

Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or. Crest: A crown of a Baroness of the Serene Princely House of Saint-Marc in the capacity of dynastic heirs of the former Haitian Empire, issuant three ostrich feathers Argent shafted Or.

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of Amber Martinez, California, designed by her, improved by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me. The heraldic charge known in English as the «estoile», from the Old French «estoile», modern French «étoile», and in Castilian as the «estrella ondada», is the traditional heraldic representation of a star in English heraldry. It is distinguished by its wavy rays, in contrast to the straight rays of the «mullet» ~ «estrella». The «estoile» is documented from the thirteenth century, when it was often used interchangeably with the «mullet». Over time, however, English heraldry came to distinguish the two charges, the «estoile» becoming the conventional representation of a star with wavy rays, while the «mullet» represented a star with straight rays. Unless otherwise specified in the blazon, the «estoile» ~ «estrella ondada» is traditionally depicted with six wavy points, one point directed to chief, as in the arms shown here, although heraldic practice also admits other numbers of points whenever they are expressly blazoned.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Four, Two, One, Three, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile, Crest, Crown of Baron, Crown, Issuant, Ostrich feathers and Shafted.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Martinez, Amber.

Crown and motto of Amber Martinez

Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or. Crest: A crown of a Baroness of the Serene Princely House of Saint-Marc in the capacity of dynastic heirs of the former Haitian Empire, issuant three ostrich feathers Argent shafted Or. Motto: «Miseris Succurrere Disco».

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.

Coat of arms of Amber Martinez, California, designed by her, improved by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me. The motto «Miseris succurrere disco» originates from Virgil's «Aeneid», [Virgil, P.; Century I B.C.; book I, verse 630], numbered as verses 630-631 in some editions. The complete sentence is «Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco», commonly translated as «Not being unacquainted with suffering, I learn to help those who suffer» or «Knowing suffering myself, I have learned to come to the aid of the unfortunate». These words are spoken by Queen Dido of Carthage as she welcomes Aeneas and his shipwrecked Trojans. Offering them refuge and protection, Dido explains that she herself has experienced exile and hardship after fleeing Tyre following the murder of her husband. Her own experience of suffering has taught her compassion and empathy for those enduring misfortune, making this passage one of the most enduring literary expressions of charity, hospitality, and solidarity with people in distress.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Four, Two, One, Three, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile, Crest, Crown of Baron, Crown, Issuant and Ostrich feathers.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Martinez, Amber.

Amber Martinez, framed

Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or. Crest: A crown of a Baroness of the Serene Princely House of Saint-Marc in the capacity of dynastic heirs of the former Haitian Empire, issuant three ostrich feathers Argent shafted Or. Surrounding the arms a frame of Argent, Or and Azure scrolls.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Four, Two, One, Three, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile, Crest, Crown of Baron, Crown, Issuant, Ostrich feathers, Surrounded and Scroll.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Frame and Framed.

Bearer: Martinez, Amber.

Amber Martinez, full achievement

Paly of four Ermine and Or, overall two fleurs de lis in fess Azure; enté en point Azure, an estoile Or. Crest: A crown of a Baroness of the Serene Princely House of Saint-Marc in the capacity of dynastic heirs of the former Haitian Empire, issuant three ostrich feathers Argent shafted Or. Surrounding the arms a frame of Argent, Or and Azure scrolls. Motto: «Miseris Succurrere Disco».

Coat of arms of Amber Martinez, California, designed by her, improved by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Four, Two, One, Three, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile, Crest, Crown of Baron, Crown, Issuant, Ostrich feathers, Surrounded, Scroll and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Corset and Watercolor.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Frame and Framed.

Bearer: Martinez, Amber.

Heraldic document for the Amber Martinez

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Heraldic document for the coat of arms of Amber Martinez, California, designed by her, improved by Kevin D Couling and Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast and emblazoned by me.

Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Four, Two, One, Three, Paly, Ermine, Overall, Fleur de lis, In fess, Enté en point, Estoile, Crest, Crown of Baron, Crown, Issuant, Ostrich feathers, Surrounded, Scroll and Motto.