Beatrice of Swabia

Or, an eagle displayed Sable.

Escudo de oro, un águila de sable.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour 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.

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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.

Many thanks to the Genealogical Society of Ireland, familyhistory.ie, for referencing on page 4 of Ireland's Genealogical Gazette, volume 20, number 1, my book titled «Interpretation of Six Family Coats of Arms from the Southern Indies, South America, Granted Between 1538 and 1540», [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2024b], which I have presented to the Society's Archive & Research Centre.

Claude-François Menestrier, member of the Society of Jesus, «La Nouvelle Methode Raisonnée du Blason pour l'Aprendre d'une Maniere Aisée: Reduite en Leçons par Demandes, Et par Réponses», «Auec Privilege du Roy» ~ with the privilege of the king, 298 pages accompanied by additional tables, Lyon, 1750.

Method

The central part of the book functions primarily as a dictionary, where heraldic terms are presented with the text of a blazon that contains them and the drawing of the blazon that illustrates them. The blazon illustrations are grouped on plates organized in a format of 5 rows and 5 columns, displaying 20 coats of arms per plate.

Facsimile edition details

This volume, produced by Vernoy for Arnaud de Vesgre, features a faithful and complete reproduction of the text and illustrations from the 1750 edition of the work by C. F. Menestrier. It was printed on 160-gram laid paper and bound in genuine hand-marbled leather as done in the past. The front cover and spine were stamped using a balance press with 22-carat fine gold. Printed in Switzerland by Idégraf, production by I.C.E.D., Arnaud de Vesgre, edition number 516, Legal deposit 1979 - 06.79.

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Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.

Classification: In black and white, Dictionary and French language.

Author: Menestrier, Claude-François.

Internal resources: A facsimile edition as a physical book on paper.

Mark Anthony Porny, French Master at Eton College, «The Elements of Heraldry», 198 numbered pages and an unnumbered dictionary of 38 pages, illustrated with 23 plates, 8vo, octavo, printed for J. Newbery, in Saint Paul's Church-Yard, London, 1765.

Contents according to the author's description

• A clear definition and concise historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science.
• The origin, antiquity, and diverse kinds of coats of arms, with their essential and integral parts considered separately.
• The several sorts of escutcheons, tinctures, charges, and ornaments used for coats of arms.
• The marks whereby bearers of the same coat of arms are distinguished from each other.
• Charges formed of ordinaries, celestial figures, animals, birds, fishes, vegetables, artificial, and chimerical figures.
• The laws of heraldry, practical directions for marshalling coats of arms, and the order of precedence.
• To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry.

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Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.

Classification: De bibliotheca, English language and In black and white.

The author is Porny, Mark Anthony.

Internal resources: Physical book on paper.

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.

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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.

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 outlined by me.

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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 and Bull's hide.

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

Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.

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.

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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.

Sigue por: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.