Grünenberg, K.; 1480

Konrad Grünenberg, «Das Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg, Ritters und Bürgers zu Constanz», Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, call number Cgm 145, 182 leaves, parchment, 37 x 31 centimeters, manuscript in German, circa 1480.

Contents

The «Wappenbuch» by Konrad Grünenberg is a splendid manuscript featuring several hundred colored coats of arms. Written on parchment, this manuscript is believed to be a contemporary copy of the original version on paper, which was completed in 1483 and is currently preserved in Berlin. This manuscript was once part of the Bavarian dukes' library and was likely owned by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria, 1493-1550. It depicts coats of arms of barons, dukes, margraves, archbishops, free cities and towns, and orders of knights from across Germany, as well as royal coats of arms from various European kingdoms.

Provenance

The manuscript is linked to Konrad Grünenberg, a prominent burgher and knight from Konstanz, a town on Lake Constance in southwestern Germany. Although the exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, Grünenberg was first mentioned as a builder in 1442. He devoted much of his life to heraldry, resulting in the creation of this armorial that bears his name. This specific copy is one of several made from Grünenberg's original autograph.

Creative Commons

The manuscript is fully digitized and available for study, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

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Bibliographical reference of century XV.

Classification: Armorial roll, Manuscript, German language and In color.

The author is Grünenberg, Konrad.

External resources:

• Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
• Digitized version.

Internal resources: GrunenbergKonrad1480.mp4 Video in MP4 format and GrunenbergKonrad1480.pdf Armorial in PDF format.

The coat of arms of Reynaldo Romero emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Spanish in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable.

Escudo de azur, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer acompañadas de, en jefe un creciente, en punta un libro abierto de todo de oro, hojado de plata, inscrito de «Domus Virtus Felicitas» de sable.

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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, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable.

Coat of arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, and with a texturized finish.

The coat of arms of Reynaldo Romero emblazoned by me.

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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 and Plain tincture.

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable.

Escudo de azur, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer acompañadas de, en jefe un creciente, en punta un libro abierto de todo de oro, hojado de plata inscrito de «Domus Virtus Felicitas» de sable.

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 Reynaldo Romero emblazoned by me.

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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, Semi-circular and Leather.

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Motto: «Liberty Thru Industry».

Escudo de azur, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer acompañadas de, en jefe un creciente, en punta un libro abierto de todo de oro, hojado de plata inscrito de «Domus Virtus Felicitas» de sable. Lema: «Liberty Thru Industry.

Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page, Inscribed and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a bald eagle rising, wings addorsed and inverted proper.

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

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page, Inscribed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Rising, Wing, Addorsed and Proper.

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

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a bald eagle rising, wings addorsed and inverted proper. Motto: «Liberty Thru Industry».

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

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page, Inscribed, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Rising, Wing, Addorsed, Proper and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.

Sigue por: Crest and mantling of Reynaldo Romero.