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.

Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent.

Escudo de oro, una cabeza de pavo real arrancada de azur, picada de plata, acompañada a la diestra de un creciente tornado de azur y a la siniestra de una rosa de azur, barbada y botonada de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

Coat of arms of Mark Antony Hatsis designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed and Seeded.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent. Motto: «Vis Artis» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.

Escudo de oro, una cabeza de pavo real arrancada de azur, picada de plata, acompañada a la diestra de un creciente tornado de azur y a la siniestra de una rosa de azur, barbada y botonada de plata. Lema: «Vis Artis» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de azur.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Motto and Doubled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a peacock in his splendour proper.

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Crest, Wreath and In his splendour.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a peacock in his splendour proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, In his splendour and Mantling.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a peacock in his splendour proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Vis Artis» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.

Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, In his splendour, Mantling, Motto and Doubled.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.

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

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

The heraldic bookplate of Mark Antony Hatsis, emblazoned by me in the book [Juby, B.; 2019; page 61] «The Splendour of the Modern Heraldic Bookplate Artists», compared with the image of his coat of arms on which it is based, also painted by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed, Seeded, Crest, Wreath and In his splendour.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Ex libris, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.

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

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.

Continue with: Reynaldo Romero, plain tincture.