Society of Heraldic Arts

Founded in the year 1987, it is the first organisation of its kind in the world

Azure, an inescutcheon Argent, enflamed in orle of sixteen points and irradiated throughout of sixty-four lines Or.

Escudo de azur, un escusón de plata, llameante en orla de Dieciséis llamas y radiante de sesenta y cuatro líneas movientes todas de oro.

---

First versions

---

The Society of Heraldic Arts is an international organization founded in 1987, committed to the promotion and preservation of heraldic art. The society brings together artists, craftsmen, and enthusiasts who work in various forms of heraldic expression, from painting and sculpture to calligraphy and jewelry. With members worldwide, the SHA encourages the exchange of knowledge and skill development through exhibitions, publications, and events.

---

Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Semi-circular, Coat of arms, Azure, Inescutcheon, Argent, Enflamed, In orle, Sixteen, Flame, Irradiated, Sixty-four, Line, Throughout (all sides) and Or.

Emblem, an inescutcheon, enflamed in orle of sixteen points and irradiated throughout of sixty-four lines Gules.

Emblema, un escusón, llameante en orla de Dieciséis llamas y radiante de sesenta y cuatro líneas movientes todo de gules.

Its focus on heraldic art, along with its foundation in 1987, makes it a pioneering institution in this field on a global scale.

The Society of Heraldic Arts enjoys significant international recognition among heraldic artists, designers, and craftsmen, and its website is heraldic-arts.com.

Its members cover the full range of activities within heraldry for individuals, personal heraldry, public and private entities, socioeconomic heraldry, as well as municipalities, regions, etc., governance heraldry.

The Society of Heraldic Arts used to publish a quarterly magazine called «The Heraldic Craftsman», which was sent to all its members, but it is no longer in publication. The Society also provides advice on the correct use of heraldry to enhance corporate and personal identity.

---

Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Freehand, Semi-circular, Emblem, Gules, Inescutcheon, Enflamed, In orle, Sixteen, Flame, Irradiated, Sixty-four, Line and Throughout (all sides).

Root: Society of Heraldic Arts.

---

I am a member as a heraldic artist of the Society of Heraldic Arts having passed their artistic selection tests.

Probably, I have had the honor of being the first Spanish artist accepted within it and, perhaps, the first of all in the Spanish-speaking world.

Within the Society of Heraldic Arts, there are two different classes of members:

• those who are professionals in the various expressive forms of heraldic art, such as:
  • heraldic painting and drawing and, as a heraldic artist, I am a member within this category,
  • calligraphy,
  • ex libris engraved or delineated,
  • illustration and illumination of documents,
  • heraldic craftsmen of stone, wood, glass, or plaster.
  • heraldic jewelry and seal making, etc.
• and those who:
  • aspire to become professionals in heraldic art, or
  • are passionate about heraldry without necessarily practicing heraldic art.

Juan José Martinena Ruiz, «Book of Armory of the Kingdom of Navarra: Introduction, Study, and Notes», published by the Institución Príncipe de Viana, 350 pages, ISBN 84-235-0557-X, Pamplona, 1982.

---

Introduction, study, and notes on the armorial [Bosque, J. del; 1540]. On pages 122 and 123, the coats of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarra, or «twelve barons of the major houses» as they are also called, surrounding the king's coat of arms in this armorial are compiled and transcribed.

The coat of arms accompanying this bibliographic reference is that of Almorrabides de Navarra following Juan del Bosque.

---

Bibliographical reference of century XX.

The author is Martinena Ruiz, Juan José.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

• Bosque, J. del; 1540
• Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 2001

External resources:

• Record in Sancho el Sabio.
• Pages 122 and 123.

Javier Martínez de Aguirre Aldaz, «Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués: Researcher of Navarrese Heraldry», Revista Príncipe de Viana, ISSN 0032-8472, year number 68, issue number 241, dedicated to the tribute to Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, pages 343-358, Government of Navarra, Institución Príncipe de Viana, Pamplona, 2007.

---

This article highlights the analysis of the importance of the publication of [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1963] to understand what is possibly the true origin of the shield of Navarra, surpassing the legends about the chains (the most widespread being the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa and the less widespread of Archangel Michael and the devil turned dragon), and basing its origin on the evolution of the shield's block to the radiated block, as elements of defensive reinforcement, giving rise to the carbuncle as a heraldic element.

It also describes well how, over time, this theory of the radiated block and the carbuncle, permeated Navarrese society, in parallel with political changes, and the historical and heraldic academic opinion.

Javier Martínez de Aguirre Aldaz had already published together with Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, 7 years earlier about the shield of Navarra, [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2000].

---

Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

The author is Martínez de Aguirre Aldaz, Javier.

The following articles cite this bibliographic reference:

• Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1963
• Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974
• Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2000

External resource:

• Navarra, PDF format.

Internal resources: MartínezAguirreJ2007.MenendezPidalNavarra.pdf.

Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, «A Leónese Heraldic Embroidery: the Carbuncle in Medieval Coats of Arms», published in the journal Armas e Troféus, 2^nd series, Volume IV, pages 5-19, Braga, 1963.

---

Article reissued and included, 36 years later, in his book [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1999; pages 47-66].

Also published later in the Revista Príncipe de Viana, ISSN 0032-8472, year number 68, issue number 241, dedicated to the tribute to Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, pages 403-412, Government of Navarra, Institución Príncipe de Viana, Pamplona, 2007.

[Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2007; page 344 and following] provides a good analysis of the importance of this work both for Navarrese heraldry and specifically for its coat of arms, as well as for heraldry in general.

---

Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Author: Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Faustino.

Here are the articles quoting this reference:

• Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2007
• Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1999

External link:

• University of La Rioja.

Internal resources: MenendezPidalDeNavascuesF1963.BordadoHeraldicoLeonesCarbuncloEscudosMedievales.pdf.

Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, «Book of Armory of the Kingdom of Navarra: Transcription and Study», published by La Gran Enciclopedia Vasca, 160 pages, ISBN 84-248-0119-9, Bilbao, 1974.

---

Transcription and study of the Navarrese manuscript armorial [Bosque, J. del; 1540], preserved in the General Archive of Navarra.

This book contains an introduction, the transcription of the armorial texts, its photographic reproduction, which also includes the Navarrese coats of arms of the Reyneck armorial and the coat of arms of the refectory of the Cathedral of Santa María la Real de Pamplona, an index of names, a heraldic table, and a set of appendices [Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2007; page 351].

The coat of arms accompanying this bibliographic reference is that of Qasqante de Navarra following, precisely, the armorial of Juan del Bosque.

---

Bibliographical reference of century XX.

The author is Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Faustino.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

• Bosque, J. del; 1540
• Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 2001

External resources:

• Record in the National Library of Spain.
• Sancho el Sabio.

Sigue por: Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1985.