Vermandois, County of

Chequey Or and Azure.

Escudo ajedrezado de oro y azur.

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

Coat of arms of the County of Vermandois, France, emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure and Chequey.

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

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

Bearer: Vermandois, County of.

Argent, the letters «GVA» conjoined Sable, a trimount in base Vert; on a chief Azure, three mullets of eight points Or, 1 and 2.

Escudo de plata, un monte de tres peñas de sinople, moviente de la punta, surmontado de las letras «GVA» unidas de Sable; en un jefe de azur, tres estrellas de ocho puntas de oro, 1 y 2.

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.

R0067, Chief Herald of Malta's register of the coat of arms of Mario Antonio Guallini. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Three, Eight, Letter, Conjoined, Trimount, In base, Chief, Mullet and Disordered.

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

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

Bearer: Guallini, Mario Antonio.

Argent, the letters «GVA» conjoined Sable, a trimount in base Vert; on a chief Azure, three mullets of eight points Or, 1 and 2. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Azure, a crown of Noble. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Guallini».

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.

R0067, Chief Herald of Malta's register of the arms of Mario Antonio Guallini. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such register.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Three, Eight, Letter, Conjoined, Trimount, In base, Chief, Mullet, Disordered, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Crown of Noble, Crown, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Guallini, Mario Antonio.

Chequey of fifteen Or and Azure; a bordure compony of sixteen sections, eight gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, eight Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, crowned Or, armed and langued Gules.

Escudo ajedrezado de quince piezas de oro y azur; una bordura componada de dieciséis compones, ocho de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable, ocho de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, coronado de oro, armado y lampasado de gules.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arm of the municipality of Moguer, Andalusia, emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Fifteen, Sixteen, Eight, Chequey, Bordure, Compony, Section, Charged, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Armed and Langued.

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

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

Bearer: Moguer, municipality of.

Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, «The Way Forward», a two-part work with appendices, edited by Annabelle Grech and Godwin Vella, design by Cherise Micallef, photography by Pierre Balzia, acknowledgements to George Agius and Russell Muscat, published by Heritage Malta Publishing, printed by Print It Printing Services Ltd, ISBN 978-9918-619-52-8, 172 pages, hardcover, Valletta, 2023.

Description

This two-part analytical commentary by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, explores the future of heraldry in Malta.

Index

• Part 1, «The Quirks and Nuances of Hereditary Honours in Malta - A Consolidation of Certain Aspects of Malta’s Intangible Cultural Heritage»: In the first part, which includes over 260 footnotes, the author addresses the task of debunking generationally-accumulated erroneous conclusions regarding Malta's nobility, which have significantly influenced the composition and inheritance of local coats of arms.
• Part 2, «A System of Maltese Heraldry»: The second part provides a brief history of heraldry in Malta, explains basic concepts, and details the main features of a coat of arms, applying heraldic norms in a proper Maltese context with consideration of national laws and historical shifts.
• General Appendix: This appendix cites the legal basis for the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, including the 2021 amendment to the Culture Heritage Act, Cap 445, and the Heraldry and Genealogy Regulations, 2021, enacted in January 2022.

Honoring the Arms of Baron Michele Tollis Olivari

In this book by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, the arms of Baron Michele Tollis Olivari, which were emblazoned by me, are featured on page 156. It has been an immense honor for me.

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Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

Classification: De bibliotheca, English language and In color.

The author is Gauci, Charles A..

Internal resources: Physical book on paper.

Party per fess: 1 Or, a tower Gules between in chief a crescent and a mullet of eight points Azure; 2 Azure, three demi-horses courant in bend sinister nascent from the ends of three bars wavy issuant from sinister Argent.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de oro, una torre de gules, acompañada en el cantón diestro del jefe de un creciente, y en el siniestro de una estrella de ocho puntas, ambos de azur. 2^o de azur, tres caballos corriendo, en barra, nacientes, cada uno, de una onda moviente del flanco siniestro, todo de plata.

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

This is the coat of arms of Francisco-José Bermejo Fernández-Briceño designed by @Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me for the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per fess, Tower, Between, Chief, Crescent, Mullet, Demi, Horse, Courant, Bend sinister, Nascent, Bar, Wavy, Issuant and Sinister.

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

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

Bearer: Bermejo Fernandez-Briceño, Francisco Jose.

Party per fess: 1 Or, a tower Gules between in chief a crescent and a mullet of eight points Azure; 2 Azure, three demi-horses courant in bend sinister nascent from the ends of three bars wavy issuant from sinister Argent. Crest: A crown of the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded outer contour and with a leather finish.

Coat of arms of Francisco-José Bermejo Fernández-Briceño designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per fess, Tower, Between, Chief, Crescent, Mullet, Demi, Horse, Courant, Bend sinister, Nascent, Bar, Wavy, Issuant, Sinister and Crown.

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

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

Bearer: Bermejo Fernandez-Briceño, Francisco Jose.

Sigue por: Francisco Jose Bermejo Fernandez-Briceño, page of armorial.