Barbel: André de Montbard. Full achievement of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga.

André de Montbard

Azure, two barbels addorsed Argent. Behind the shield an eight-pointed cross patty Gules.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Two, Barbel, Addorsed, Argent, Behind the shield, One, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Gules.

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

Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Montbard, André de.

Full achievement of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga

Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert. Crest: Upon a helm, befitting the husband’s degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, an arm vambraced, fesswise proper, grasping a cross tau of olive wood in pale proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Fac maiora ne ulla facies».

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.

G0093: the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Vert, Two, One, Party per pale, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Oil lamp, Enflamed, Flame, Proper, At the nombril, Barbel, Naiant, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base, Trimount, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Arm vambraced, Fesswise, Grasping, Cross tau, In pale, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Colour on colour, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.

Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro

Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert.

Escudo partido: 1^o de azur, dos espadas en sotuer de plata, guarnecidas de oro sumadas de una lámpara de aceite (oleum lucerna) de oro, con su orificio de plata, encendida de tres llamas al natural; 2^o de gules, en el ombligo, un barbo nadante de plata acompañado en jefe de una flor de lis de oro y en punta de un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de sinople.

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

G0093: the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. In the 2^nd quarter, a trimount color Vert can be seen on a field color Gules, that is, color on color. In many heraldic traditions, a trimount color Vert should not be placed on a field color Gules. However, this is not universal; for example, the arms of Slovakia display a trimount color Azure on a field color Gules. There are other differences between heraldic traditions: in Polish heraldry, for instance, Sable is not regarded as a color but as a neutral tincture, neither metal nor color, and may therefore be placed upon color Gules. These arms, granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta to Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, belong to an Italian marriage, and similar combinations can be found in the Italian heraldic tradition. One example is the arms of the family of Prince Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, author of the novel on which Luchino Visconti's film Il Gattopardo is based. The heraldic beast that gave its name to both the novel and the film is itself shown above a trimount color Vert on a field color Azure: «D'azzurro al leopardo d'oro, illeonito, sostenuto da un monte di tre cime di verde cucito». The heraldic term «cucito», literally «sewn», equivalent to the French heraldic term «cousu», also in English, indicates precisely that a color has been placed upon another color. Some heraldists use this term and others do not. I personally like to use it because it makes clear that one is fully aware of the breach of this rule. In this case, for this particular blazon, I have followed more closely the terminology published for the grant in The Malta Government Gazette and have therefore not used the term «cousu» in the text of the blazon.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Vert, Two, One, Party per pale, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Oil lamp, Enflamed, Flame, Proper, At the nombril, Barbel, Naiant, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base and Trimount.

Style keywords: Colour on colour, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.

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

Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.

Heraldic device of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga

Party per pale: 1 Azure, on two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or, an oil lamp (oleum lucerna) Or, its eyelet Argent, enflamed of three flames proper; 2 Gules, at the nombril, a barbel naiant Argent between in chief a fleur de lis Or, and in base a trimount Vert. Crest: Upon a helm, befitting the husband’s degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, an arm vambraced, fesswise proper, grasping a cross tau of olive wood in pale proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Fac maiora ne ulla facies».

G0093: the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, of Italy, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The image shows a composition of the coat of arms painted by me alongside the same coat of arms as published in the book [Gauci, C. A.; Cassar, R. M.; 2025; page 102], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Vert, Two, One, Party per pale, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Oil lamp, Enflamed, Flame, Proper, At the nombril, Barbel, Naiant, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base, Trimount, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Arm vambraced, Fesswise, Grasping, Cross tau, In pale, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

Style keywords: Colour on colour, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

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

Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.

Montbard, André de

Azure, two barbels addorsed Argent.

Escudo de azur, dos barbos adosados de plata.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.

Blazon keywords: Azure, Two, Barbel, Addorsed and Argent.

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

Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Montbard, André de.

Pesquera de Ebro

Azure, on four bars wavy Argent a barbel bendwise Or and a three arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout, supporting a elm couped Argent leaved Or, between, in dexter a tower Or, port and windows Azure, mazoned Sable, and in sinister three escutcheon Or, 2 and 1.

Escudo de azur, en punta cuatro burelas ondadas de plata sumadas de un barbo puesto en banda de oro y un puente de tres ojos moviente de los flancos de oro, mazonado de sable, sosteniendo una olma nurida de plata, hojada de oro, acompañada a su diestra de una torre de oro, aclarada de azur, mazonada de sable y a su siniestra de tres escudetes de oro, 2 y 1.

Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Three, On, Bar, Wavy, Barbel, Bendwise, Bridge, Masoned, Throughout, Upon, Elm, Tree, Couped (tree), Leaved, Tower, Port and windows, Escutcheon and Ordered.

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

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

Bearer: Pesquera de Ebro.

Pesquera de Ebro, motto

Azure, on four bars wavy Argent a barbel bendwise Or and a three arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout, supporting a elm couped Argent leaved Or, between, in dexter a tower Or, port and windows Azure, mazoned Sable, and in sinister three escutcheon Or, 2 and 1. Motto: «El porqué yo me le sé» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo de azur, en punta cuatro burelas ondadas de plata sumadas de un barbo puesto en banda de oro y un puente de tres ojos moviente de los flancos de oro, mazonado de sable, sosteniendo una olma nurida de plata, hojada de oro, acompañada a su diestra de una torre de oro, aclarada de azur, mazonada de sable y a su siniestra de tres escudetes de oro, 2 y 1. Lema: «El porqué yo me le sé» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Three, On, Bar, Wavy, Barbel, Bendwise, Bridge, Masoned, Throughout, Upon, Elm, Tree, Couped (tree), Leaved, Tower, Port and windows, Escutcheon, Ordered, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Pesquera de Ebro.

Pesquera de Ebro, schema 3x3

Azure, on four bars wavy Argent a barbel bendwise Or and a three arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout, supporting a elm couped Argent leaved Or, between, in dexter a tower Or, port and windows Azure, mazoned Sable, and in sinister three escutcheon Or, 2 and 1.

The coat of arms of Pesquera de Ebro, Burgos, Castile and Leon, designed and emblazoned by me by me in 9 steps. I have had the honor of participating in the project to create the coat of arms for Pesquera de Ebro. It has been a project carried out by the community in a dynamic and collaborative manner, facilitated through digital communication.

Design rationale

The inhabitants of Pesquera de Ebro form a very dynamic community and chose a series of elements to represent on their coat of arms, which, in order of importance, are the following: the elm tree, which stood in front of the church and served as a gathering point for the community; the three-arched bridge over the Ebro River; and the Ebro itself, which is part of the town's name. The word «pesquera», meaning a fishing spot, is symbolized by a barbel, a fish very common in the area, which I have depicted emerging from the water and placed bendwise. Additionally, the town features towers and a very high density of stone heraldic shields, one of the highest in Castile, hence the inclusion of the tower and the escutcheons.

Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Three, On, Bar, Wavy, Barbel, Bendwise, Bridge, Masoned, Throughout, Upon, Elm, Tree, Couped (tree), Leaved, Tower, Port and windows, Escutcheon and Ordered.