Ermine spot

Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots conjoined in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a chapeau Gules turned up ermine, a demi-lion, double queued Or, grasping a pennon Gules, bearing a canton Azure, charged with a saltire Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. War cry above the crest: «ΑΛΑΛΑ · ΑΛΑΛΑ». Motto: «Mieux vaut s’user que rouiller». Supporters: Two knights in three-quarter armour affronty proper, each holding with his outer hand a spear Argent bearing a banner, the dexter Sable, a panther rampant guardant Argent, incensed Or, collared, pendent therefrom a bell Azure, the sinister a banner barry of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine, terraced Vert semé of Maltese Rock Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) proper.

G0116: the coat of arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, of the United Kingdom, 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 121], «The Register of Arms, Volume 1 (2019–2024)».

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, Vert, One, Four, Two, Six, Cross, Charged, Ermine spot, Conjoined, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head, Erased, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Chapeau, Lined, Ermine, Demi, Double queued, Grasping, Canton, Saltire, War cry, Above the crest, Motto, Supporter (human form), Supporter, Knight, Affronty, Proper, Spear, Panther, Rampant, Guardant, Enflamed, Collared, Suspended, Bell, Barry, Compartment and Semé.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Collage, Photographic, Pennon, Flag and Banner of arms.

Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.

Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots conjoined in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield, with a chapeau Gules turned up ermine, a demi-lion, double queued Or, grasping a pennon Gules, bearing a canton Azure, charged with a saltire Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. War cry above the crest: «ΑΛΑΛΑ · ΑΛΑΛΑ». Motto: «Mieux vaut s’user que rouiller». Supporters: Two knights in three-quarter armour affronty proper, each holding with his outer hand a spear Argent bearing a banner, the dexter Sable, a panther rampant guardant Argent, incensed Or, collared, pendent therefrom a bell Azure, the sinister a banner barry of six Or and Azure, a canton Ermine, terraced Vert semé of Maltese Rock Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) proper.

G0116: the coat of arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, of the United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The photograph shows my hand-drawn delineation of the Maltese Rock Centaury. Two versions of the flower are visible, drawn in ink on two sheets of translucent tracing paper: behind, my first attempt, and in front, the second and final version, the one I kept. Below, a row of digitized centaury flowers, painted from that final drawing, is placed as decoration. Finally, the image shows the coat of arms, with the compartment filled with the same flowers.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, Vert, One, Four, Two, Six, Cross, Charged, Ermine spot, Conjoined, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head, Erased, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Chapeau, Lined, Ermine, Demi, Double queued, Grasping, Canton, Saltire, War cry, Above the crest, Motto, Supporter (human form), Supporter, Knight, Affronty, Proper, Spear, Panther, Rampant, Guardant, Enflamed, Collared, Suspended, Bell, Barry, Compartment and Semé.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage, Photographic, Pennon, Flag and Banner of arms.

Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.

Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.

The coat of arms of Reverend John Stuart, XVIII century, emblazoned by me in 3 approaches: 1) Classic bordure: Using a bordure with a width equal to 1/6 of the coat of arms' base. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Vert. Notice that the squares in columns 2 and 8 are split by the inner border of the bordure, which is unfortunate as it disrupts the design. 2) Diminished bordure: Using a narrower bordure with a width equal to 2/3 of the classic bordure, corresponding to 1 square of the fess chequey. In the image, this is marked with texts and lines in Gules. This approach avoids splitting any squares, allows for larger figures, and is my preferred solution. In England, diminished bordures, often simply blazoned as bordure, are more common than in Castile. 3) Without squares splitted: Retaining the classic bordure but shifting the fess chequey 1/2 square to either dexter or sinister to prevent splitting squares. However, this sacrifices the symmetry of the design. This last adjustment was used in the hatchment of Reverend John Stuart in St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontario, 1785.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Two, Fess, Chequey, Charged, Ermine spot, Between, In chief, Cross, Patty, In base, Thistle, Proper and Diminished bordure.

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

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

Bearer: Stuart, John.

Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.

Escudo partido: 1° cuartelado: 1° y 4° de oro, tres cotizas de plata, perfiladas de gules, cargadas cada una de colas de armiños; 2° y 3° de gules, cinco panelas en sotuer de plata; brochante sobre el todo, un escusón de gules cargado de una bomba de oro; 2° de oro, un castillo de sable sostenido por ondas de plata y azur; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho sotueres cortados de oro.

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.

R0037, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of the coat of arms of Manuel Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Three, Five, One, Eight, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bendlet, Fimbriated, Charged, Ermine spot, Poplar leaf, In saltire, Overall, Inescutcheon, Grenade, Issuant, Sea, Wavy, Castle, Triple-towered, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.

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

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

Bearer: Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Manuel.

Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or. Behind the shield the cross of the Real Cuerpo de la Nobleza of Madrid.

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finishing.

R0037, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's register of the coat of arms of Manuel Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Three, Five, One, Eight, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bendlet, Fimbriated, Charged, Ermine spot, Poplar leaf, In saltire, Overall, Inescutcheon, Grenade, Issuant, Sea, Wavy, Castle, Triple-towered, Bordure, Saltire, Couped, Behind the shield and Cross.

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

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

Bearer: Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Manuel.

R0037, registration by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta of the coat of arms of Manuel Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa. This coat of arms was emblazoned by me, with the blazon set out in English and Castilian in a structured format to show the parallelism between the two versions.

Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, three bendlets Argent, fimbriated Gules, each charged with ermine spots; 2 and 3 Gules, five poplar leaves in saltire Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules charged with a grenade Or; 2 Or, issuant from a sea wavy Argent and Azure, a castle triple-towered Sable; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.

Escudo partido: 1° cuartelado: 1° y 4° de oro, tres cotizas de plata, perfiladas de gules, cargadas cada una de colas de armiños; 2° y 3° de gules, cinco panelas en sotuer de plata; brochante sobre el todo, un escusón de gules cargado de una bomba de oro; 2° de oro, un castillo de sable sostenido por ondas de plata y azur; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho sotueres cortados de oro.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Three, Five, One, Eight, Party per pale, Quarterly, Bendlet, Fimbriated, Charged, Ermine spot, Poplar leaf, In saltire, Overall, Inescutcheon, Grenade, Issuant, Sea, Wavy, Castle, Triple-towered, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Ladrón de Guevara e Isasa, Manuel.

Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots conjoined in cross Sable, in the dexter of the chief a lion’s head erased Or.

Escudo de gules, una cruz de plata cargada de cuatro colas de armiño unidas en cruz, en la diestra del jefe una cabeza de león arrancada de oro.

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

G0116: the coat of arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, of the United Kingdom, as granted by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and emblazoned by me for this grant. The grant describes this cross as «Erminé». In English heraldry, a cross erminée is a cross formed of four ermine spots, not a cross covered with ermine fur, which would be blazoned a cross Ermine. Parker [Parker, J.; 1894] records that some heralds have blazoned as a cross erminée the cross of four ermine spots with their heads meeting at the centre. Just as I paint it in detail, I blazon it in detail, so that there is no room for doubt.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, One, Four, Cross, Charged, Ermine spot, Conjoined, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head and Erased.

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

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

Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.

Or, a fess chequey Argent, charged with an ermine spot, and Azure, between in chief two cross patty Gules, in base a thistle proper; a diminished bordure Azure.

Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de plata, cargada de una cola de armiño, y azur, acompañada en jefe de dos cruces patadas de gules, en base de un cardo al natural; una filiera de azur.

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

Coat of arms of Reverend John Stuart, XVIII century, emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Nine, Two, Fess, Chequey, Charged, Ermine spot, Between, In chief, Cross, Patty, In base, Thistle, Proper and Diminished bordure.

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

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

Bearer: Stuart, John.