Oak

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Categories: Oak and Tree.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; on a chief Gules, three eagles displayed Or.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; en un jefe de gules, tres águilas de oro.

Escudo interpretado por mí, en tinturas planas, delineado de sable, con un contorno exterior medio punto y con un terminado texturizado.

Coat of arms of Manuel Maria Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.

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Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Chief, Gules, Three and Eagle.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Aras Quirce, Manuel Maria.

Azure, flanched Argent: in chief, an open book Argent, garnished Or; in base, an oak eradicated Argent, fructed Or; in each flank, a torch Vert, enflamed proper. Motto above the arms: «Del Fabbro Universidad» Gules.

Coat of arms of Del Fabbro Universidad designed and emblazoned by me. It has now been faithfully executed and placed on the walls of its century-old building (190 × 160 cm), reproducing with precision the original design as I painted it.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Vert, One, Two, Flanched, In chief, Open book, Book, Garnished, In base, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, In each flank, Torch, Enflamed, Proper, Motto (identification) and Above the shield.

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

Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.

The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Brady Brim-DeForest arms granted by Lord Lyon and with his arms, his standard, and his badge emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Armed, Langued, Grasping, Paw, Charged, Cross, Patty, Motto, Oak, Tree and Branch.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification, Heraldic document, Pennon and Flag.

Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.

Argent, a demi-savage issuant from the base Carnation, crined, bearded and vested Tenné, wreathed of leaves Vert, holding in his dexter a close book, bookmarked Gules, garnished, on its cover a mortar with pestle Or, in his sinister an oak club Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert; a chief wavy Gules. Crest: Upon a helm lined Gules with a wreath Argent and Gules, an oak couped Tenné, leaved and fructed Vert, its trunk charged with a mullet Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Forza · Onore · Saggezza» Gules, over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.

The coat of arms of Maximilian Silvestri emblazoned by me. In Castilian, I prefer to use the term «almirez» instead of «mortero», as the latter can also refer to a weapon or even a type of cap in heraldic terminology. The word «almirez» has a unique meaning and comes from the Hispano-Arabic «almihrás» or «almihráz», which derives from Classical Arabic «mihras».

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Gules, One, Demi, Savage, Carnation, Issuant, Base, Crined, Bearded, Vested, Tenné, Wreathed, Leaf, Grasping, Dexter, Closed book, Book, Bookmark, Garnished, Mortar, Pestle, Club, Leaved, Fructed, Chief, Wavy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Mantling, Doubled, Oak, Tree, Charged, Trunk, Mullet, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Silvestri, Maximilian.

Or, two lions passant, guardant in pale Azure, armed Sable, langued Gules; in a base dovetailed Azure, two oak branches, leaved, fructed in pile Or. Motto: «Per Aspera ad Astra» Sable, over a scroll Or doubled Azure.

Escudo de oro, dos leopardos en palo de azur, armados de sable, lampasados de gules; en una punta encajada de colas de milano dos ramas de roble, hojadas y frutadas en pila de oro. Lema: «Per Aspera ad Astra» de sable, sobre una filacteria de oro doblada de azur.

Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.

Coat of arms of the family Promet, founders and owners of Promet Restoration, Seattle, Washington, USA. This coat of arms has been designed by Dakota Promet and me, and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Two, Leopard, In pale, Langued, Armed, Base, Dovetailed, Oak, Tree, Branch, Leaved, Fructed, In pile, Motto, Scroll and Doubled.

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

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

Bearer: Promet, family.

Quarterly: 1 Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or; 2 Azure, a tower with a turret Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 3 Azure, a hound passant Argent, spotted Sable; 4 Argent, a cross Gules. Motto: «Ut Ferrum Fortes» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo cuartelado: 1^o de plata, una encina arrancada de sinople, frutada de oro, mazonado de sable; 2^o de azur, una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur; 3^o de azur, un perro pasante de plata, moteado de sable; 4^o de plata, una cruz de gules. Lema: «Ut Ferrum Fortes» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Quarterly, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, With a turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Dog, Passant, Spotted, Cross and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Simon-Faus, family.

Or, an oak tree proper, fructed Or, with a boar supporting it Sable; the whole debruised by a label of four points Azure with the second point Argent.

Escudo de oro, un roble al natural, frutado de oro, con un jabalí empinado de sable; brisado de un lambel de cuatro pendientes de azur, el segundo pendiente de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Francisca Aras Quirce designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and emblazoned by me.

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Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.

Blazon keywords: Or, One, Oak, Tree, Proper, Fructed, Boar, Supporting, Sable, Cadency, Label, Four, Azure and Argent.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Francisca Aras Quirce.

Argent, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, to its dexter a cauldron, and in front of its trunk a boar passant Sable.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.

Historic coat of arms emblazoned by me for the book by Professor Francisco Idareta Goldaracena titled «From Yraeta to Idareta: An Approach to the Origins of the Lineage and Its Evolution from Cestona to Navaz between the 14^th and 20th Centuries», [Idareta Goldaracena, F.; 2022; page 129].

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Or, Sable, One, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Dexter, Cauldron, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar and Passant.

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

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

Bearer: Idareta Goldaracena, Francisco.

Vert, on three chevrons Or nine oak leaves Vert, 3, 3, and 3. Motto: «Callidus, Curae Plenus, Facetus».

Escudo de sinople, tres cabrios de oro cargados de nueve hojas de roble de sinople, 3, 3 y 3. Lema: «Callidus, Curae Plenus, Facetus».

Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finishing.

Coat of arms of Jason Landers Northam from Illinois, emblazoned by me. The «cabrio» is «chevron». The Diccionario de la Lengua Española, [Real Academia Española; 2014], in the 3^rd definition of «cabrio», states: «m. Heráld. Honourable ordinary, in the form of a half saltire, whose point extends to the center of the chief and appears as an open compass». It gives as a synonym «chebrón», which interestingly is spelled with «b», although it is also accepted with «v», that is, «chevrón», and the definition of «chebron (chevron)» refers back to «cabrio», considering «cabrio» the main term. For this reason I use «cabrio» instead of «chevrón», just as I use «sotuer», see the definition of «chevron» as a half «sotuer», instead of «aspa». In English the term «chevron» is used, and for its diminished version «chevronel», while in Spanish the heraldic term for the diminished version is «tenaza». In English the same root is used for «chevron» and its diminished version «chevronel», while in Spanish «cabrio» and «tenaza» have different origins, the latter visually referring to the tool for gripping and cutting that bears the same name.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, Three, Nine, Chevron, Oak, Tree, Leaf and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Northam, Jason Landers.

Per pale Vert and Azure, overall a sword fesswise Argent, hilted Or, between in chief a Galician granary Or, and in base an escallop Argent between two oak leaves in pile Or.

Coat of arms of Jesus Angueira Duro from Galicia. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a Galician granary along with his coat of arms, both painted by me. From my original hand-drawn sketch to its final heraldic embodiment, this Galician granary has evolved in its details, crosses, tile finials, door lock, through a close and iterative creative process with the armiger.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Sword, Fesswise, Hilted, Between, In chief, Galician granary, In base, Escallop, Oak, Tree, Leaf and In pile.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.

Argent, a lion passant Gules, grasping a Celtic cross Sable in its dexter forepaw, on a chief Vert, a mural crown with five visible oak leaves Argent. Motto: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

Escudo de plata, un león pasante de gules, teniendo en su diestra una cruz celta se sable, en un jefe de sinople, una corona mural con cinco hojas de roble visibles de plata. Lema: «Protect with Honour and Integrity» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.

Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finish.

Design rationale

This coat of arms is a distillation of personal heritage and regional identity. The lion passant and the tinctures Gules and Argent are inspired by the Nolan arms; he is married to Dymphna, née Nolan. The oak leaves on the mural crown are derived from the Durkan arms. The Gules represents the ancient bloodline of the Durkan family in this part of Connacht. The colours Gules and Vert reflect the colours of County Mayo, where he was born. Argent, present in both the Durkan and Nolan arms, also evokes the swans on the lakes near the family homestead in County Mayo. The Celtic cross refers to Mayo Abbey, a nearby 7^th-century monastic site traditionally linked to St. Colmán, close to Rathnacreeva. The circular stone structure of the mural crown represents Rathnacreeva, a ringfort, he was born in County Mayo to Bob Durkan and Bernie Flynn of Rathnacreeva. They are 5 brothers, the mural crown bears 5 oak leaves joined at their base through the stones of the crown, symbolising the 5 brothers and their connection. The mural crown symbolises civic authority and recalls both Dublin Castle, the former headquarters of An Garda Síochána, where the armiger served as a Garda, and also the dry-stone walls of the west of Ireland. The motto «Protect with Honour and Integrity» encapsulates the ideas of governance, duty, and moral authority.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Five, Lion, Passant, Grasping, Celtic cross, Dexter, Forepaw, Chief, Mural crown, Crown, Oak, Tree, Leaf, Motto and Scroll.

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

Classification: Personal, Created, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Durkan, John Paul.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, a Athenian owl Argent, contourné, in chief; 2 Argent, an oak Azure, eradicated, in base; overall a saltire counterchanged. Motto: «Ischys Dia Tis Gnoseos» written in greek.

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, una lechuza al estilo ateniense, contornada de plata, en jefe; 2^o de plata, un roble de azur, arrancado, en punta; brochante sobre el todo un sotuer del uno al otro. Lema: «El poder del conocimiento» escrito en griego.

Existing coat of arms which I have interpreted with: its semicircular (round) base; its 2 fields enameled in plain tinctures Azure and Argent; its saltire with the traditional dimensions of 1/3 of the width of the shield, that is, the width of a bend; its figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent and Azure; its illuminated motto; and the ensemble in lightly beaten metal.

Contourné ~ Contornado

There are authors who limit the use of the term contornado to turned heads that look to the sinister side of the shield. However, here I use contornado in a more general way, following [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 61] who defines it as «contornados se dice de los animales ú de las cabezas de ellos, vueltos á la siniestra del Escudo».

There is another more specific use of the term contornado for the crescent moon: «bueltos se dice de los Crecientes que miran á el lado derecho del Escudo, porque mirando á el siniestro se dice contornados», [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 52].

In English, the equivalent term that I have most frequently seen is «contourné», which comes from French.

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Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Azure, Argent, Saltire, Overall, Counterchanged, Barn owl, Regardant, Tree, Oak, Erased and Motto.

Style keywords: Soft metal, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Andreou, Kimon.

Endika de Mogrobejo Zabala, «Blasones y Linajes de Euskalerria», 10 volumes, Volume I A-Alcerreca, Volume II Alciba-Angui, Volume III Angulo-Astu, Volume IV Astun-Bun, Volume V Busta-Elua, Volume VI Elus-Gorniz, Volume VII Gordu-Laca, Volume VIII Lacar-Merca, Volume IX Mere-Salez, Volume X Salinas-Z, edited by Editorial Amigos del Libro Vasco, printed by Grafo SA, ISBN of the complete work 84-7886-026-6, legal Deposit BI-469-1991, Bilbao, 1991.

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Bibliographical reference of century XX.

Classification: De bibliotheca, Black and white with color plates and Castilian language.

The author is Mogrobejo Zabala, Endika de.

Azure, two oak trees eradicated proper, leaved Vert, fructed Or, in chief three mullets Or; enté en point Argent, a heart Gules semé of fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Or.

Escudo de azur, dos robles arrancados al natural, hojados de sinople, frutados de oro, en jefe, tres estrellas de cinco puntas de oro; entado en punta de plata, un corazón de gules sembrado de flores de lis de oro. Lema: «Allahumma inni as'saluka al Afiyah» de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.

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

The coat of arms and motto of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Vert, Or, Argent, Gules, One, Two, Three, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Leaved, Fructed, In chief, Mullet, Enté en point, Heart, Semé, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.