Argent, a tower with a turret Gules, port and windows Argent, masoned Sable. Crest: A mural crown Or.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Or, One, Tower, Turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Mural crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau.
Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Azure, Fleur de lis, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bend sinister, Cross, Fess and Saltire.
Ackerson and Akers lineages.
Sable, a Bend between three Acorns Or.
Illuminated and freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ackerson and Akers lineages emblazoned by me and extracted from [Burke, B.; 1989].
Unless the blazon specifies another layout, when a bend is between three charges, this charges are ordered, two in the chief and one in the base, as the three acorns do in this case.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] escribe el blasón de «Ackers ou Akers» como «de sable, à une bande d'or, acc. de trois glands du mesme».
Blazon keywords: Sable, Bend, Between, Three, Acorn, Or and Ordered.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Ackhurst lineage.
Argent, on a Bend Sable three Acorns Or.
Illuminated and freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ackhurst lineage emblazoned by me and extracted from [Burke, B.; 1989].
Unless the blazon specifies another direction, the charges in a bend follow the direction of their bend, as the acorns do in this case.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Bend, Sable, Three, Acorn, Or and Bendwise.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Adam de Creeting ~ Adam de Cretingges.
Argent, a chevron Gules, between three mullets Gules.
Escudo de plata, un cabrio de gules, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The coat of arms of Adan de Creeting is the inverse of the coat of arms of Howel Ap Rhys.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Gules, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Adan de Creeting.
186th Pope of the Church, only 40 days in 1276. «Hadrianus V», born Ottobuono de Fieschi, was born in Genoa.
Bendy of six Azure and Argent.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de azur y plata.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a shield with a rounded arch top; the field in plain tincture of Argent; the bands illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole in an elevated line style.
The blazon in French is «Bandé d'azur et d'argent de six pièces».
The banding is defined in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 40] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 45] as the shields and also, the chiefs, fesses, pales, and figures, such as animals, etc., that are «covered and filled with bands in equal number, with as many of metal as of color».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Azure and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Adrian V.
Gules, a cross flory voided Or; within a bordure Gules with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de gules, una cruz hueca flordelisada de oro; bordura de gules, ocho sotueres de oro.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of Alarcon of Cantabria emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Three, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alarcon of Cantabria, lineage.
Blazon of the Albero lineage of Aragon.
Vair ancient.
Escudo de veros antiguos.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
It can be consulted in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 62].
[Friar, S.; 1987; pages 157-158] says of the veros: «originates from the fur of a species of squirrel... which was popular in the Middle Ages as a lining for the garments of those not entitled to wear ermine. The animal was blue-grey on the back and white underneath. By sewing a number of these pelts together, with white and blue-grey alternating,... one which easily translated into the stylized armorial form of Vair and its variants».
Blazon keywords: Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
Purpure, three dragons passant, in pale Argent; a bordure Gules, eight saltires couped Or. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Purpure, Three, Dragon, Passant, In pale, Argent, One, Bordure, Gules, Eight, Saltire, Or, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Trujillo Jiménez, Hermanos.
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Or, a port Gules, with canopy roof, jambs, enarched lintel, and two open leaves, upon a three-step stairway Oro.
Escudo de gules, un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta sumado de una puerta con tejadillo, jambas, dintel arqueado, dos hojas abiertas sostenida de una escalinata de tres peldaños todo de oro, aclarada de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528, emblazoned by me based on the woodcut titled «Coat of Arms of Albrecht Dürer» made by Albrecht Dürer himself in 1523 on a sheet measuring 35.1 × 26.1 cm belonging to The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952, held at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and on the work titled «Marriage Coat of Arms of the Families Duerer and Holper. Verso of the Albrecht Dürer the Elder portrait», dated 1490; Albrecht Dürer the Elder, 1427–1502, was his father.
The Dürer family coat of arms is an example of canting arms. Their family origin traces back to Ajtós, Hungary, a name which means «door» or «doorman» in Hungarian. Upon settling in Nuremberg, the family Germanized their surname to «Türer», derived from «Tür», meaning «door», and later to Dürer. This is the reason of the main charge of these arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Two, Three, On, Trimount, Issuant from base, Port, Canopy roof, Arched, Enarched, Upon, Step, Stairway and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Albrecht Dürer.
It was founded by Count Henry of Burgundy as a military and religious order, in the year 1093, in Beira Alta, Portugal, near the river Côa with the initial name of «Ordem de São Julião do Pereiro» ~ Order of Saint Julian of Pereiro.
In the year 1214, the defense of the city of Alcantara after its conquest was entrusted to the Order of Calatrava, but in 1218 the Calatravans relinquished it due to Alcantara being far from Calatrava.
To defend Alcantara, King Alfonso IX of León entrusted it to the new Order of the Knights of Saint Julian of Pereiro, requesting in return a certain level of dependency on the Order of Calatrava, which led the Knights of Saint Julian to adopt the Cistercian rule.
Once established in Alcantara, their original name referring to Saint Julian fell into disuse, and by 1253 there were already references to the «masters of the Order of Alcantara», with Saint Julian of Pereiro becoming the foundational center and a secondary commandery of the order.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter V, page 339] describes it as follows: «The Military Order, which we now call of Alcantara, was formerly that of Saint Julian of Pereiro, so named after the place where it was based, along the banks of the river Côa, in the Bishopric of Ciudad-Rodrigo, established in the year 1176 by King Ferdinand II of León, and confirmed in 1177 by Pope Alexander III. And the reason for changing its first name to the second, was because after the Knights of Calatrava had taken the City of Alcantara from the Moors and defended it bravely thereafter, they found it would be difficult to keep it, as their main house was very distant, from which the other Knights and reinforcements could not come whenever needed.».
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter V, page 340] continues by telling us «They discussed this inconvenience with others they had at the time with the King of León, Don Alfonso IX, and it was resolved that the Master of Calatrava would give that town to the Knights of Pereiro so that they might defend it, as they did, under certain conditions in the year 1218, later performing marvels in its defense, earning through their fame and distinguished feats new graces from the Kings; and seeing how essential their residence was, the Knights of Pereiro moved to the town of Alcantara, establishing their Convent there, and thus transformed into Knights of Alcantara, who were previously Knights of Saint Julian of Pereiro».
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped and Cross.
Blazon of the Aldam lineage of England.
Azure, a ray of the sun bendwise, issuant from the dexter chief Or.
Escudo de azur, un rayo de sol puesto en banda, naciente de la diestra del jefe de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Described in [Burke, B.; 1989; page 9, column 1, entry 11].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Ray of the sun, Bendwise, Nascent, Dexter, Chief and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of England.
Party per pale Sable and Or, two griffins' heads eraticted, and addorsed counterchanged.
Escudo partido de sable y oro, dos cabezas de grifo arrancadas y adosadas del uno en el otro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Sable, Or, Two, Head, Griffin, Erased, Addorsed and Counterchanged (side-by-side).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alea Capital.
Or, four bell towers issuant from base Gules, windows Or.
Coat of arms of Alejandra Espeja Avieda designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. As shown in the image, the bell towers are based on the Nativity Façade bell towers of Gaudí's Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Four, Bell tower, Issuant from base and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Espeja Avieda, Alejandra.
King of Castile from 1158 to 1214.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the king, as interpreted by me, as follows: the shield's shape is pointed and rounded; the field is enameled Gules; the castle is outlined in Sable; and the whole composition features a watercolor finish.
In [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009a; page 1] the author specifies the main characteristics of the «Castilian royal castle», which can be summarized as: «with three towers, the middle one taller, and the two flanking it identical», «each tower crowned with three battlements», «one to three doors and one or two pointed windows on each tower», and «masoned and battlemented», as also noted by the same author in [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009b; page 33].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Ogee, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Alfonso VIII of Castile.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the King Alfonso X of Castile, 1221–1284, 1st son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. The order of the quarters is first the castle of his grandmother, Queen Berenguela of Castile, and second the lion of his grandfather, King Alfonso IX of León; however, the other day I discovered that on the map by [Martineau du Plessis, D.; 1700; volume II, illustration 30, page 126], in the shield framed between parallels 37 and 36 and meridians 21 and 22, the lion occupies the 1st quarter and the castle the 2nd quarter; that is, their order appears reversed.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alfonso X of Castile.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, it is the first, and they bear as arms, on a golden field, three pales Azure.
Or, three Pallets Azure.
Escudo de oro, tres palos de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the first coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre in [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Los Almorauides» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 1 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Pale and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Almorrabides of Navarre.
Known as the Wise, King of Castile and Leon from 1252 to 1284.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Armories of the Wise King of Castile interpreted by me with the following characteristics: the external shape of the coat of arms ends in an ogee arch; the field, the 2 castles, and the 2 lions are outlined and enameled in flat colors; and the texture seems fabric.
This coat of arms, but with a pointed external shape, can be seen in the 2nd part of the so-called armorial [Wijnbergen; 1265; cuat of arms number 1,289], with the title «Le roy Despaingne», which in this context is understood to refer to Castilla y León.
The 2nd part of this armorial was made between 1270 and 1285 and, being Alphonse X king of Castile and Leon from 1252 to 1284, it is to Him that the title «Le roy Despaingne» seems to refer.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Ogee, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Alphonse X of Castile.
Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules.
Escudo de azur, un creciente ranversado de plata, en la diestra del jefe una flor de lis de oro, una bordura de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Alpoim. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Alpoim are in the 2nd quarter.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alpoim, lineage.
Vert, two scythes in saltire Argent; on a chief Argent, three cornflowers Azure, seeded Argent.
Escudo de sinople, dos guadañas de plata en sotuer; el jefe de plata, tres flores de aciano de azur, botonadas de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Yuri Alexander Altnau designed by Christopher Altnau and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Scythe, In saltire, Chief, Cornflower, Flower and Seeded.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Altnau, Yuri Alexander.
Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper.
These are the arms of Alton Thompson of the family Josserand de Bourgogne emblazoned by me in 6 steps: 1, 2) structure and delineation of the double tressure, 3, 4) structure and delineation of the Corvus corax trian volant, 5) plain tincture, and 6) lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Double tressure, Flory, Overall, Raven, Volant, Saltirewise and Proper.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Thompson, Alton.
Party per pale: 1 Or, a Georgian dancer proper; 2 Gules, a church Or, ports and windows Azure.
Escudo partido: 1o de oro, un bailarín georgiano al natural; 2o de gules, una iglesia de oro, aclarada de azur.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of Graziano Alu designed by Angelo Musa and emblazoned by me. The blazon in Italian is «Arma: Partito: 1o d'oro, un ballerino georgiano al naturale; 2o di rosso, una chiesa d'oro, finestrata e portata d'azzurro».
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Azure, One, Party per fess, Male figure, Proper, Church and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alu, Graziano.
Blazon of the Amancier lineage of Genevois, Haute-Savoie, France.
Gules, three bars per pale Or and Azure.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
Its French blazon «de gueules, à trois fasces parties d'or et d'azur» can be found at [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; page 40].
Any fess party per pale of metal and color or color and metal will always have a metal on metal or color on color conflict whether the field of the coat of arms is color or metal. There isn't conflict if the field of the coat of arms is also party per pale with metal under the color of the fess and with color under the metal of the fess or if the field is fur.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess, Party per pale, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant, facing sinister Sable, armed and langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, an anchor proper; 4 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules; overall, a pile issuant from base Azure charged with a mount proper issuant from water issuant from base Argent, in chief, a mullet of six points Or.
Coat of arms of Amitay Edward von Stiebel emblazoned by me in 3 steps: outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Facing sinister, Armed, Langued, Anchor, Proper, Overall, Pile issuant from base, Charged, Mount, Issuant, Water, Issuant from base, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Bull's hide.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stiebel, Amitay Edward von.
Argent, a chevron between three crosses flory Sable.
Escudo de plata, un cabrio acompañado de tres cruces flordelisadas todo de sable.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of Anderson of Erbury emblazoned by me in 4 ways: 1) tricking using abbreviations, 2) hatching using lines, 3) plain tinctures, and 4) lights and shados. It is a preliminary artwork for the arms of Nick Allen Rica II.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Between, Three, Cross flory, Cross couped and Sable.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed, Tricking, Hatching and Plain tincture.
Classification: Interpreted, Kingdom of Scotland and Schema.
Bearer: Anderson of Erbury.
Blazon of the André lineage of France.
Gules, a millstone Or.
Escudo de gules, una piedra de molino de oro.
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing with shadow in the hole.
For its better identification, I have painted the millstone with the ring that fixes it to its axis. This ring is called a millrind, it is made of iron, and usually has 4 arms to better fix the millstone. Millrinds may appear on coats of arms independently of millstones. Another heraldic element related to the previous ones is the millwheel, which is a toothed gear that is part of the mill mechanism but should not be confused with the millstone that grinds the grain.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Millstone and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Party per pale: 1 per fess indented perlong Or and Azure overall on a fess Azure a mullet Or, and on a chief cousu Or an eagle displayed, a crown Or above [for Tamburelli]; 2 Azure a lion rampant Or supporting a lance palewise Argent, in chief three mullets Or [for Lanzara]. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with visor bars Or, lined Gules, enfiled at its base by a crown of an Italian Count, with a wreath Or and Azure, a crown of Marquis. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto «Virtus Honor Imperium».
Escudo partido: 1o cortado encajado de oro y azur, brochante sobre la partición una faja de azur cargada de una estrella de cinco puntas de oro, un jefe cosido de oro, un águila surmontada de una corona ambas de sable [de Tamburelli]; 2o de azur, un león rampante de oro teniendo una lanza alzada de plata, en jefe, tres estrellas de cinco puntas en faja de oro [de Lanzara]. Timbrado de un yelmo de frente, grilleteado de oro, forrado de gules, enfilado en su base de una corona italiana de conde, adornado de dos lambrequines de azur doblados de oro, un burelete de oro y azur, cimado de una corona de marqués. Lema: «Virtus Honor Imperium».
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of Count Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina emblazoned by me. Regarding the external ornaments, I note that the shield is surmounted by a count’s coronet, while a marquis’s coronet appears above the helm. This arrangement is consistent with Italian heraldic practice, in which the coronet above the shield denotes the personal title of the bearer, in this case a count, whereas the one above the helm may represent the higher or historical rank of the family, in this case Marquis Prato di Arnesano, although this was the situation at the time the arms were designed, the bearer now holds that marquisate.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Party per fess, Indented, Overall (line of division), Fess, Charged, Mullet, Chief, Eagle, Displayed, Crown, Above, Lion, Rampant, Grasping, Spear, Point upwards, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Barred, Lined, Wreath, Crown of Count, Crown of Marquis and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Cousu.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina, Andrea.
Argent, a cross patty Gules charged with a double rose Argent and Gules, barbed Vert, seeded Or, between four double roses Gules and Argent, barbed Vert, and seeded Or.
Coats of arms emblazoned by me with a shapes ended with semi-circular arches, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Once his roses have been selected (their kind, number, and layout), I redesign the shape of the cross patty to adapt it to his roses, and I redistribute the surfaces of metal Argent and color Gules looking for a more equilibrate artwork. This evolution does not change the blazon.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross patty, Cross couped, Gules, Charged, Double rose, Barbed, Seeded, Between and Four.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gómez Morillo, Antonio José.
Canting arms, apple ~ appleton.
Argent, two chevronels Azure between three apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert.
Escudo de plata, dos tenazas de azur acompañadas de tres manzanas de gules, talladas y hojadas de sinople.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with: a round-bottomed shield shape; the field in flat tincture metal Argent; the figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure, Gules, and Vert; and all with a rough finish.
A summary of the heraldic blog of David B. Appleton can be found among my recommended links on the heraldic universe.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure, Gules, Vert, Chevronel, Between, Apple, Slipped and Leaved.
Style keywords: Rough, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Canting and Heraldry and heralds.
Bearer: Appleton, David B..
Azure, a lion rampant Argent, in chief a mullet of four points Or; a bordure Gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de azur, un león rampante de plata, surmontado de un lucero de oro; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho sotueres de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
These are the ancient arms of the lineage Araneta emblazoned by me. They are from the Basque Country and there is a branch in the Philippines. This star is known as mullet of four points.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Eight, Lion, Rampant, Mullet of four points, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Araneta, lineage.
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.
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.
Argent, two wolves passant, in pale Sable, langued Gules; a bordure Azure charged with eight mullets Or.
Escudo de plata, dos lobos pasantes, en palo de sable, lampasados de gules; una bordura de azur cargada de ocho estrellas de oro.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Argudo of Guipuzcoa emblazoned by me. The lineage Ochoa of Vergara has a blazon equivalent to this one. Alternative blazon: «Argent, two wolves passant, in pale Sable, langued Gules; on a bordure Azure, eight mullets Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Azure, Or, One, Eight, Wolf, Passant, In pale, Bordure and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Argudo of Guipuzcoa, lineage.
Quarterly: 1 Azure, a cross Or; 2 Vert, a saltire Or; 3 Vert, a bend sinister Or; 4 Azure, a fess Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de azur, una cruz de oro; 2o de sinople, un sotuer de oro; 3o de sinople, una barra de oro; 4o de azur, una faja de oro.
Imaginary coat of arms that I have created featuring: a semicircular external shape; a field enamelled with flat azure and green inks; all pieces in metal Or, outlined in Sable and illuminated; and the entire design finished with a watercolor effect.
This coat of arms symbolizes the fundamental area of mathematical science, whose object of study is numbers and the elementary operations that can be performed with them: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Vert, Or, Cross, Saltire, Bend sinister and Fess.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Arithmetic.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a chevron Argent, between three fleurs de lis Or; 2 Or, five mullets in saltire Gules; 3 Argent, four escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with nine plates, those in flank with points to center, overall a carbuncle and orle of knotted cords Purpure debruised by the center escutcheon; 4 Sable, on a mount issuant from the base Vert, a tower Argent, port, windows and masoned sable, between two wolves Or supporting it; enté en point Or, three bars wavy Gules. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, on an ancient coronet Or, a falcon Argent, jessed Gules, langued Azure, armed, beaked and belled Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. The shield is surrounded by the collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Hugo Frazão Coutinho designed by him and emblazoned by me. In English heraldry, the mullet by default has five points, and therefore in the English blazon it is not necessary to specify the number of points in this case.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, Azure, Purpure, Sable, Vert, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Nine, Quarterly, Chevron, Between, Fleur de lis, Mullet, In saltire, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In each flank, Center, Overall, Carbuncle, Orle, Knotted, Cord, Debruised, Mount, Issuant, Base, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Wolf, Supporting, Enté en point, Bar, Wavy, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ancient coronet, Crown, Falcon, Jessed, Langued, Armed, Beaked, Belled, Mantling, Doubled, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Frazão Coutinho Dias, Hugo.
Gules, a saltire Or charged with a fillet saltire Sable between in chief three escallops reversed Or; in dexter, a dexter arm embowed, vambraced Argent, holding an anchor Or; in sinister a two masted warship, with cannons ports and sails hoisted Or, two flags Gules, Argent and Azure flying to dexter, one in the main mast and one in the stern, on the hull the inscription «La Liberta» Sable; in base a crowned double-headed eagle displayed Or, holding two tassels, one in each beak, and two mullets of six points pierced, one in each talon Argent. Crest: A helm befitting his degree, bearing an Adelskrone held in its place by two men Sable, vested with feather skirts Gules, each standing on the shield, and holding in his outer hand a diagonally placed tournament spears, headed Argent, and issuant from the Adelskrone, between two elephants' trunks, the one at dexter Or, the one at sinister Gules, two ostrich feathers in saltire, the one bendwise Argent, and the one bend sinisterwise Sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
This is the coat of arms of Johann Anton Freiherr von Quast that was painted in the Freiherren diploma that was issued in 1790. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me because the family needed a modern version that can be used digitally. More information about the family can be found on the website juchtervanbergenquast.wordpress.com.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Two, Saltire, Fillet saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Reversed, In dexter, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vambraced, Grasping, Anchor, Ship, Cannon port, Sail, Inscribed, In base, Crowned, Double-headed, Eagle, Tassel, Beak, Mullet of six points pierced, Talon, Crest, Helm, Mantle, Lined, Crown, Male figure, Vested, Feather, Skirt, Upon, Hand, Spear, Issuant, Trunk (elephant), Ostrich feather, In saltire, Bendwise and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Flag.
Bearer: Quast, Johann Anton Freiherr von.
Paly of six Gules and Argent; overall, a fess Or charged with a lance Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Gules, an arm vambraced, bendwise Argent, grasping, bend sinisterwise, a bow Gules, cord Or, and an arrow point sinister Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Inter Primos».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Canting arms of Rex Lancefield emblazoned by me under the directions of his descendant Erik Paul Arnelien. My interpretation is based on a painting of this coat of arms, c. XIX, somewhat deteriorated by handling and the passage of time and also includes two Nordic scrolls, one on each side. I consider these two Nordic scrolls on either side of the coat of arms an external decoration as an artistic detail; therefore, they are not part of the blazon of the arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Paly, Overall, Fess, Charged, Spear, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Arm, Vambraced, Bendwise, Grasping, Bend sinisterwise, Bow, Cord, Arrow, Point sinister, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lancefield, Rex.
Argent, flanched Gules crusilly of cross-crosslets Argent, overall a bear rampant regardant Sable, armed and langued Azure, charged with a key and a sword in saltire Argent, hilted Or, the key debruised by the sword. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Gules, issuant from a bridge, enarched, embattled Gules, masoned Sable above a river Azure, a bear’s forepaw Sable, armed Azure, grasping a cross crosslet fitchy bendwise sinister Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Fide Gratia Obedientia» Gules over a scroll Argent. Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Coat of arms of Sean Shriner, designed by The Armorial Register, and revised and emblazoned by me. The image combines his full achievement painted by me, and the web page of The Armorial Register, armorialregister.com/arms-us/shriner-s-arms.html, showing the heraldic registration of Sean Shriner’s full achievement, his heraldic badge, his heraldic standard, and his banner of arms, all painted by me for that register.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Azure, Or, One, Flanched, Semé, Cross-crosslet, Cross couped, Overall, Bear, Rampant, Regardant, Armed, Langued, Charged, Key, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Debruised, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Issuant, Enarched, Bridge, Embattled, Masoned, Above, River, Forepaw, Grasping, Cross fitchy, Bend sinisterwise, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Scroll, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Collage.
Bearer: Shriner, Sean.
Or, a eagle displayed Sable.
Coat of arms of the Arrano Beltza, the black eagle, emblazoned by me in 6 steps: 1) Given a rectangle of any proportion, draw its vertical and horizontal axes of symmetry in Azure. Draw a line parallel to the horizontal axis at any distance; in the figure, it is drawn above the axis and in Vert. To achieve this, draw an arc, in gules in the figure, with its center at the point Pcj and of any radius, where Pd is the intersection of the arc with the dexter side and Ps the intersection with the sinister side. The parallel line runs from Pd to Ps. 2) Draw the diagonal in bend of the 3rd quarter, from Pd to Pcp, and the diagonal in bend sinister of the 4th quarter, from Ps to Pcp, both in Gules in the figure. Then draw their two perpendicular bisectors, which will intersect the Pd-Ps line at the points Cs and Cd. 4) With Cd as the center, draw the dexter arc of the base passing through Pd, with a radius of Cd-Pd. Similarly, with Cs as the center, draw the sinister arc of the base passing through Ps, with a radius of Cs-Ps. Both arcs intersect at the point Pcp at the base and are shown in Gules in the figure. 5) Draw in Sable the external shape of the coat of arms, formed by the arcs from Ps to Pcp and Pd to Pcp, the dexter flank from Pd to Pdj at the dexter of the chief, the sinister flank from Ps to Psj at the sinister of the chief, and the upper horizontal line of the chief from Pdj to Psj. 6) Draw an eagle displayed using the rule of plenitude. 7) Finally, paint the field of the shield Or and the eagle Sable.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Arrano Beltza.
Kingdom of Sweden.
Gules, a grenade Or.
Escudo de gules, una bomba de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a iridescent and metallic finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Grenade and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Iridescent (nacar), Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted, Military and Kingdom of Sweden.
Bearer: Artillery Combat School of the Swedish Army.
Azure, issuant from base a frog's head and from flanks its forelegs in chevron Or, in chief a mullet of seven points Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a demi-frog erect Or, grasping with its forelegs an apple and a closed book Azure. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
Coat of arms of Arturo Taborda, Venezuela. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a demi-frog erect, grasping with its forelegs an apple and a closed book, along with his coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Seven, Issuant from base, Frog, Head, Flank, Foreleg, In chevron, In chief, Mullet, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Erect, Grasping, Apple, Closed book, Book, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Taborda, Arturo.
Gules, three lozenges Or.
Escudo de gules, tres losanjes de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of the lineages Asuncion and de la Asuncion emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Asuncion and de la Asuncion, lineages.
Blazon of the Avelar lineage of Portugal.
Or, three bars Gules charged each one with three mullets of six points Argent.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 127].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess, Gules, Charged, Mullet and Argent.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, they are the third great and ancient barony, where the first King of Aragon had his mother; they make a shield of Or without any mixture of colour or device, but a field of gold as painted in this shield.
Or.
Escudo de oro.
A coat of arms that leaves little room for interpretation, which I have recreated with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the third coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Aybar» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 3 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Aybar of Navarre.
Sable, semé of Tulips Or; on a chief cousu Azure, two Crowns Or, in fess. Supporter A Tree Vert, eradicated. Motto «Amat victoria curam».
Escudo de sable, sembrado de tulipanes de oro; el jefe cosido de azur, dos coronas de oro, en faja. Por sostén un árbol de sinople, arrancado. Lema «Amat victoria curam» de oro, sobre una filacteria de azur.
The original design of this coat of arms, along with many others heraldic devices, is registered in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2015a; page 11].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Or, Azure, Chief, Two, Crown, In fess, Semé, Tulip, Crest and mantling, Vert, Tree, Erased, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Outlined in sable and Cousu.
Classification: Coat of arms, Created and Personal.
Bearer: Quesada Valles, Bartolomé.
Upon a wreath Argent and Gules a bald eagle displayed proper, surrounded by an annulet Gules, fimbriated and inscribed in chief with the motto «Iustitia per Ministerium» Argent.
Heraldic device devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a rough finishing.
This is the heraldic badge of Kelly Kathleen Knox, PhD, a retired military officer of the US Army and Air Force, primarily serving in medical and humanitarian roles, who served in two wars, was honored with the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, among other distinctions, and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. Her arms were designed by her and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, One, Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Surrounded, Annulet, Fimbriated, Inscribed, Displayed and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Badge.
Bearer: Knox, Kelly Kathleen.
A sea-griffin erect Sanguine, membered, beaked, nimbed, dorsal and tail fins Or, langued Azure, grasping in its talons a mullet of eight points Or.
Heraldic device painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a iridescent finishing.
Heraldic badge of Rick Kasparek emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Sanguine, Or, Azure, One, Eight, Sea-griffin, Erect, Membered, Beaked, Nimbed, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Langued, Grasping, Talon and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Badge.
Bearer: Kasparek, Rick.
Gules, a cross vair.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat tincture of Gules; the vair illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a roughened finish.
The commune of Bailleul is located in the district of Dunkirk, in the Nord department, in the Nord–Pas-de-Calais region of France.
The coat of arms of Bailleul, called «Belle» in Flemish, is similar to that of the heraldist Gonzalo Argote de Molina, differing in that the commune’s arms bear vair, while the heraldist’s arms bear rounded vair in the ancient style.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and Kingdom of France.
Bearer: Bailleul, commune of.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Vert, a crescent within eight mullets in lozenge Or; 2 and 3 Azure, a chain fesswise throughout between three fleurs de lis, 2 and 1, all the links and fleurs de lis per pale Or and Argent; an inescutcheon Azure, bearing a crown of count, charged with an eagle displayed within a bordure Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.
G0067, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Robert George Alexander Balchin's arms, whose coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Vert, One, Crescent, Eight, Mullet, In lozenge, Or, Azure, Chain, Fesswise, Throughout, Between, Three, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Party per pale, Argent, Inescutcheon, Crest and mantling, Crown of Count, Crown, Charged, Eagle and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Watercolor and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Balchin, Robert George Alexander.
Azure, a wolf's head caboshed Argent, in chief three monstrances in fess proper. Motto: «Fiat Voluntas Tua».
A mug featuring the coat of arms and motto of Bárbaro Jonathan López Linares, Cuba, designed by him and emblazoned by me. My emblazonment was used to personalize this mug. The criterion is that the tinctures must remain consistent within the same interpretation of the arms. If I paint a version of this shield, I will use a single azure for the field and for the mantling, should I depict it; the same or for the three monstrances; and the same argent for the wolf and for the sacred hosts. But in a different interpretation, another azure may be used, provided that it is azure, as well as another or and another argent. The azure used by one artist does not bind the next; that is why we use terms such as azure, which means any blue except sky blue. If we were forced to use exactly the same azure in every interpretation of the same arms, we would have to blazon them, for example, with Pantone codes or RGB specifications, and that is not what we do. Tinctures are fixed in logos, but not in coats of arms; this is one of the reasons why coats of arms leave much more room for artistic expression than corporate logos.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Wolf, Head, Caboshed, In chief, Monstrance, Proper and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Canting, Boa, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Lopez Linares, Barbaro Jonathan.
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Argent a bighorn sheep salient Or, horned Argent. Motto: «Barrio Alto» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de gules, un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de plata sumado de un borrego cimarrón saltante de oro, acornado de plata. Divisa: «Barrio Alto» de sable, con iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me. In this case, the tinctures Gules, Or and Argent have been adjusted to match the official colour palette of Mon'Tarena.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, On, Trimount, Issuant from base, Bighorn sheep, Salient, Horned, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio Alto of Mon'Tarena.
Argent, a wolf passant Gules, a chief dancetty Azure.
Escudo de plata, un lobo pasante de gules, un jefe centellado de azur.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio de los Quereres of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Wolf, Passant, Chief, Dancetty, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio de los Quereres of Mon'Tarena.
Party per pale Azure and Argent, a hummingbird volant bendwise counterchanged.
Escudo partido de azur y plata, un colibrí volante puesto en banda del uno al otro.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Party per pale, Hummingbird, Volant, Bendwise and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Barrio del Artista of Mon'Tarena.
Bartholomew de Yattendon ~ Bartholomeu de Loctringdene.
Gyronny Argent and Sable.
Jironado de plata y sable.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 88] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 88].
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Argent and Sable.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Bartolomé de Yattendon.
Or, an eagle displayed Sable.
Escudo de oro, un águila de sable.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235, baptized as Elisabeth, wife of King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199–1252. The eagle Sable on an Or field is a distinctive symbol of the Holy Roman Empire. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One and Eagle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Beatrice of Swabia.
Gyronny Azure and Argent, a Sun in splendour between three Ancient coronets Or.
Illuminated and metal finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Azure, Argent, Sun in splendour, Between, Three, Ancient coronet, Crown and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bedgood, Alvin J..
197th Pope of the Church, from 1334 to 1342. «Benedictus XII», born Jacques Fournier, was born in Saverdun, in the south of Occitania.
Argent, a bordure Gules.
Escudo de plata, una bordura de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a round-topped shield; the field in plain Argent; the bordure outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole design in raised outline.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Bordure and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Benedict XII.
247th Pope of the Church, from 1740 to 1758. «Benedictus XIV», named Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, born in Bologna.
Or, three pallets Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres palos de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules enamel; and the whole with a raised stroke finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Pale and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Benedict XIV.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a fess Azure; 2 and 3 Or, a fess dancetty Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, una faja de azur; 2o y 3o de oro, una faja encajada de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.
According to the armiger «the origin of this coat of arms is from Austria and hence the unusual combination of colors and metals».
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Fess, Azure, Or, Dancetty and Argent.
Style keywords: Colour on colour, Metal on metal, Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Beninger, Manuel.
Queen of Castile during the year 1217 and queen consort of León from 1197 to 1204.
Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: An open royal crown Or.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable. Timbrado de una corona real abierta.
Arms of the Queen, as interpreted by me as follows: the shield's shape is finished with a rounded arch; both the field, the castle, and the crown have been illuminated; the castle and the crown are outlined; and the whole composition features a hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile.
Party per pale Or and Gules.
Arms painted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of the city of Bergamo, Lombardy, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules and Party per pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bergamo.
Argent, a bear rampant Sable, langued and armed Gules.
Escudo de plata, un oso rampante de sable, lampasado y armado de Gules.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of the city of Berlin emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, One, Bear, Rampant, Langued and Armed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Berlin.
Or, a chief Gules.
Escudo de oro, un jefe de gules.
Blazon keywords: Or, Chief and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Hatching.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tremelay, Bernard de.
Berry of Molland, Devonshire.
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
It is possible that an English-speaking herald would have blazoned it as «Or, three bars Gules.» using the term «bars» instead of «fesses», just as in Castilian one sometimes uses the term «barras» instead of «palos», perhaps because these terms were not completely settled from the outset.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Berry of Molland.
Blazon equivalent to: Clement V.
Admiral Sir John Berry (1635-1690)
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed; the field is plain metal Or; the fesses outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the finish is watercoloured.
Sir John Berry bears the arms of the Berry of Molland family of Devonshire. He was born in Knowstone, North Devon, the second son of Reverend Daniel Berry, and served in the British Navy.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Berry, John.
Blazon equivalent to: Clement V.
Barry of four per pale counterchanged Or and Gules.
Escudo contrafajado de cuatro piezas de oro y gules.
Blazon keywords: Barry per pale counterchanged, Four, Or and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Hatching.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Blanchefort, Bertrand de.
From 1992 to 1998
Azure, a bendlet Argent between six fleurs de lis Or.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a metallic and iridescent finish.
Coat of arms of Stephen Tvrtko I (circa 1338-1391) of the House of Kotromanic and 1st King of Bosnia and it was also the coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1998.
The bendlet is a diminutive of the bend. It is a diminished bend, narrower, and typically reduced to 1/2 (as in this case) or to 1/3 of the width of a normal bend. This piece is called «cotiza» in Castilian, «cotice» in French, and «cotissa» in Italian. Remember that the width of the bend is usually 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms, therefore the width of the bendlet is between 1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6 and 1/3 * 1/3 = 1/9 of the width of the coat of arm.
Stephen Tvrtko I of Bosnia, from the House of Kotromanic, was a vassal of Louis I of Hungary. Louis I or Louis of Anjou, known as «the Great», from the Royal House of Anjou-Sicily, of the Capetian Dynasty, hence his coat of arms's 2nd quarter is seeded with fleur de lis, a feature also present in his father Charles I's arms, known as Charles Robert or Caroberto of Anjou. The Kotromanic family had in their coat of arms fleur de lis Or on a Azure field as a symbol of subordination to the Hungarian royal family.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Bendlet, Argent, Six, Fleur de lis and Or.
Style keywords: Metal beaten, Iridescent, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Azure, a bend between six covered cups Or.
Escudo de azur, una banda acompañada de seis copas todo de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Around 1155, Beatrix de Villers married Richard le Boteler Pincerna, who became the 4th Baron of Warrington. The heir of Beatrix and Richard took the surname «le Boteler» and ruled the Warrington region, bearing arms Azure, a bend between six covered cups Or.
In Castilian, a «copa» has a lid and is referred to as a «covered cup» in English. When it doesn't have a lid, it's called a «cup» in English and a «cáliz» or «copón» in Castilian, the latter being a less preferred term for me. In English, the term «chalice» is also used, especially if it's adorned with gemstones, although that's more of an artistic license.
Naipes Heraclio Fournier is a renowned Spanish playing card manufacturer based in Villareal de Álava. The countless hours I have spent holding its cards in my hands are incalculable, whether playing with friends, opponents, or performing magic tricks. Its influence on my heraldic artwork is significant. For instance, in this covered cup.
The following image shows my covered cup and my two interpretations of his arms: 1) the most commonly viewed, and 2) my alternative layout.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Bend, Between, Six, Covered cup and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Boteler of Warrington.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a thistle Or, flowered Argent, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure gyronny of thirty-six Azure and Argent; overall a heart Gules, fimbriated Or.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de un cardo de oro, florido de plata, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; una bordura jironada de treinta y seis piezas de azur y plata; brochante sobre el todo un corazón de gules perfilado de oro.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an invected octagon outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Bradlee Tatym LaRue Botkin designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Thirty-six, Saltire, Between, In chief, Thistle, Flowered, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Botkin, Bradlee Tatym LaRue.
Azure, three annulets interlaced Or.
Illuminated, with a watercolor finishing and with a pointed shape.
You can found it at [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 76 and illustration 177]], and at [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 85 and illustration 177]].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Annulet, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage, Kingdom of France and Coat of arms.
Azure, three annulets interlaced Or.
Escudo de azur, tres anilletes entrelazados de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with plain color Azure and metal Or and with a shape ended with an ogee arch.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Annulet, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage, Kingdom of France and Coat of arms.
Azure, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Escudo de azur, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Boyd of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Boyd of Scotland, lineage.
«Roger de Lauria»,' 2nd Paratrooper Battalion, part of the «Almogávares» VI Parachute Brigade of the Spanish Army.
Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.
Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.
For this interpretation, I have used: an exterior shape ending in a semicircular arch; my usual angle of 50.2o = arctan(6/5), as tangent = opposite side / adjacent side; a division similar to that used by the Spanish Army for this coat of arms, which relies on dividing the height of the shield into 4 segments; and for the whole, a finish of lightly hammered metal
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Military and Army and Navy.
Bearer: BPAC II.
Light Parachute Infantry Unit.
Argent, a Fleur de lis Gules. Motto: «BPAC. Roger de Flor II».
Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules. Divisa: «BPAC. Roger de Flor II».
Coat of arms interpreted with: a shield with a pointed (ogival) base; a fleur de lis outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and an overall rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules, Fleur de lis and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: BPAC I.
Party per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur de lis Azure.
Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a double pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of Brady Brim-DeForest emblazoned by me following his directions. The original blazon states that the acorns are slipped but does not mention them being leaved. Brady Brim-DeForest told me that only two artists, including myself, had noticed that the original blazon from Lord Lyon does not specify leaves, but he asked me to add them despite not being described in the text of the blazon. That is why I include leaved in the blazon in Castilian, while keeping the English blazon as in the original.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Acorn, Slipped, Base and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Double pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Brim-DeForest, Brady.
Barry wavy Argent and Azure; on a chief wavy Murrey, three sea-lions sejant-erect in fess Or.
G0144, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Brian Andrew Beck, USA. The photograph shows my hand-drawn study of the sea-lion sejant-erect. The visible drawing corresponds to the final version, while a first earlier version can be seen beneath it through the translucent paper. This reflects my usual working method: I draw directly in ink, without a preliminary pencil sketch, using long continuous strokes and lifting the pen as little as possible. I work on successive sheets of tracing paper, one laid over another, refining the drawing from one version to the next until I reach a result that satisfies me. The first attempt is rarely successful; the stronger drawings usually emerge in the second or third version, sometimes the fourth, and occasionally after more iterations.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Murrey, Or, Three, Barry, Wavy, Chief, Sea-lion, Sejant-erect and In fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Beck, Brian Andrew.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, lampasados y armados de azur; 2o de oro, un león de gules, armado y lampasado de azur, encerrado en un trechor doble flordelisado y contraflordelisado de gules; 3o de azur, un arpa de oro cordada de plata.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
These are arms of the British Monarchy emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp and Stringed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: British Monarchy.
Banner Azure, three crowns in bend, bendwise Or.
Pendón de azur, tres coronas en banda, puestas en banda de oro.
Banner interpreted by me as follows: the field is enameled in plain Azure ink; the three crowns are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and on old parchment.
Banner recreated from [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 13, 1st column].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Crystalline.
Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Flag, Banner of arms, Kingdom of England and Criterion.
Imaginary bearer: Brutus of Britain.
Barry of six, Argent and Azure, a pile throughout Throughout, counterchanged.
Escudo calzado y fajado de plata y azur del uno al otro.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.
These are the arms of Herbert Leo Buffenbarger, designed by his son John Alan Francis Buffenbarger, and emblazoned by me. One can observe a significant difference, in this case, between the English and the Castilian way to blazon this coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Six, Barry, Counterchanged, Pile, Throughout (chief base) and Chaussé.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Buffenbarger, Herbert Leo.
Gules, a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara proper.
Escudo de gules, un tambor real de Bunyoro-Kitara al natural.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a visica piscis shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Bunyoro Kitara is a Bantu kingdom located in Western Uganda. Its history begun in the 13th century. This kindowm is ruled by the King called Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara. Now it is a subnational monarchy.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Drum, Royal and Proper.
Style keywords: Vesica piscis, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bunyoro-Kitara.
Or, on a pile issuant from the base Gules a sword point upwards Argent.
Escudo de oro, una pira de gules cargada de una espada alzada de plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Burr emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 388].
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Pile issuant from base, Charged, Sword and Point upwards.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Burr, lineage.
Party per chevron Gules and Vert, overall a chevron ermine between, in the dexter of the chief a dexter hand apaumée couped at the wrist, in the sinister of the chief a key palewise, ward to dexter chief, and in base a boar passant Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Party per chevron, Gules, Vert, Overall, One, Chevron, Ermine, Between, Dexter, Chief, Hand, Appaumée, Party per fess, Wrist, Sinister, Key, Palewise, Key ward, Base (lower 1/3), Boar, Passant and Argent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Byrne, Margaret.
Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable.
Escudo de plata, dos cabras en palo de púrpura, acornadas de sable.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Cabral. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Cabral are in the 3rd quarter.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Purpure, Sable, Two, Goat, In pale and Horned.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Cabral, lineage.
The Order of Chivalry of Calatrava is both military and religious, founded in the Kingdom of Castile during the 12th century by Abbot Raymond of Fitero.
The purpose of its foundation was the protection of the town of Calatrava la Vieja, which currently belongs to the municipality of Carrión de Calatrava in Ciudad Real. At the time of the order's foundation, it was an important city, in the middle valley of the river Guadiana and with a strategic position, as it was a necessary passage on the road from Toledo to Córdoba to Toledo and between the west and east of the Iberian Peninsula.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, pages 334] writes «The Military Order of Calatrava was instituted by Don Sancho III, King of Castile (called the Desired), in the year 1158, while he was visiting his Kingdom; and being in Toledo with news of the great army that the Moors were gathering to besiege Calatrava la Vieja (which is called so today to distinguish it from the new one, which was founded later); and as the Templars, to whom this Fortress belonged, did not have sufficient power to resist such a large multitude, they handed it over to King Don Sancho himself so that he could take charge of it, as he did».
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, page 335] continues by telling us «The Abbot of Santa María de Fitero», near the river Pisuerga as he will indicate next, «of the Congregation of Cistercian, in the Bishopric of Palencia (which is a Monastery of St. Bernard, located on the river Pisuerga), named Don Raymond, and Friar Diego Velazquez, his subject Monk, who followed the Court, despite the difficulty of the enterprise, requested it from the King to defend it, which was granted, trusting in the virtue of the Abbot, and the strength of the Monk, who had previously been a great Knight in deeds of Arms, and very practiced in war».
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, page 336] continues «Seeing themselves in such an obligation, and that by themselves they could not fulfill it, they turned to Archbishop Don Juan (who was the fourth of Toledo) for help; and he, granting many indulgences in all his Archbishopric to those who, for themselves and for others, supplied the Place with provisions, in the same way as those who, unable to go due to old age or illness, helped with weapons, horses, and men; and having spread this news, so much help came to them, that when the Moors learned that the number of people exceeded twenty thousand men, they abandoned the conquest, returning to their homes: for this reason, the King ceded the Town of Calatrava to the Abbot of Fitero, and his successors, to defend it from the Moors from then on, confirmed later by King Alfonso IX, his son».
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter IV, page 337] concludes «Having obtained this grace, Abbot Don Raymond brought the most suitable Monks from Fitero to Calatrava, and everything else that was necessary for living and for the defense of the Town and its land, which with the people inclined to war who remained, formed the Order of Chivalry of Calatrava, taking this name from the place where the institution was made, which in Arabic Calatrava means Castle».
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped and Cross.
Party per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, a hurt; 2 Gules and 3 Argent, over both a cross of Malta counterchanged.
Escudo cortado y medio partido: 1o de oro, un roel de azur; 2o de gules y 3o de plata, brochante sobre ambos, una cruz de Malta del uno al otro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the municipality of Candasnos, Huesca, designed by Valeriano Labara Ballestar, approved by the Government of Aragon. Bibliographic reference [Labara Ballestar, V. C.; 2019; pages 341-368]. It has been an honor for me to emblazon this version of this coat of arms for Valeriano Labara.
The hurt represents what is known as the Good Raft, a symbol of the town and its people, it is a circular cistern of 40 meters in diameter of Roman origin, and the Maltese cross is a symbol of its connection since 1188 to the Royal Monastery of Sijena of Hospitaller nuns of the Order Malta.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Party per fess, the base per pale, Hurt, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Candasnos, municipality of.
Quarterly: 1 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or; 2 and 3 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, the port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 4 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro; 2o y 3o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 4o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Semé, Fleur de lis, Or, Gules, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Purpure, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crown and Crowned.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Kingdom of France.
Bearer: Cerda, Carlos de la.
Arms of Carlos Vidriales García Bustamante painted by me in the Certification of the King of Arms of Castile and Leon Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera and Gila, Marquess of La Floresta, Viscount of Ayala and grand of Spain. The image shows the pages 6 and 7 of this certification.
Credits: Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila is the author of the certification of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art for the certified coat of arms.
Categories: Certification, Heraldic document, Coat of arms, Interpreted, Personal, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Lineage, Conjoined in fess, Decoration, Suspended and Base (lower 1/3).
Root: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.
Party per pale: 1 Argent, an elm eradicated Vert; 2 Gules, a castle with an embattled tower Or.
Arms painted by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a texturized finish.
This is the coat of arms of the village of Casas del Olmo, Castilla-La Mancha, emblazoned by me following its original blazon from 2004.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, Or, One, Party per pale, Elm, Eradicated, Castle, Embattled, Tower and Crest.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Ogee.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Casas del Olmo.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 2 Argent.
Escudo partido: 1o de Gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Castilla-La Mancha emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Party per pale, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Castilla-La Mancha.
Personal, governance, military, religious, socioeconomic, and, imaginary heraldry.
Quarterly in saltire: 1 Purpure, a crown Or; 2 Vert, a sword point upwards Or; 3 Azure, a crozier Or; 4 Sable, a bezant; an inescutcheon Or charged with a heart Gules; a bordure Argent.
Escudo cuartelado en sotuer: 1o de púrpura, una corona de oro; 2o de sinople, una espada alzada de oro; 3o de azur, un báculo de oro; 4o de sable, un bezante de oro; un escusón de oro cargado de un corazón de gules; una filiera de plata.
Imaginary coat of arms created by me with the following characteristics: its shape is semicircular; its field is enameled with flat tinctures of Purpure, Vert, Azure, Sable, Or, and Argent; all of its figures are illuminated and enameled in Or, except for the heart, which is Gules; and the whole composition has a watercolor finish.
Within the article on my approach to heraldic classification, you can find the symbolism contained within this shield and its category within heraldry.
The original shield design, along with many others, is registered in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2015a; page 30].
The heraldic colors Gules, Azure, Vert, Sable, and Purpure can be divided into two sets:
Therefore, the Sable-Purpure combination is not the most vibrant.
I use both Sable and Purpure in this design because it incorporates all five colors and both metals, Or and Argent, representing different heraldic disciplines. Note that I have placed Purpure and Sable far apart, precisely due to the initial explanation.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly per saltire, Purpure, Vert, Azure, Sable, Or, Argent, Gules, Crown, Sword, Point upwards, Crozier, Bezant and plate, Inescutcheon and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Categories of heraldry.
Grand Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.
Argent, a cross of Alcantara. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Behind the shield the Laureate Grand Cross of Saint Ferdinand. Motto: «Hoec nubila tollunt obstantia sicut sol».
Escudo de plata, una cruz de Alcántara. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Acolada detrás del escudo la gran cruz laureada de San Fernando. Lema: «Hoec nubila tollunt obstantia sicut sol».
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the shield is of a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in metal Argent; the cross of Alcantara, the 4 swords and the 2 laurel branches are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert and Gules; the royal crown is closed, outlined in Sable and illuminated with the metal Or, Argent for the pearls, Azure and Or for the orb, Gules and Vert for the gems, Gules for the inner cloth, and Sable for the visible hollow at its base; and the whole has a iridescent finish.
The Alcantara Regiment executed nine successive cavalry charges to protect the infantry's retreat, nine charges until they broke the enemy lines, outnumbering them. The last charge was on foot because all their horses were dead or exhausted. These heroic riders of Alcantara had fulfilled their duty of protecting the wounded infantry in their retreat to El Batel, but the price was appalling: of 691 riders, only 67 survived, and three months were necessary to recover hundreds of corpses.
For this reason, in 2012, the Alcántara Regiment was collectively awarded the Grand Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand.
Since 1987, the coat of arms of the cavalry regiments of the Spanish Army must carry two crossed lances accolade behind the shield. And indeed, this coat of arms of the Alcántara Cavalry Regiment has two lances behind the shield, but in my artistic heraldic interpretation, I did not paint them to avoid detracting from the prominence of the Laureate Cross.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Cross of Alcantara, Cross couped, Cross, Crest, Closed royal crown, Crown, Behind the shield, Four, Sword, Crosswise, Gules, Two, Branch, Laurel, Vert and Motto.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alcantara, Cavalry Regiment.
Argent, three bars Sable; within a bordure countercompony Or and Gules. 2 versions for the same blazon.
Escudo de plata, tres fajas de sable; bordura ajedrezada de oro y gules. 2 versiones para el mismo blasón.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Ceballos of Cantabria emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Three, Bar, Bordure and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ceballos of Cantabria, lineage.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or. Motto: «Región Militar Centro» over a scroll Or.
Coat of arms (1984-1997 and 1997-2002) of the former Central Military Region, also called 1st Military Region, where I serve. I interpreted and emblazoned now this coat of arms with a semi-circular ended shape.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Argent, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Motto (identification) and Scroll.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Central Military Region.
City of Ceuta, Spain, Africa
Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 2, 2, 2, and 1.
Escudo de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, dos en jefe, una en cada flanco y tres en punta
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Five, Escutcheon, In cross, Azure, Charged, Bezant and plate, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Gules, Seven, Castle, Or, Two, In chief, One, In each flank, Three and In base.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Kingdom of Spain.
Bearer: Ceuta.
Motto: Stand and Be Counted
Gules fretty Argent; on a chief wavy Bleu celeste, a rising sun Or.
Escudo de gules fretado de plata; en un jefe ondado de celeste, un sol saliente de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and with a iridescent finishing.
The sun used to be emblazoned with a human face, with its eyes, mouth, and nose, but in all the interpretations that I know of this blazon, the sun appears without a human face.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Fretty, Argent, One, Chief, Wavy, Bleu celeste, Sun, Issuant and Or.
Style keywords: Iridescent, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted.
Bearer: Charles Dunne, Chas.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent. Crest: A crown proper. The shield is surrounded by the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal and iridescent finishing.
Coat of arms of His Majesty King Charles III emblazoned by me. The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in the 14th century, is Great Britain's oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry. It symbolises honour and loyalty, and its members are chosen by the Sovereign in recognition of their exceptional public service. Its distinctive emblem, a dark blue garter bearing the motto «Honi soit qui mal y pense» ~ «Shame on him who thinks evil of it». Its central insignia features the figure of St George and the Dragon, and its membership is strictly limited to 24 Companion Knights, in addition to the Sovereign and the Prince of Wales.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp, Stringed, Tudor crown, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Charles III of the United Kingdom.
Banner Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Pendón de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Banner interpreted as follows: rectangular in shape with a 5x6 proportion; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the three fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole piece finished with an aged parchment effect.
Starting in 1376, the field sown with fleurs-de-lis was replaced by only three fleurs-de-lis. This change took place during the reign of Charles V of France (1338–1380, King of France from 1364 to 1380).
Edward III Plantagenet (1312–1377, King of England from 1327 to 1377) had incorporated the semé of fleurs-de-lis into his arms as a sign of his claim to the French throne, and Henry IV of England (1367–1413, King of England from 1399 to 1413) again changed the semé into three fleurs-de-lis in his own arms.
These three fleurs-de-lis remained in the royal arms of England until George II (1683–1760, King from 1727 to 1760).
They remained in the royal arms of the French kings until their prohibition during the so-called «Hundred Days», that is, from March 20, 1815, the date of Napoleon’s return to Paris from his exile in Elba, until June 28, 1815, the date of the Second Restoration of Louis XVIII as King of France, when they were reinstated. Finally, after the Revolution of 1830, Louis Philippe I of Orléans decreed their abolition by Order of February 10, 1831.
This banner is a recreation of the one appearing in the armorial [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 23, column 2], although in that armorial the banner seems to be associated with Louis IX of France, perhaps because of the prestige of the saintly King of France, whose arms bore a semé of fleurs-de-lis rather than three.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Old parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Flag, Banner of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Charles V of France.
Party per fess: 1 party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]. 2 quarterly: 1 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 2 quarterly per saltire: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, an eagle displayed Sable [for Aragon-Sicily]. 3 Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets Or [for Jerusalem]. 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]. Enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]. 2 quarterly: 1 Gules, a fess Argent [for Austria]; 2 Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or within a bordure compony Argent and Gules [for Burgundy modern]; 3 bendy Or and Azure within a bordure Gules [for Burgundy ancient]; 4 Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules [for Brabant]; overall an inescutcheon party per pale: 1 Or, a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules [for Flanders]; 2 Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, armed, beaked, langued and membered Or, charged on the wings with two trefoiled stems Or [for Tyrol]. Crest: An imperial crown with two fanons Argent, fringed Or. Behind the shield a double-headed eagle displayed Sable, nimbed, beaked and armed Or, langued and membered Gules, enfiled by an open royal crown above the shield. Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or, between in base waves Azure, in chief an imperial crown the dexter and a closed royal crown the sinister. Moto environing the columns: «Plus Ultra» Or over a scroll Gules. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Arms of Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, emblazoned by me. In English heraldry, the term supporters is used in a general sense, whether the supporters are animals, inanimate objects, plants or human figures. There is no strict terminological distinction based on the nature of the supporting figures. In Castilian heraldic tradition, by contrast, a more precise terminology is employed. The term «soportes» is used when the supporters are animals, «sostenes» when they are objects (such as columns or weapons) or plants (such trees), and «tenantes» when the figures supporting the coat of arms are human in form. In addition, inanimate supporters are relatively common in Castilian heraldry, whereas they are much rarer in English heraldry. There is also a difference in blazoning practice in the case of columns. In English, the shaft of the column is treated as the primary element, and the tinctures of the base and capital are then specified. In Spanish, the approach is the reverse: the column is described as a whole, stating its main tincture first, and then specifying that it is shafted in another metal. For example in this case: «Supporters: two columns Argent, capital and base Or» ~ «Sostenes: dos columnas de oro, fustadas de plata».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, Or, Vert, One, Two, Four, Party per fess, Party per pale, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Pale, Quarterly per saltire, Eagle, Displayed, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Crosslet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Seeded, Slipped, Leaved, Fess, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Bendy, Overall, Inescutcheon, Beaked, Membered, Wing, Trefoiled, Stem, Crest, Imperial crown, Crown, Fanon, Fringed, Behind the shield, Double-headed, Nimbed, Enfiled, Open royal crown, Above the shield, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Column, Shafted, Between, In base, Wave, In chief, Dexter, Closed royal crown, Sinister, Motto, Environed, Scroll, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
King of France from 1429 to 1461.
Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and finished with a mother-of-pearl effect.
This coat of arms is based on the one appearing in the armorial [Ingeram, H.; 1459; page 34, 1st shield], under the inscription «küng von franckrich» (franckrich ~ Frankreich ~ France).
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Charles VII of France.
Coat of arms of the city of Almeria, Andalusia, emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. Starting from the section at the dexter chief as number 1, I number the sections of the bordure clockwise. In this particular case, as in others where the number of different charges is an exact divisor of the total number of sections, the numbering coincides even if counted counterclockwise.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Four, Fifteen, Cross, Bordure, Compony, Pomegranate, Slipped, Leaved, Proper, Eagle, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Parchment.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Almeria, city of.
195th Pope of the Church, from 1305 to 1314. «Clemens V», born Bertrand de Got, born in Villandraut, in the southwest of France, was the first pope to reside in Avignon in a stable manner.
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded triangular top; the field in plain Or enamel; the bars illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and with a heavily hammered metal finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Clement V.
Blazon equivalent to: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.
246th Pope of the Church, from 1730 to 1740. «Clemens XII», named Lorenzo Corsini, born in Florence and rests in St. John Lateran.
Bendy of six Gules and Argent; over all a fess Azure.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de gules y plata; brochante sobre el todo una faja de azur.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Argent; the fess and the bands outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Azure; and the whole with a textured finish.
All are ordinaries, including the three bands and the fess, and since the blazon specifies that the fess is overall on the bands, therefore, it is not the Gules bands that are overall on the Azure fess, and they should be painted underneath.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Gules, Argent, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), One, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Clement XII.
Grandson of Blanche of Castile, 6th son of Saint Louis IX, founder of the House of Bourbon, husband of Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or, a bend Gules.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro, banda gules.
Coat of arms that I have interpreted with:: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lys illuminated in Or; the bend illuminated in Gules; the whole is outlined in Sable; and the freehand drawing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé, Fleur de lis, Bend and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Bourbon.
Bearer: Clermont, Robert of.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Angel, Argent, Crowned, Crown, Crined, Vested, Or, Charged, Book, Open, Three, Head, Horse, Sable, Couped, In pale, Crest and mantling, Wreath, Owl, Nascent, Beaked, Mantling and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Crystalline, Illuminated, Rounded, Outlined in the field tincture, Outlined in sable and Diapered.
Classification: Catalogue, Heraldic document, Created and Socioeconomic.
Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.
Or, six fleurs de lis, three, two, one, five Gules and one in the middle of the chief Azure.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis ordenadas, tres, dos y una, cinco de gules y una de azur en el centro del jefe.
Credits:
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Three, two and one, Five, Gules, One, Azure and In the middle of the chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Soft metal, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Elias.
Or, a double rose Gules and Argent, barbed Vert, and seeded Or within six fleurs de lis in orle, five Gules and one in chief Azure.
Escudo de oro, una rosa doble de gules y plata, barbada de sinople y botonada de oro, rodeada de seis flores de lis en orla, cinco de gules y una de azur en jefe.
Credits: Rolando Yñigo-Genio is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, Double rose, Gules, Argent, Barbed, Vert, Seeded, Six, Fleur de lis, Orle, Five, One, Azure and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Iridescent, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Noelia.
Argent, in chief an ecclesiastical cap Sable, in base a heart enflamed gules.
Escudo de plata, en jefe un bonete eclesiástico de sable, en punta un corazón llameante de gules.
Blazon keywords: Argent, In chief, One, Ecclesiastical cap, Sable, In base, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Congregación del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri de Alcalá de Henares.
Or, six fleurs de lis in orle, five Gules and one in chief Azure.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis en orla, cinco de gules y una de azur en jefe.
Credits: Rolando Yñigo-Genio is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Fleur de lis, Orle, Five, Gules, One, Azure and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Soft metal, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Yñigo-Genio, Rolando.
Willame de Colebraund ~ William de Colebrand.
Gules, three Swords Argent, erect, in fess.
Escudo de gules, tres espadas de plata, alzadas, en faja.
Interpreted coat of arms with a free hand finish.
Coat of arms included in [Marshal, L.; 1295; coat of arms number 461], also in [Brault, G. J.; 1997], and time ago in Brian Timms, but not now.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Sword, Argent, Point upwards and In fess.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Colebrand, William de.
Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; an inescutcheon Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or.
The Commoners’ Certification of Arms for the House of Potts of Wentworth with its arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Inescutcheon, In pretence, In chief and In base.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts of Wentworth, House of.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Tomasz Arkadiusz Grzeszkowiak from Poland, with his arms designed by Tomasz Steifer and his arms, standard and badge emblazoned by me. In the blazon of this certification, I wrote the expression «a Base enarched Vert», it is correct. But the expression «a Mount Vert» it is also possible. In the original expression in the Polish blazon is «na zielonym wzgórkuon» ~ «the green hill».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Sable, Or, Argent, One, Three, Base, Enarched, Overall, Latin cross patty, Cross patty fitchy, Cross couped, Piercing, Head, Serpent, Nowed, Facing sinister, Langued, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately, Paschal lamb, Nimbed, Grasping, Shafted, Charged, Cross and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification, Heraldic document, Standard, Flag and Badge.
Bearer: Grzeszkowiak, Tomasz Arkadiusz.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Britania Anastoshia Korÿn McCoy with her arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: McCoy, Britania Anastoshia Korÿn.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent charged with a label Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Easton Michael Jones with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Jones, Easton Michael.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent charged with a crescent Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Hudson Hayes Lasco with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Lasco, Hudson Hayes.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a thistle Or, flowered Argent, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure gyronny of thirty-six Azure and Argent. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Köryn Alexandria Konstånz Potts with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Thirty-six, Saltire, Between, In chief, Thistle, Flowered, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Invected octagon.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts, Köryn Alexandria Konstånz.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent charged with a crescent Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Rhettlee Cooper Jones with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Heart and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Jones, Rhettlee Cooper.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent charged with a label Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Ryker Scott Lasco with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall, Crescent and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Lasco, Ryker Scott.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a label Gules.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Sebastian Artemis Cole McCoy with his arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Label.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: McCoy, Sebastian Artemis Cole.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure Or; overall a rose Gules, leaved and seeded Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Tiana Rose Lee Robidoux Potts with her arms designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Overall, Rose, Leaved, Seeded, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Invected octagon.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Potts, Tiana Rose Lee.
Per fess, the base per pale: 1 Or, an eagle displayed Sable; 2 Gules, a sun in splendour Or; 3 Or, an increscent Gules; all within a bordure Sable, charged with eight fleurs de lis Or. Motto: «Virtus Nobilitatis Fidelitas» Sable, with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
The Commoners' Certification of Arms for Vitéz László Gábor from Hungary with his coat of arms designed by him and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Eight, Party per fess, the base per pale, Eagle, Displayed, Sun in splendour, Increscent, Bordure, Fleur de lis, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Certification and Heraldic document.
Bearer: László Gábor.
Party per pale: 1 quarterly: 1 Azure, a lion rampant Or, 2 Argent, a falcon rising, grasping in its paws a serpent Sable, 3 Or, a tower Azure, port, windows, and masoned Sable, 4 Gules, a fox passant Or, a chief Gules semé of mullets Argent; 2 Orange, a mullet of six points voided, interlaced Sable.
Escudo partido: 1o cuartelado: 1o de azur, un león rampante de oro, 2o de plata, un halcón azorado, teniendo en sus garras una sierpe ambos de sable, 3o de oro, una torre de azur, aclarada y mazonada de sable, 4o de gules, un zorro pasante de oro, un jefe de gules sembrado de estrellas de cinco puntas de plata; 2o de naranjado, una estrella de seis puntas, hueca y entrelazada de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Quarterly, Azure, One, Lion, Rampant, Or, Argent, Falcon, Rising, Grasping, Claw, Serpent, Sable, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Gules, Fox, Passant, Chief, Semé, Mullet, Five, Base (lower 1/3), Orange, Six, Voided and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Correa, Lorena.
Or, two mullets of six points pierced in fess Gules; in chief a sabre fesswise Sable.
Escudo de oro, dos rosetas de espuela en faja de gules; en jefe, un sable puesto en faja de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Or, Two, Mullet of six points pierced, In fess, Gules, In chief, One, Sabre, Sword, Fesswise and Sable.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Coulot, Fabian.
Lozengy Or and Gules.
Escudo losanjado oro y gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Craon, Robert de.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, in base a lion rampant Gules, crowned Or; overall a psi letter sable; a diminished bordure Or.
Coat of arms of Crepsi, military psychology, former Central Military Region, Kingdom of Spain emblazoned by me. These arms were designed by my lieutenant colonel and friend Miguel Angel Nuñez Amador. The image shows three steps of my artwork: a) ratio, b) outlined, and c) plain colors and metals. The Castilian «filiera» is a diminished bordure; its width is usually 1/2 or 1/3 of the width of the bordure. The bordure itself is usually 1/6 of the width of the coat of arms. Therefore, the «filiera» is typically 1/(2×6) = 1/12 or 1/(3×6) = 1/18 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Sable, Party per pale, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Overall, Letter and Diminished bordure.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Crepsi.
Party per fess engrailed and per pale: 1 Argent, a scroll proper inscribed with the names of the lineage in letters Sable; 2 Gules, a palm tree upon two cutlasses, points upwards, in saltire Or; 3 Vert, a mullet of ten points above a crescent Or; 4 Argent, a minaret issuant from the base proper. Crest: Upon a helm in profile, barred Or, lined Gules, with a wreath Or and Vert, a palm tree Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or and Vert doubled Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finish.
This is the coat of arms of Abdulelah Alyahya (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), designed by Vittorio Gifra (Italy) under his instructions, revised by Bob Juchter van Bergen Quast (Netherlands) and Kevin D. Couling (United Kingdom), and emblazoned by me (Spain). The arms reflect the heritage of the Alyahya family, descendants of the ancient tribe of Beno Tamim (Altamimi) and linked to the modern origins of Saudi Arabia.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Or, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Engrailed, Party per pale, Scroll, Proper, Inscribed, Palm tree, Tree, Upon, Cutlass, Point upwards, In saltire, Mullet, Above, Crescent, Minaret, Issuant from base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm and Wreath.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Alyahya, Abdulelah.
Gules, a cross Argent charged with four ermine spots 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 in its dexter paw 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».
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0116, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, United Kingdom. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant. This war cry, formed by an alternating sequence of alpha and lambda letters, is said to correspond to a mythical Spartan battle shout.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Sable, Or, Azure, One, Four, Cross, Charged, Ermine, In cross, Dexter, Chief, Lion, Head, Erased, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Chapeau, Demi, Double queued, Grasping, Canton, Saltire, War cry, Above the crest and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: McMillan Bell of Auchinreoch, Andrew Ronald.
Quarterly: 1 Argent, a dolphin haurient Azure; 2 Azure, a sunflower Or; 3 Azure, on a closed book Or a diamond Azure; 4 Argent, a lark Azure. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure a quetzal perched in a tree branch proper, leaved Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, One, Quarterly, Dolphin, Haurient, Sunflower, Closed book, Book, Charged, Diamond, Lark, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Quetzal, Perched, Tree, Branch, Proper, Leaved and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ruiz Porras, Antonio.
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. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or, Azure, Gules, and Vert, a sun in splendour Or. Mantling: Azure, Gules, and Vert doubled Or.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Dr. Tariq Abbasi MBE FRSA designed by Vittorio Gifra and emblazoned by me.
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, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Sun in splendour, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Abbasi, Tariq.
Gules, a lion rampant Or, charged with a pallet gemel chequey Argent and Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-dragon Or, supporting with its sinister a goldfinch speaking proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Lion, Rampant, Charged, Pallet, Gemel, Chequey, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Dragon, Perched, Sinister, Goldfinch, Speaking, Proper, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pérez de Bartolome, Ignacio.
Or, a badger rampant Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Sable, five ostrich feathers alternately Or and Sable. Mantling: Sable doubled Or.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, One, Badger, Rampant, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Villauriz Álvarez, José Manuel.
Tierced per fess: 1 Sable, seven mullets Argent arranged as the Plough of Ursa Major; 2 Azure; 3 Sanguine, a demi-sun issuant from base Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper. Mantling: Sanguine doubled Or.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Azure, Sanguine, Argent, Or, Seven, One, Tierced per fess, Mullet, Plough of Ursa Major, Demi, Sun, Issuant from base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Raven, Proper and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.
Gules, three bars wavy; in chief two mullets above a fess in base Or. Crest: Upon a helm, befitting her degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, a crown of Noble. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of Marilena Marinanza, Italy, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three, Two, One, Bar, Wavy, In chief, Mullet, Above, Fess, In base, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Crown of Noble, Crown and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Marinanza, Marilena.
Party per pale Or and Gules, on a bend counterchanged three fleur de lis palewise counterchanged Argent and Sable between six martlets, 3 and 3 in pale, counterchanged Sable and Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Coat of arms of Matthew Nelson designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Party per pale: 1 Or, in the dexter of the base three martlets in pale Sable; 2 Gules, in the sinister of the chief three martlets in pale Argent; overall a bend counterchanged charged with three fleurs de lis palewise, the first Argent, the second per pale Argent and Sable, and the third Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Gules, a demi-horse Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Or».
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per pale, Dexter, Base, Martlet, In pale, Sinister, Chief, Overall, Bend, Counterchanged, Counterchanged (side-by-side), Charged, Fleur de lis, Palewise, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Demi, Horse, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Nelson, Matthew.
Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dragon passant Azure, armed and langued Or; in front of a sun rising Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Sun, Nascent, Debruised, Dragon, Passant, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Potts, Randy David Lee Xavier.
Azure, two arrows points upwards in saltire between, in chief a crescent Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Domus Virtus Felicitas» Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a bald eagle rising, wings addorsed and inverted proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Crescent, In base, Open book, Book, Page, Inscribed, Crest and mantling, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Bald eagle, Eagle, Rising, Wing, Addorsed, Proper and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Romero, Reynaldo.
Party per pale Azure and Gules, overall in chief two lions rampant, double queued Argent, armed, langued and crowned Or, and in base upon three bars wavy Argent, a ship Or, in full sail Argent. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or, Azure and Gules, five ostrich feathers Argent, Azure, and Gules. Mantling: On the dexter Gules doubled Argent and on the sinister Azure doubled Argent.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per pale, Overall, In chief, Lion, Rampant, Double queued, Armed, Langued, Crowned, In base, Upon, Wavy, Bar, Ship, Full sail, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled and Sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Dukat, family of Milos.
Vert, a chevron, between three cross-crosslets; on a chief Argent, three griffins statant Gules, beaked and armed Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a griffin's head couped Gules, beaked Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Silentium est aureum».
Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Chevron, Between, Three, Cross-crosslet, Cross couped, Chief, Argent, Griffin, Statant, Gules, Beaked, Armed, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Head, Party per fess and Motto.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Berry, Austin Charles.
Gules, a beaver erect Or, armed and tailed Argent, bearing on his dexter shoulder a sword Argent, hilted Or; on a chief embattled of Renaissance crenellations Or three fleurs de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a wreath Or, Azure, and Gules a beaver issuant, crowned and winged Or, armed and tailed Argent, holding a pole Or flying a long swallow-tailed flag per fess Azure and Gules, overall a double cross patty fitchy Or. Motto: «Si vis pacem para bellum» Or over a scroll Azure doubled Or.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Canting arms of Jan Bobor, Slovakia, emblazoned under his directions. These are canting arms, since Bobor means beaver.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Beaver, Erect, Armed, Tailed, Grasping, Dexter, Shoulder, Sword, Hilted, Chief, Embattled, Fleur de lis, Crest, Wreath, Issuant, Crowned, Winged, Swallow-tail, Party per fess, Overall, Patriarchal cross, Cross couped, Patty, Fitchy, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Bobor, Jan.
Azure, a carbuncle of twelve rays Argent; on a chief Or, a hop cone Vert between two apples Gules, slipped and leaved Vert. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Azure, an eagle displayed Or, langued Gules, holding in his dexter talon an hourglass bendwise proper. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Omnia tempus habent».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Carbuncle, Twelve, Argent, Chief, Or, Hop cone, Flower, Vert, Between, Two, Apple, Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Eagle, Langued, Grasping, Hourglass, Bendwise, Proper and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Sales, Robert Edward.
Party per fess: 1 Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper; 2 Gules, two swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Argent and Gules, on two wings in vol Gules, their coverts Argent, a rose Gules, barbed and seeded proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ingenuus et fortis» Sable over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Argent, One, Rose, Gules, Leaved, Seeded, Two, Sword, In saltire, Hilted, Or, Proper, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Two wings in vol, Covert, On, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Breu, Stephan Urs.
Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a peacock in his splendour proper. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a god Garuda sejant Or, crowned and vested azure.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall, Peacock, In his splendour, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Garuda, Sejant, Crowned and Vested.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Valecha, Ajay Gopal.
Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an invected octagon external shape and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, Azure, Six, One, Fleur de lis, In chief, Between, In fess, In base, Bordure, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Potts, Kimberley Ann.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief an escallop Or, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; within a bordure Or. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Argent.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an invected octagon external shape and with a leather finishing.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Ribbon and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Potts, Konstånz Chantal Leóné.
Party per chevron Azure semé of unicorns passant, and Argent, a rainbow throughout proper. Crest: Upon a wreath Argent and Azure a demi-unicorn Azure, horned, crined and semé of mullets Or.
Credits: SkyL.designer and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Party per chevron, Argent, In chief, One, Semé, Unicorn, Passant, In base, Rainbow, Throughout, Proper, Wreath, Crest, Demi, Horned, Crined, Mullet and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sparkles, Marie Unicorn.
Party per bend sinister Or and Gules, a clenched gauntlet Sable. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Gules, a peacock in his splendour proper, on a coronet trefoiled Or. Mantling: Gules doubled Or.
Blazon keywords: Party per bend sinister, Or, Gules, Surmounted, Gauntlet, Sable, Palewise, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Coronet trefoiled, Ancient coronet, Crown, Trefoiled, Peacock, In his splendour and Proper.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Wilkins, Tim.
Quarterly Or and Argent, overall a cross Gules, cantoned by: in 1 and 4, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; in 2 and 3, a black grouse perched proper. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with visor bars Or, lined Azure, with a wreath Argent and Gules, two wings in vol Azure debruised by the cross of the Orde van Sint Jacob. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Custos Memoriæ · Custos Fidei».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Quarterly, Overall (line of division), Cross, Cantoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Black grouse, Perched, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Barred, Lined, Wreath, Two wings in vol, Debruised, Decoration, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bruijn, Albert de.
Party per chevron Gules and barry wavy Argent and Azure, in chief two Dogwood flowers (Cornus Florida) proper, in base a Cross of Saint Chad Gules. Crest: A Cardinal's head (Cardinalis cardinalis) erased clutching in its Beak a Madonna lily (Lilium Candidum) proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Ich Mache Rechte».
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Azure, Two, One, Party per chevron, Barry, Wavy, In chief, Dogwood flower, Flower, Proper, In base, Cross of Saint Chad, Cross couped, Crest, Head, Erased, Grasping, Beak, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Krouse, Chad Michael.
Party per fess wavy: 1 Azure, a dolphin naiant; 2 Argent, three escallops Azure. Crest: Upon a helm lined Azure with a wreath Argent and Azure, an owl Tenné, armed, beaked, membered, the eyes, and wearing a necklace with a pendant heart Or, grasping with its dexter foot a bluebonnet proper. Mantling Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Compasión · Honor · Sabiduría» Azure, over a scroll Argent doubled Azure, fimbriated Or.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finishing.
She is an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She studied Marine Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao (1991–1995), and the marine motifs reflect both her academic training and career. The dolphin on the shield refers to her Puerto Rican heritage, her birthplace in Fajardo, and her personal value of honor. At her request, the shield ends in a semi-circular arch, in keeping with Hispanic heraldic tradition. The three escallops symbolize her family and her compassion. She currently resides in Houston, Texas, which is why the owl in her crest holds a bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), the state flower of Texas since 1901. The owl represents her profession and her wisdom. A small gold heart on the chain pendant indicates her cadency as first daughter.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Or, Party per fess, Wavy, Dolphin, Naiant, Escallop, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Owl, Tenné, Armed, Beaked, Membered, The eyes, Collar, Heart, Grasping, Dexter, Talon, Bluebonnet, Flower, Proper, Mantling, Doubled, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Santiago-Vazquez, Lory.
Party per pale Gules and Vert; overall a mermaid proper, holding in her dexter a sword Argent, hilted Or, and in her sinister a comb Or.
Escudo partido de gules y sinople; brochante sobre la partición una sirena al natural, teniendo en su diestra una espada de plata, guarnecida de oro, y en su siniestra un peine de oro.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a watercolor finishing.
Coat of arms of The Knights of Cristina designed under her directions and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Argent, Or, One, Party per pale, Overall, Mermaid, Proper, Grasping, Dexter, Sword, Hilted, Sinister and Comb.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Cristina, The Knights of.
A Gules and Or comparison between cross potent, cross moline, and cross of Jerusalem
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cross moline, Cross of Jerusalem and Cross.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Schema.
Argent, upon a base barry wavy of six Argent and Sable, a trimount Sable. Crest: A mural crown Or.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, One, Six, Upon, Base, Barry, Wavy, Trimount, Crest, Mural crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Bull's hide and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gozo.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 2 Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, within a double tressure flory counterflory Gules; 3 Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent. Crest: A crown proper.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II emblazoned by me. Saint Edward Crown, the fundamental piece used in the anointing ceremony of British monarchs, was reconstructed in 1661 after the Restoration. This crown is distinguished by its four depressed or downward-curving arches, three visible, which rise from a circular base decorated with four cross patty, three visible, alternating with four fleurs de lis, two visible. Like the Tudor, its arches, adorned with pearls, converge at the center to support an orb, a cross on a world. The crown's base is lined with ermine, and the cap or inner lining is traditionally represented in Purpure. It is the heaviest piece among the Crown Jewels and its use is reserved exclusively for the culminating moment of the coronation. The main visual difference between Saint Edward Crown and the Tudor Crown lies in their arches: Saint Edward Crown features depressed arches or downward curves, and its inner cap is typically represented in Purpure. Conversely, the Tudor Crown features ascending or semi-circular arches, and its inner cap is colored Gules.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, One, Three, Quarterly, Leopard, Pale, Armed, Langued, Lion, Rampant, Double tressure, Flory, Counterflory, Harp, Stringed, Saint Eduard crown, Closed royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules; a bordure compony of sixteen sections: eight Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable, eight Or, an eagle displayed Sable. Crest: An open royal crown.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the Infanta Berenguela of Castile, 1228–1279, 5th daughter of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. The coat of arms of Infanta Berenguela of Castile, besides being beautiful, has always seemed to me the epitome of the Castilian arms: quartered, bearing Leon and Castile, and surrounded by a bordure compony with castles. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Sixteen, Eight, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Bordure, Compony, Eagle, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Berenguela of Castile, Infanta.
Gules, a lion rampant Or, langued and armed Vert; a bordure Azure charged with six escallops Argent. Crest: A crown.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Jean-Philippe Sendat reflects his lineage, tradition, and family symbolism, as described below.
His family coat of arms dates back to 1667 and is associated with the former Barony of Sendat. This coat of arms includes lions quartered in the style of Castile and León, and, as a crest, a lion.
The 6 scallop shells, pilgrim's shells, represent the connection to the Camino de Santiago, as pilgrims were hosted in the family castle.
Jean-Philippe Sendat, as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, is granted the privilege of adorning his coat of arms with a Count Palatine crown.
This crown is composed of 4 large pearls, 3 of which are visible, alternated with 4 groups of smaller pearls, of which 2 are visible.
According to the heraldic rules of the order, this crown symbolizes the tradition of Pontifical nobility and spiritual proximity to the Holy See.
Since 2020, this coat of arms has been registered in the Armorial of France and Europe, with legal deposit in the National Library of France, under reference 2020-2234.
Since 2022, it has been registered in the Armorial of Spanish Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre, by the King of Arms Luis Valero de Bernabé y Martín de Eugenio, Marquess of Casa Real, Director of the College of Arms of Spain and the Indies, to whom I express my profound respect and gratitude.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Vert, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Lion, Rampant, Langued, Armed, Bordure, Charged, Escallop and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sendat, Jean-Philippe.
Azure, a chevron in base ensigned by a pelican in her piety Argent, vulned Gules, in base a mullet of eight points Argent. Notice the nest must touch the chevron abased. Crest: a crown of Count.
Coat of arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a parchment finishing.
Coat of arms of Yaroslav Pototsky emblazoned by me under his directions.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Chevron, In base, Pelican in her piety, Pelican, Vulned, Mullet, Crest, Crown of Count and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Parchment.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pototsky, Yaroslav.
Azure, two quills in saltire Argent, in chief an ancient coronet Or. Motto: «Да Живее Знаећето!».
Escudo de azur, dos plumas en sotuer de plata surmontadas por una corona antigua de oro. Lema: «Да Живее Знаећето!».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Dario Postolovski, Macedonia, emblazoned by me. His Macedonian motto translates into English as «Long Live Knowledge!».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Two, One, Quill, In saltire, In chief, Ancient coronet, Crown and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Postolovski, Dario.
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.
Coat of arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of Del Fabbro Universidad, Tlaxcala, Mexico, designed and emblazoned by me.
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 and Proper.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.
The heraldic art often involves resolving design challenges while maintaining both aesthetic balance and adherence to tradition. The coat of arms illustrated here draws inspiration from the Dethick-Dethicke family arms of Derbyshire, though it features distinct differences. This design explores the placement of water-bougets, a medieval water vessel, in a 2+2 arrangement, with a fess vair.
One key consideration when arranging charges in heraldry is proportionality. In this case, the fess occupies 1/3 of the coat of arms's width and is positioned 1/3 of the height from the chief, rather than at the exact center, allowing the charges to balance harmoniously. The shape of the shield itself also plays a role: rounded shields can accommodate a 2+2 arrangement more comfortably than shields with a pointed base, which are better suited to 2+1 arrangements, this is de case of Dethick's arms.
Another challenge in heraldic design is asymmetry. To address the natural curves of the shield, the water-bougets may vary slightly in size or placement. This intentional asymmetry can help create a visually appealing composition that respects both tradition and the unique constraints of each design, because, heraldry is not only about rules but also about creativity.
Gules, a fess vair between four water-bougets Or, two in chief and two in base.
Escudo de gules, una faja de veros acompañada de cuatro pares de odres de oro, dos en jefe y dos en punta.
In German, they are called «Wasserschlauch» in English «water-bougets» or «oges», and in French «bouses» or «chantepleures».
There is no specific heraldic term for them in Castilian. Based on «chantepleures», one could use «cantimploras», which are metallic or at least rigid. On the other hand, «oges» could translate as «odres», as they are typically made of leather as in this case. Additionally, since «water-bouget» are designed as a pair to be carried by a donkey or other animal, I have decided to use «par de odres» to convey the idea of one on each side of the animal.
In English, when there is a single charge, that is, a pair of water vessels, it is written in singular as «water-bouget», as can be seen in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figure 551]. [Friar, S.; 1987; page 68] defines «bouget» as «...a stylized representation of a yoke supporting two leather waterbags».
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Vair, Between, Four, Water-bouget, Or, Two, In chief and In base.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Schema and Coat of arms.
Dimidiation~dimidiated vs impalement~impaled.
Blazon keywords: Dimidiated, Party per pale, Azure, One, Lozenge, Argent and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Or, an atom triple-orbited Gules; on a chief Gules, a falcon displayed and jessed Or
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing.
Jessed means with jesses, the thongs by which bells are fastened to the legs of a falcon.
The falcon use to be belled and jessed, with bells and leather strips on the legs. The attributes used to be citted in the blazon when its tincture is different that the main element to which it belongs. In this case, its leather strips are Or, the same tincture than the falcon Or, but I decided to blazoned it «a falcon displayed and jessed Or» to denote jessed but not belled.
Other falcons are also hooded.
Credits: Rudolf Juchter van Bergen Quast is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Atom, Three, Orbital, Gules, Chief, Falcon and Jessed.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Emirate of Dubai and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Dubai Office of the European Chamber of Digital Commerce.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon Azure, five fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de gules, un palo de oro sostenido de seis ondas de azur y plata, una bordura de oro cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules [de Durán]; 2o de azur, un creciente ranversado de plata, en la diestra del jefe una flor de lis de oro, una bordura de gules [de Alpoim]; 3o de plata, dos cabras en palo de púrpura, acornadas de sable [de Cabral]; 4o de gules, una cruz doble y plena de oro cantonada de seis bezantes de plata, una bordura de oro [de Melo]; un escusón de azur, cinco flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
Arms of the cadet branches of Fernando Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, certified by Dr. Alfonso Ceballos-Escalera Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate and Inescutcheon.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, cadet branches of Fernando.
Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules.
Escudo de gules, un palo de oro sostenido de seis ondas de azur y plata, una bordura de oro cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Durán. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Durán are in the 1st quarter.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Six, Eight, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán, lineage.
Blazon of the Duran lineage of Andalucia, Extremadura, and Aragon.
Gules, a lion passant Or; a bordure Or charged with eight lions’ heads erased Gules.
Escudo de gules, un león leopardado de oro; una bordura de oro, cargada de ocho cabezas de león arrancadas de gules.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Lion passant, Or, One, Bordure, Charged, Eight, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Glass, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
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.
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.
Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Five, Lion, Passant, Grasping, Celtic cross, Dexter, Forepaw, Chief, Mural crown, Crown, Oak, Tree and Leaf.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durkan, John Paul.
Edmund de Bassingbourne ~ Edmund de Bassingburnn.
Gyronny Or and Azure.
Jironado de oro y azur.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 82] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 82].
Blazon keywords: Gyronny, Eight, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Edmundo de Bassingbourne.
The one with the Cross on his back ~ Crouchback (1245–1296)
Arms of England; overall, a label Azure of three points, each charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or in pale.
Arms interpreted as follows: the mouth of the shield is semicircular (round); the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the label and figures illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole finished with a watercolour effect.
He was the second son of King Henry III of England, and took part in the Ninth Crusade, hence the epithet «Cross on the back».
In 1253 he was appointed Earl of Chester, holding dominion, among others, over the county of Cheshire, but the following year Pope Innocent IV granted him the crown of Sicily, so he ceded his earldom to his elder brother Edward I of England, however, he never came to occupy the throne of Sicily.
The label is an honourable ordinary and also «a kind of mark of cadency, and the most noble of all those used to differentiate the Arms of the younger sons of a House» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 248] and it can likewise be used by the eldest son while his father's arms are still in use, ceasing to bear the label when he inherits his father’s coat. When both the eldest and the second son bear a label, the latter’s label then has more points or is charged with figures to distinguish it.
The label is constructed with «a fillet, which is one-ninth of the width of the chief, with three pendants in the form of carpentry wedges or ill-shaped triangles, joined to it without any line of separation, falling twice as far as the fillet is wide, two placed at the ends and one in the middle, its usual position being in the centre of the chief’s length, without reaching the edges of the shield» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 248].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued, In pale, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Label, Suspended, Charged and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edmund Plantagenet.
First Prince of Wales from 1301 to 1307, King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 to 1327.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth rounded; the field illuminated Gules; the figures illuminated in Or and Azure, outlined in Sable, and the third leopard slightly smaller; and the whole finished with a plastered effect.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edward II of England.
King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with the following features: the mouth is semicircular (round); the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the three leopards illuminated in the metal Or and the colour Azure, outlined in Sable, and the leopard closest to the base has a different shape and size; and the whole finished with a fabric-like texture.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Edward I of England.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a wolf rampant Sable; 2 and 3 Gules, a garb Or. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, One, Wolf, Rampant, Sable, Gules, Garb, Or, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Rounded, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Gräupl, Edwin.
Or, three bars Azure; the base Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres burelas de azur; la punta de gules.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Egado emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 635].
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Three, Bar and Base (lower 1/3).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Egado, lineage.
Or, a Billiard 8 ball proper.
Escudo de oro, una bola 8 de billar al natural.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Non-classic artifact and Proper.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Crystalline, Soft metal, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Bola 8.
Argent, a multi-rose, which is a rose charged with ten roses conjoined in orle Rose, barbed Vert, seeded Or; a bordure Azure.
Escudo de plata, una multi-rosa, que es una rosa cargada de diez rosas unidas en orla todas de rosa, barbadas de sinople, botonadas de oro; una bordura de azur.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rhombus outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Rose, Vert, Or, Azure, One, Ten, Charged, Conjoined, In orle, Barbed, Seeded and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rhombus and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: eldest granddaughter of Jon.
Gules, three lions passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finishing.
These are arms of the Kingdom of England emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Pale, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: England, Kingdom of.
Coat of arms of Eóin S. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms. He is the youngest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Morgan, Eóin S..
Azure, two lions passant, guardant, winged, each holding in its paws an open book Argent, with the inscription «Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus» Sable distributed on their four pages.
Escudo de azur, dos leopardos alados, teniendo cada uno en sus garras un libro abierto todo de plata, con la inscripción «Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus» de sable distribuida en sus cuatro páginas.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Deacon Mark Eschenlauer designed by him, Fr. Yannick Beuvelet and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Two, One, Four, Leopard, Winged, Grasping, Paw, Closed book, Book, Inscribed, Page and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Eschenlauer, Marc.
Party per pale Gules and Vert, overall a chevron wavy Or between two plates in pale.
Escudo partido de gules y sinople, brochante sobre el todo un cabrio ondado de oro acompañado de dos bezantes en palo de plata.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of Angel España Herranz designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me.
The first quarter of Gules with the dexter of the chevron Or are España, his surname. In the second quarter, the Vert is the green, the wavy chevron Or a bunker, and the two plates represent a ball and a hole of golf, his passion.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Two, Party per pale, Overall, Chevron, Wavy, Between, Plate and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: España Herranz, Angel.
Azure, two trunks of a tree raguly, couped at random, in saltire Argent; a bordure compony of sixteen sections, eight sable charged with a castle triple-towered Or, port, windows, and masoned Sable, and eight Argent
Escudo de azur, dos troncos ecotados, nudosos, en sotuer de plata; una bordura componada de dieciseis compones: ocho de sable cargados de un castillo de oro, aclarado y mazonado de sable, y ocho de plata
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Trunk, Raguly, In saltire, Argent, One, Bordure, Compony, Sixteen, Section, Eight, Sable, Charged, Castle, Or, Port and windows and Masoned.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal and Interpreted.
Bearer: Espinosa, Diego.
Papa número 207 de la Iglesia, de 1431 a 1447. «Eugenius IV», de nombre Gabriele Condulmer, nació en Venecia.
Azure, a bend Argent.
Escudo de azur, una banda de plata.
Escudo papal que he interpretado con: la boca apuntada; el campo de tinta plana de azur; la banda iluminada de azur y delineada de sable; y el conjunto acuarelado.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Bend and Argent.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Eugene IV.
Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent. Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Hoofed, Sable, Terrace in base, Base, Vert, Charged, Fess, Or, Chief, Three, Goose, Volant, Facing sinister, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Irish language.
Bearer: McCarthy, Eugene.
Azure, five fleurs de lis Or. War cry above the shield: «:Notra:Dama:Dallpoy:» Or.
Escudo de azur, cinco flores de lis de oro. Grito sobre el escudo: «:Notra:Dama:Dallpoy:» de oro.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a metal beaten finish.
«Armas antigas» ~ ancient arms of family d’Alpoim, originally from France, emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me according to his instructions and based, except for the cry, on descriptions from armorials such as «Nobiliário da Ilha Terceira» by Eduardo de Campos de Castro de Azevedo Soares, «Pedatura Lusitana», on the noble families of Portugal, by Cristóvão Alão de Morais, the chapter «O Solar dos Alpoins» by A. Nogueira Gonçalves, or «Armaria Portuguesa» that describes it in Portuguese «De azul, cinco flores de lis de oiro. T.: ... o grito Nostre Dame de Puy» and also in French «D'azur à cinq fleurs-de-lis d'or. C.: ... le cri, Nostre Dame de Puy, en lettres d'or». In this version, the text of the cry «:Notra:Dama:Dallpoy:» is based on a d’Alpoim's armorial stone and represents a Portuguese evolution of the original French cry «Notre Dame du Puy», which is the name of the Cathedral of Le Puy-en-Velay, France.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Five, Fleur de lis, War cry and Above the shield.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: d’Alpoim, family.
Tierced per bend: 1 vairy Or and Azure; 2 Azure, two ships in full sail, in bend Argent; 3 Or, four bars wavy Azure. Motto: «Ignis Aurum Probat».
Escudo terciado en banda: 1o verado de oro y azur; 2o de azur, dos barcos en banda de plata; 3o de oro, cuatro burelas ondadas de azur. Lema: «Ignis Aurum Probat».
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, Two, Four, Tierced per bend, Vairy, Ship, Full sail, In bend, Bar, Wavy and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Milian, family.
The coat of arms of the Ormazabal Lazaro family, designed by them and me, and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
| Party per pale: 1 Sable, a tower with a turret Argent; 2 Argent, a wyvern erect Sable. | Escudo partido: 1o de sable, una torre donjonada de plata; 2o de plata, un guiverno rampante de sable. |
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Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Party per pale, Tower, With a turret, Wyvern and Erect.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ormazabal-Lazaro, 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: 1o de plata, una encina arrancada de sinople, frutada de oro, mazonado de sable; 2o de azur, una torre donjonada de oro, aclarada de azur; 3o de azur, un perro pasante de plata, moteado de sable; 4o 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.
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, six fleurs de lis Azure, 3, 2, and 1.
Escudo de oro, seis flores de lis de azur, 3, 2 y 1.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Alessandro Farnese, 1545–1592, emblazoned by me. In 1956, the fourth Tercio of the Spanish Legion was created and named Tercio Alessandro Farnese in his honor. The coat of arms of that Tercio features the arms of the Farnese in its central inescutcheon, although with its 6 fleurs de lis arranged in orle.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Six and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Farnese, Alessandro.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]. Crest: A closed royal crown. The shield is surrounded by the Golden Fleece.
My interpretation endows the coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain with the golden proportion, based on the golden number Phi, which is present in many works of art, in architecture, in mathematics, and in Nature itself; there are official arms established by Royal Decree 527/2014, and the arms shown here constitute only a new personal interpretation of the same blazon; the shape of the shield is that of the Spanish type with a semicircular base, of height h and base b, with the proportion b/h = 5/6; the shield is placed at the center of a golden rectangle, of height 2h, twice the height of the shield, and of width 2h/Phi, Phi being the golden number, equal to 1.6180339887…; to the set formed by the shield and the golden rectangle a circle of radius h/Phi is added, tangent to both vertical sides of the rectangle and also tangent at the center of the upper boundary of the chief of His Majesty’s shield; this circle forms the edge of the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and from its lowest point the fleece hangs down until it nearly touches the base of the golden rectangle; the golden rectangle is divided into four equal parts, each of height h/2, assigned respectively to the closed royal crown, to Castile and León, to Aragon, Navarre and Granada, and to the lower part of the collar and the Golden Fleece; in this way, the entire coat of arms of His Majesty King Felipe VI can be defined as a function of a single parameter h, corresponding to the height of the shield, and the dimensions specified in terms of the base b are likewise functions of h thanks to the proportion b = 5h/6.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Closed royal crown, Crown, Surrounded and Collar.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Felipe VI of Spain.
Quarterly: 1 Or, a lion rampant Gules; 2 Gules, a fleur de lis Or; 3 Gules, a sun of May Or; 4 Or, a cross of Bolnisi Gules.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de oro, un león rampante de gules; 2o de gules, una flor de lis de oro; 3o de gules, un sol de mayo de oro; 4o de oro, una cruz de Bolnisi de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of Silvio Fernández Carrizo emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Quarterly, Lion, Rampant, Fleur de lis, Sun of May, Cross of Bolnisi and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernández Carrizo, Silvio.
Marshal of Castile, first Lord of Baena and plenipotentiary ambassador to the court of Portugal (1355–1435).
Or, three fesses Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Coat of arms del que fue mariscal de Castilla interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat metal Or; its three fesses illuminated in Gules y outlined in Sable; y el conjunto con un plastered finish.
He served under the kings John I of Castile, Henry III of Castile, and John II of Castile.
These three bars of the Fernández de Córdoba lineage are found, for example, in the first quarter of the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Aguilar, known as *El Gran Capitán*.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Gules.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Semi-circular and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Kingdom of Castile and Leon.
Bearer: Fernández de Córdoba y Carrillo, Diego.
Blazon equivalent to: Berry of Molland.
Or, three bars Gules.
De oro, tres fajas de gules.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1453–1515, known as «The Great Captain», emblazoned by me. The Tercio Great Captain, 1st of the Spanish Legion, is named in honour of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, and the coat of arms of the unit bears a central inescutcheon with the arms of «The Great Captain».
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Three and Fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernandez de Cordoba, Gonzalo.
Checky of nine Or and Azure, the checks Or: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th, two cotises Azure; 2nd, a sun Or; 4th, 6th, and 8th, two martlets Or, palewise.
Escudo equipolado de oro y azur: 1o, 3o, 5o, 7o y 9o, dos cotizas de azur; 2o, un sol de oro; 4o, 6o y 8o, dos marletas de oro, en palo.
Coat of arms that I have created with: the shield mouth rounded; the fields enameled in flat tinctures Or and Azure; the cotises, the sun, and the martlets are illuminated in Azure and Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole assembly is executed with a raised-stroke finish.
The original coat of arms design, along with many other heraldic objects, is registered in [Salmerón Cabañas, A.; 2016a; page 3].
Blazon keywords: Chequy of nine squares, Or, Azure, Bendlet, Sun in splendour, Martlet and In pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Created, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernández Marqués, Enrique.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, five Bezants in saltire; 2 and 3 Or, three hearts Gules ordered.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, cinco bezantes de oro en sotuer; 2o y 3o de oro, tres corazones de gules ordenados.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metal or and colors azure and gules; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Five, Bezant, Bezant and plate, In saltire, Or, Three, Heart, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Fernández-Cortés y Fonseca, Javier.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a pale Or upon six waves Azure and Argent, a bordure Or charged with eight lions' heads erased Gules [for Durán]; 2 Azure, a crescent reversed Argent, in dexter chief a fleur de lis Or, a bordure Gules [for Alpoim]; 3 Argent, two goats in pale Purpure, horned Sable [for Cabral]; 4 Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or [for Melo]; an inescutcheon quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias]. Crest: Upon a helm in profile Argent, with visor bars Or, and a wreath Or and Azure, an arm proper, vested Azure, lined Or, supporting a scroll Azure doubled Or, inscribed with the cry «Notre Dame du Puy» Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Suspended from the shield, the cross of the Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing and the insignia of the Equestrian Order of the Maestranza of Castile.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, One, Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Eighteen, Quarterly, Pale, Upon, Wave, Bordure, Charged, Lion, Head, Erased, Crescent, Reversed, In the dexter chief, Fleur de lis, Goat, In pale, Horned, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate, Inescutcheon, Escutcheon, In cross, In saltire, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony, Vair, Upon (wreath), Helm, Facing dexter, Barred, Wreath, Arm, Proper, Vested, Lined, Grasping, Scroll, Doubled, Inscribed, War cry, Mantling, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Durán Cabral de Melo e Alpoim, Fernando.
Transform the blazon «Or» into «Or, five Pommes in saltire» and the blazon «Argent» into «Argent, five Hurts in saltire» moving the pommes and hurts through both metals, without breaking the rule of tinctures.
You can change one charge by another one, but only once.
For example, if you change «Sable, a Bend Argent» by «Sable, a Pale Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon. However, this is not a solution, because the Hurts cannot walk to «Argent» blazon.
Think before you move the cursor or click on the following link and see the solution.
Categories: Riddle, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale and Bend.
For example, if you change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Pall Argent», then the Pommes can arrive to «Or» blazon and the Hurts can arrive to «Argent» blazon. You can view both paths azure and vert in the following image.
Other solution is to change «Azure, a Cross Argent» by «Azure, a Bordure Argent».
Categories: Riddle solution, Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Or, Argent, Vert, Azure, Gules, Sable, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Hurt, Pomme, In saltire, Fess, Saltire, Bend sinister, Cross, Pale, Bend and Pall.
Leader of the almogávares in the service of the Crown of Aragon, born in Brindisi, southeast Italy, in 1266, and assassinated in Adrianople, European Turkey, in 1305.
Argent, a fleur de lis Gules.
Escudo de plata, una flor de lis de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the pointed and rounded form; the field in flat Argent; the fleur de lis illuminated in Gules and outlined in Sable; and an overall rough finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Flor, Roger de.
From the House of Valois-Angoulême and with the motto: Nutrisco et extinguo.
Azure, three fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de azur, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the three fleurs-de-lis outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and finished with a plaster texture.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis and Ordered.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Gesso.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of Valois.
Bearer: Francis I of France.
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.
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.
Gules, a rose between in chief a key wards to dexter facing downwards, in base a key wards to sinister facing downwards Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms for Francisco Domingo Larrosa Gil emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, One, Rose, Between, In chief, Key, Dexter, Point upwards, In base, Point downwards and Sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Larrosa Gil, Francisco Domingo.
Gules, three lozenges Or; a bordure lozengy Gules and Or. Motto: «Integritas Virtus Gratia» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres losanjes de oro; una bordura losanjada de gules y oro. Lema: «Integritas Virtus Gratia» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
Arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Sable, One, Three, Lozenge, Lozengy, Bordure, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lasuncion Patus, Francisco Javier.
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.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a rounded outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Arms of Francisco Jose Bermejo Fernandez Briceño, designed by Ignacio Koblischek, emblazoned by Antonio Salmeron for the Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la Granada, and carved by Juan Miguel Rocamora Narro.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Party per fess, Tower, Between, In chief, Crescent, Mullet, Demi, Horse, Courant, In bend sinister, Nascent, Bar, Wavy, Issuant, Sinister and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rounded.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Armorial stone.
Bearer: Bermejo Fernandez-Briceño, Francisco Jose.
Party per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent, in chief a winnowing fan reversed Or between two fleams addorsed Argent.
Escudo cortado de gules, encajado de tres piezas enteras de plata, en jefe, un aventador ranversado de oro acompañado de dos lancetas adosadas de plata.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0129, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Markus Hermann Frank, USA. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
The coat of arms of Markus Hermann Frank features a Franconian Rake, a heraldic reference to his surname, making this a case of canting arms. The Franconian Rake is the historical emblem of the Franconia region in Germany, traditionally blazoned as per fess dancetty of three points Gules and Argent. He is a Medical Doctor and an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, which is reflected in the two fleams, surgical instruments historically used in medicine.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Dancetty, In chief, Winnowing fan, Reversed, Between and Fleam.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Frank, Markus Hermann.
Blazon of the Freitas lineage of Portugal.
Gules, five mullets of six points Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 123].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Five, Mullet and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Party per pale Vert and Sable, a sun in splendour Or issuant from the dexter chief. Motto: «Da Pacem Domine».
Escudo partido de sinople y sable, un sol de oro moviente de la diestra del jefe. Lema: «Da Pacem Domine».
Arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.
Canting arms of the French family of Fr. Marc Vernoy designed by him and me and emblazoned by me. A field Vert and Sable ~ Vert Noir ~ Vernoy. French blazon by Hyacinthe de Keranrouë: Parti de sinople et de sable, au soleil d'or mouvant de l'angle dextre. Devise: «Da Pacem Domine».
Blazon keywords: Vert, Sable, Or, One, Party per pale, Sun in splendour, Issuant, Dexter, Chief and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vernoy, French family of Fr. Marc.
Or, on a pile issuant from base Vert between two maunches Gules a displayed scroll Argent with seal pendant proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Baron above the shield and with a wreath Or and Vert, a dexter hand couped holding a pair of open pliers proper. Supporters: Dexter an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed Sable, langued, membered, and armed Gules, and sinister a norseman proper, terraced by rocky ground. Motto: «Aliter Cogita».
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0076, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Claes Zangenberg's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant. This full achievement includes a crown of Baron, it is essential to emphasize that the inclusion of these ornaments does not constitute legal recognition of titles of nobility by the Republic of Malta; rather, it reflects the Office's mandate to preserve and document the cultural and heraldic heritage of the petitioners. The current Chief Herald of Arms of Malta has clarified in various interviews and lectures that, as the Constitution of Malta has not recognized titles of nobility since 1975, the legal framework allowing the Republic of Malta to register a coat of arms featuring coronets is to treat it as historical and cultural evidence of a lineage. This approach is detailed in the book [Gauci, C. A.; 2023; 145], «The Way Forward»: «Thus, although the State recognizes the coat of arms of an individual as granted/registered by the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, this does not mean that the Chief Herald or indeed the Republic of Malta are also automatically recognizing any title of nobility used by the individual in question. The Arms are simply the reflection, verbal and pictorial of any honours mentioned in the Letters Patent or Document of Registration». It is under this premise of cultural heritage that the Office of the Chief Herald is integrated into Heritage Malta, the Maltese national agency for museums and the conservation of cultural heritage, established by the Cultural Heritage Act enacted in 2002. In the case of heraldry, it is regarded as intangible cultural heritage.
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Carnation, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Proper, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Baron, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Dexter, Hand, Couped, Grasping, Open, Pair of pliers, Supporter, Eagle, Wing, Addorsed, Langued, Membered, Armed, Sinister, Male figure, Compartment and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms and Seal.
Bearer: Zangenberg, Claes.
Azure, a cow's head caboshed proper; on a chief Argent, a scroll palewise proper. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Azure, a dexter arm embowed, garbed in a maunch Gules, holding in its hand carnation, a quill bend sinisterwise Argent, shafted Or. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Volenti Nil Difficile».
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0143, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Daniel John Bugeja, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Cow, Head, Caboshed, Proper, Chief, Scroll, Palewise, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dexter, Arm, Embowed, Vested, Maunch, Grasping, Quill, Bend sinisterwise, Mantling and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bugeja, Daniel John.
Argent, a tetrahedron Azure, pierced by a sword bendwise, point downwards Or, garnished Azure. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Azure, a martlet Sable. Mantling: Azure doubled Or. Motto: «Ir-rieda biss tmexxi l-qalb».
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0102, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Dr. James Patrick Howard II, USA. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant. The Maltese motto means «only the will guides the heart».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Or, Sable, One, Tetrahedron, Geometric solid, Pierced, In bend, Sword, Point downwards, Garnished, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Martlet, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Howard II, Dr. James Patrick.
Party per fess, 1 Gules, a stag rampant, issuant from base proper, in the dexter chief a Maltese cross Argent; 2 Azure, a mullet of seven points Argent. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a demi-lion Gules, crowned Or, grasping in its paws a swallow-tailed pennon lozengy Gules and Argent, shafted Sable. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Per Aquas Ad Futurum». Suspended from the shield, the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0131, augmentation of G0042, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Jay Geoffrey De Graaf, Australia. The augmentation consists of the addition of a Maltese cross Argent in the dexter chief. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, Or, One, Party per fess, Stag, Rampant, Issuant from base, Proper, In the dexter chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Mullet, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, Above the shield, Wreath, Demi, Lion, Crowned, Grasping, Paw, Swallow-tail, Lozengy, Shafted, Mantling, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Graaf, Jay Geoffrey De.
Argent, a cross calvary Gules, in the dexter of the chief a fleur de lis Azure. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Argent and Gules, a dove rising Argent bearing in its beak a sprig of shamrock proper. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «In Faith and Charity». Suspended from the shield the cross of Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0105, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of John Anthony Wright, Ireland. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Azure, One, Cross calvary, Dexter, Chief, Fleur de lis, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Dove, Rising, Beak, Sprig, Shamrock, Proper, Mantling, Doubled, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Wright, John Anthony.
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.
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.
Party per fess Argent and Or, in chief twenty one fleurs de lis Sable, 8, 7, and 6, in base, a stag passant Gules attired proper, holding in its mouth a sprig Vert, gorged with a wreath Argent and Or. Crest: Upon a helm befitting his degree, with a wreath Or and Gules, an eagle displayed facing sinister Gules. Mantling: Gules doubled Or. Motto: «Souviens Toi De Vivre».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finish.
G0130, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of Michael Twist, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, Vert, Twenty-one, One, Party per fess, In chief, Fleur de lis, Stag, Passant, Attired, Grasping, Sprig, Gorged, Wreath, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Eagle, Facing sinister, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Twist, Michael.
Azure, in chief a label Or, and in base a fleur de lis Argent.
Escudo de azur, en jefe un lambel de oro y en punta una flor de lis de plata.
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 lineage Gangoiti emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 770].
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, In chief, Label, In base and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gangoiti, lineage.
Sable, upon three bars wavy a four arch bridge Or, masoned Sable, throughout.
Escudo de sable, un puente de cuatro ojos de oro, mazonado de sable, moviente de los flancos, sostenido por tres burelas ondadas de oro.
Coat of arms designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Or, Three, Four, Upon, Wavy, Bar, Arch, Bridge, Masoned and Throughout.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: García Martínez, Daniel.
Imaginary blazon of Sir Gawain, knight of the Round Table.
Gules, a mullet voided, interlaced Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
This five-pointed mullet, depicted as a pentangle, is the symbol Sir Gawain bears on his coat of arms according to the poem «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight» which reads: «Thenne they shewed hym the schelde, that was of schyre goules Wyth the pentangel depaynt of pure golde hwes. He braydez hit by the bauderyk, aboute his hals kestes, That bisemed the segge semlyly fayre. And quy the pentangel apendez to that prynce noble I am entent yow to telle, thof tary hyt me schulde: Hit is a syngne that Salamon set sumquyle In bytoknyng of trawthe, bi tytle that hit habbez, For hit is a figure that haldez fyve poyntez, And vche lyne vmbelappez and loukez in other, And ayquere hit is endelez; and Englych hit callen Oueral, as I here, the endeles knot».
However, in [Anonymous; 1490a; folio 54 verso], which is a French armorial of imaginary heraldry about the «chevaliers de la Table ronde», Sir Gawain, identified in this text as «Messire Gauvain», is depicted with a «shield argent, a double-headed eagle or, beaked, membered and armed azure», unlike the English tradition, which as we have seen, represents him with the pentacle described in the poem «Sir Gawain and the Green Knight».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Mullet, Or, Voided and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Imaginary.
Imaginary bearer: Gawain, Sir.
Gules, a Saint George nimbed Or, riding a Horse trampling upon a crawling Dragon, Argent.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a rounded and pointed shape; illuminated with metals or and argent and color gules; outlined with sable; and a Watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Saint George, Nimbed, Or, Horse, Dragon and Argent.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Georgia.
Bearer: Georgia.
Or, a eagle displayed Sable, beaked, langued, armed and membered Gules.
Escudo de oro, un águila de sable, picada, lampasada, armada y membrada de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms for the Federal Republic of Germany emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, One, Eagle, Displayed, Beaked, Langued, Armed and Membered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Germany, Federal Republic of.
Party per pale: 1 Vert, a Castle triple-towered Argent; 2 Gules, two bezants in pale Or.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a semi-circular shape; tintures or, argent, vert and gules; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
The blazon in Italian is the following «scudo partito nel primo di verde al castello di argento a tre torri, nel secondo di rosso a due bisanti di oro in palo».
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Vert, One, Castle, Argent, Gules, Two, Bezant and plate, Bezant and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Freehand and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Giaimo di Prizzi, Carmen.
Or, a tree eradicated proper, between in base a crescent reversed Argent and a mullet of six points Gules. Motto: «Onida» in Sable letters over a scroll Argent doubled Or.
Escudo de oro, un árbol arrancado al natural, acompañado en punta de un creciente ranversado de plata y una estrella de gules. Divisa: «Onida» en letras de sable sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Canting arms of Gian Carlo Onida, Alessandria, emblazoned by me. In Castilian when the scroll placed beneath the shield bears the name, surname, or an identifying designation of the armiger, I refer to it as a «divisa».
Blazon keywords: Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, One, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Between, In base, Crescent, Reversed, Mullet, Motto (identification) and Scroll.
Style keywords: Metal on metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Onida, Gian Carlo.
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: 1o 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; 2o 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 painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
G0093, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the coat of arms of Alessandro Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
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: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Giannelli and Mariana von Atzingen Gorga, Alessandro.
Gules, a chevron Or.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Arms of Gilbert des Essarts, France, emblazoned by me. Gilbert des Essarts was married to Marguerite Damartin, their alliance, marriage, took place in 1279, the tomb of Gilbert des Essarts and Marguerite Damartin is located in the chapel of la Poutiere, where the burial place of the house of Essarts is situated.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One and Chevron.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of France, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gilbert des Essarts.
Gules, a fess between, in chief a Maltese cross between two mullets of eight points Argent, in base three bendlets Or. Crest: Upon a helm issuant from a crown of Noble above the shield a with a wreath Argent and Gules, a Cirneco dell’Etna hound passant proper, gorged of a collar of meanders motifs Azure and Argent. Mantling: Gules doubled Argent. Motto: «Pete ex Animo Sapientiam».
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.
G0053, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Giovanni de Bella's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Between, In chief, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Two, Mullet, Eight, Argent, In base, Three, Bendlet, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Issuant, Crown of Noble, Crown, On, Mantling, Doubled, Wreath, Crest, Dog, Proper, Collared, Azure, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Watercolor and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.
Bearer: Bella, Giovanni de.
Tierced pallwise inverted Azure, Gules, and Sable; overall a chevron between, in the dexter of the chief, a mullet of six points, in the sinister of the chief a pair of scales, and in base an open book Or.
Terciado en perla invertida de azur, gules y sable; brochante sobre el todo un cabrio acompañado, en la diestra del jefe, de una estrella de seis puntas, en la siniestra del jefe, de una balanza, y en la punta, de un libro abierto todo de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Coat of arms of Her Excellency Ratu Muda Malka Bas Reuven emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Sable, Or, One, Six, Tierced pallwise inverted, Overall, Chevron, Between, Dexter, Chief, Mullet, Sinister, Pair of scales, In base, Open book and Book.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gittel Bas Reuven, Malka.
Sanguine semy of nails Or.
Escudo de sanguíneo sembrado de clavos de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sanguine, Semé, Nail and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of Denmark.
Bearer: Globe, Richard.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a Castle triple towered Or, port, windows and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Or, thirteen Torteaus, three, three, three, three, and one.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado y mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de oro, trece roeles de gules, cuatro, cinco y cuatro.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a pointed and rounded shape; tintures gules, or and sable; outlined with sable; and a watercolor finish.
The blazon in Spanish specifies the number of elements in each column and the blazon in English specifies the number of elements in each row.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Castle, Or, Port and windows, Masoned, Sable, Thirteen and Torteau.
Style keywords: Ogee, Watercolor and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: González López, Manel.
Gules, a cross vair ancient.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de veros antiguos.
Coat of arms that I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is in flat tincture of Gules; the vair ancient, rounded in the old style, are outlined in Sable and illuminated; and the whole has a raised-stroke drawing.
The coat of arms of the commune of Bailleul is very similar to this coat of arms, with the difference that it is of regular vair instead of ancient, rounded vair, like that borne by Gonzalo Argote de Molina.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Heraldry and heralds.
Bearer: Argote de Molina, Gonzalo.
Azure, four concentric annulets Argent.
Escudo de azur, cuatro anilletes concéntricos de plata.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal external shape and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Ralph de Gorges emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Four, Moon, With human face, Environed, Concentric and Annulet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gorges, Ralph de.
Party per fess: 1 Azure, an open book Argent, garnished Or, charged with a mullet Azure; 2 Gules, a tree eradicated between two apples Or; within a bordure embattled Or. Crest: Upon wreath Or, Azure and Gules, a demi-pegasus Argent issuant from flames of fire Gules, fimbriated Or. Warcry above the crest «ΕΠΙΜΕΛΕΙΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ». Motto: «Officium otium cum dignitate».
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Fernando Marán Bié designed by Ignacio Koblischek and emblazoned by me. This version features the motto above the crest written in Classical Greek, and I have also created versions with both mottos written in Latin.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, Six, One, Two, Party per fess, Open, Book, Garnished, Charged, Mullet, Tree, Eradicated, Between, Apple, Bordure, Embattled, Crest, Upon (wreath), Wreath, Demi, Pegasus, Issuant, Flame, Fimbriated, War cry, Above and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Fernando Marán Bié.
Azure, a seagull volant Argent, carrying in its feet a sheaf of tobacco proper, bound Gules.
Escudo de azur, una gaviota volante de plata, llevando entre sus patas una gavilla de tabaco al natural, liada de gules.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno, harbor of San Blas, and cigar maker in Nayarit, Mexico. This coat of arms was designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Seagull, Volant, Grasping, Foot (palmiped), Sheaf of tobacco, Proper and Bound.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gregorio Lanzagorta Llaguno.
184th Pope of the Church, from 1271 to 1276. «Gregorius X», born Teobaldo Visconti, was born in Piacenza and convened the 14th Ecumenical Council, known as the Second Council of Lyon.
Azure, a chief embattled Or.
Escudo de azur, el jefe almenado de oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a pointed and rounded shield shape; the field in plain Azure; the chief embattled, illuminated in metal Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a marbled finish.
My first version of the blazon in English was «Azure, a chief Or, embattled», but Michael McCartney suggested that it was more correct as «Azure, a chief embattled Or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Chief, Or and Embattled.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Gregory X.
François Grimaldi ~ Francisco Grimaldi ~ Francesco Grimaldi.
Fusilly Argent and Gules.
Escudo fusado de plata y gules.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Argent; the fusils illuminated in Gules, outlined in Sable; the fusilly of proportion 3 x 5; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Unlike how I have blazoned it here, this coat of arms can be found blazoned in [Arco y García, F. del; 1996b; page 10] as «Fusilly Argent and Gules».
He was the Genoese leader of the Guelphs who conquered the so-called Rock of Monaco on January 8, 1297, at night. To enter his fortress and have the gates opened for him, he dressed as a Franciscan monk along with his cousin Rainier I, Lord of Cagnes, and thus entered with his group of armed men. That is why the coat of arms of the Principality of Monaco has as supporters 2 Franciscan monks unsheathing their swords.
Francesco Grimaldi had no children, so after his death in 1309, he was succeeded by his cousin Rainier I, with whom he entered Monaco, and it is from Rainier I that the Grimaldi family and the Princes of Monaco who have governed the Principality ever since descend.
Blazon keywords: Fusilly, Argent and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Grimaldi, François.
Party per pale Gules and Or, overall a lion rampant counterchanged.
Escudo partido de gules y oro, un león rampante del uno al otro.
Imaginary arms of Gryffindor with the following characteristics: the mouth of the shield is rounded; the shield is party per pale; the field is enameled in flat tinctures of Gules and Or; the lion is illuminated in Or and Gules and outlined in Sable; and it is made with a hammered metal effect.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Or, Gules, Lion, Rampant and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Coat of arms and Harry Potter saga.
Imaginary bearer: Gryffindor at Hogwarts.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, it is the second, descendant of Álava, the very ancient and powerful one, in which some served under Navarre, and others under the kings of Castile; they bear for arms and insignia, on a field Gules, which is red, five poplar-leaves (panelas) Argent, in the form and design in which this shield is painted.
Gules, five Poplar-leaves Argent, inverted.
Escudo de gules, cinco panelas de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the pales outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpretation based on the second coat of arms of the «ricoshombres» of Navarre from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the accompanying text is from the transcription made in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
The «panela» is a figure typical of Spanish heraldry [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2007; page 11]. It is a leaf shaped like a heart with its stalk pointing upward. It could be a leaf of a tree such as, for example, the poplar, although there is no certainty that it is specifically that tree.
With first appearances prior to heraldry on Hispano-Roman tombstones, the «panela» is of Alavese origin, [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1985; page 474], spreading through the Basque-Navarrese region and from there throughout Spain, with the peculiar name «panela», which was initially called «pannella», [Valverde Ogallar, P. B.; 2001; page 532] derived from «pan», [Real Academia Española; 2001].
In the heraldry of other countries, leaves from different trees are used as heraldic symbols, but usually with the stalk pointing downward; therefore I transcribe in this blazon «panelas» ~ «Poplar-leaves, inverted».
[Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1985; page 474] states that the «panela» is a natural figure equivalent to the linden leaf in German heraldry, with the stalk downward, and to the water-lily leaf in French heraldry, with the stalk upward; but since these are such different plants, I do not find it suitable to use linden, and even less water-lily, in the English transcription of this Navarrese blazon.
Under the title «Surname of Guebara» it can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 2 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Poplar leaf and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Guebara of Navarre.
Argent, two arrows points upwards in saltire Sable, barbed and feathered Gules, surmounted of a commando dagger point upwards in pale Gules, hilted and pommelled Sable; on a chief indented Sable, a label of three points Or. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Sable, a demi-man proper, wearing a beret Vert, grasping in his dexter hand a commando dagger point upwards Or, hilted and pommelled Sable. Mantling: Sable doubled Argent. Motto: «Liberare oppressos». Motto above the crest: «Follow me». Suspended from the shield the cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Sable, Barbed, Feathered, Gules, Surmounted, One, Dagger, In pale, Hilted, Pommelled, Chief, Indented, Label of three points, Or, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Male figure, Demi, Proper, Beret, Vert, Grasping, Hand, Dexter, Motto, Suspended from the shield and Decoration.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Latin language and English language.
Bearer: Power, Guy Harold.
Azure, a cinquefoil Argent, seeded Gules.
Illuminated, with a watercolor finishing and with a pointed shape.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Cinquefoil, Argent, Seeded and Gules.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Kingdom of France and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Haguenau.
Argent, an apple tree, the base of its trunk forming a cross crosslet Azure, fructed Gules.
Escudo de plata, un manzano con la punta del tronco en forma de cruz recrucetada de Azur, frutado de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a iridescent finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, One, Apple tree, Base, Trunk, Cross, Crosslet, Cross couped and Fructed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Halkosaari, Heikki.
Azure, three plates, 1 and 2.
Escudo de azur, tres bezantes de plata, 1 y 2.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with a modern German / Scandinavian shape, illuminated and with a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Bezant and plate, Argent and Disordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Rounded trapezoid, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Harten, von.
Or, a peacock’s head erased Azure, beaked Argent, between in dexter an increscent Azure and in sinister a rose Azure, barbed and seeded Argent.
Escudo de oro, una cabeza de pavo real arrancada de azur, picada de plata, acompañada a la diestra de un creciente tornado de azur y a la siniestra de una rosa de azur, barbada y botonada de plata.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Mark Antony Hatsis designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Peacock, Head, Erased, Beaked, Dexter, Increscent, Sinister, Rose, Barbed and Seeded.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hatsis, Mark Antony.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a bend sinister debruised by an inescutcheon Or charged with a bend Azure charged with five fusils palewise Argent, in base on a triangle Argent the Sacred Heart of Jesus proper [for Adriaensen]; 2 Azure, a fleur de lis Argent above a doe sejeant proper surrounded by twelve mullets in orle Or [granted by Bourbon-Parma]. Crest: A crown of Noble. Motto: «Biche délicate».
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a lozenge shape, illuminated, and with a free hand finishing.
G0084, Chief Herald of Malta's grant of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen's arms, whose full achievement has been emblazoned by me for such grant.
The arms of Heidi Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and information about her grant.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Gules, One, Bend sinister, Or, In base, Triangle, Argent, Charged, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Heart enflamed, Heart, Enflamed, Proper, Overall, Inescutcheon, Bend, Azure, Five, Fusil, Palewise, Doe, Sejant, Above, Fleur de lis, Surrounded, Twelve, Mullet, In orle, Crest and mantling, Crown of Noble, Crown, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Freehand and Rhombus.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Latin language and Slide.
Bearer: Garcia-Bosch-de Morales-de Sola née Adriaensen, Heidi.
Party per pale Argent and Gules, a mermaid with swan wings for arms counterchanged.
Coat of arms of Helen Pekny, Dame OESSH (Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani), from the United States, designed by RegretedEagle9 on Discord and painted by me following his instructions in 3 steps: outline, flat colours and metals, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Party per pale, Mermaid, Swan, Winged, Arm and Counterchanged.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Tiled.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pekny, Helen.
Henry II Plantagenet, King of England, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Count of Nantes.
Gules, a lion rampant Or.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante de oro.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield's shape is pointed; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the lion in Or has been outlined in Sable; and the whole composition has a rough texture finish.
It is believed that Henry I was the first King of England to have a coat of arms, featuring a single lion rampant, but no documentary evidence has yet been found [Rabbow, A.; 1999; paragraph 8].
[Ailes, A.; 1982; page 62] argues that Henry II may have used three different versions of his arms featuring a) a single lion rampant, b) two leopards, and c) three leopards. However, it remains unclear whether these versions were used sequentially over time or concurrently. For this interpretation, I have chosen the version with the lion rampant.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Lion, Or and Rampant.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Coat of arms, Personal, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Henry II of England.
King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from the year 1216 to the year 1272
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth of the shield is semicircular (round); its field has been enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; its leopards are illuminated in Or and Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole has a finish of aged parchment.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Old parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Henry III of England.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross flory Purpure.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, una cruz flordelisada de púrpura.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Henry of Castile, 1230–1303, 6th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. He bore his father's arms, replacing the lion Purpure of the Kingdom of León with a cross flory Purpure, likely due to his close association with the Order of Calatrava, whose emblem is a cross flory Gules. However, he retained the metal Argent field in the 2nd and 3rd quarters and the lion's purpure color, suggesting this was more of a conceptual change than a quartering by alliance with the Order of Calatrava.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Cross flory and Cross couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Henry of Castile, Infante.
Heraldic document for the arms of László Linett Regina. Her coat of arms has been created by her, and emblazoned by me, and this heraldic document has been edited, signed, sealed, and dated by me. The image shows 2 pages of this heraldic document.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Eight, Lightning flash, In pall, Debruised, Unicorn, Head, Couped, The eyes, Bordure and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Catalogue, Heraldic document and Frame.
Bearer: László Linnet Regina.
Argent, a heron volant Azure, beaked and membered between three escallops Sable.
Escudo de plata, una garza volante de azur, picada y membrada, acompañada de tres veneras todo de sable.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finishing.
Canting arms of the family of Paul and Kari Herndon, based on the arms of their lineage, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Sable, One, Three, Heron, Volant, Beaked, Membered, Between and Escallop.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Canting, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Herndon, family of Paul and Kari.
Royal and imperial German dynasty.
Quarterly Argent and Sable.
Escudo cuartelado de plata y sable.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent and Sable.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted.
Bearer: House of Hohenzollern.
Howel Ap Rhys ~ Howel ap Res.
Gules, a chevron Argent, between three mullets Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The coat of arms of Howel Ap Rhys is the inverse of the coat of arms of Adan de Creeting.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Chevron, Argent, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Howel Ap Rhys.
Blazon equivalent to: Juan le Sturmy.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a lion rampant, double queued Argent, armed, langued, and crowned Or; 2 Azure, a letter «G» Or; 3 Azure, a coronet trefoiled Or
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un león rampante, de cola horquillada de plata, armado, lampasado y coronado de oro; 2o de azur, una letra «G» de oro; 3o de azur, una corona trebolada de oro
This coat of arms is illuminated with lights and shadows and has a finish like glass.
The Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic. It is located in the historical region of Bohemia. Its capital is Hradec Králové, whose Latin name is «Gradicium», hence its old name «Gradec». The letter «G» seen in both the coat of arms of the Hradec Králové Region and the coat of arms of its capital originates from this historical name. The lion rampant Anrgent, double queued and crowned in the 1st and 4th quarters is the symbol of Bohemia, and it also appears in the 1st and 4th quarters of the coat of arms of the Czech Republic. «Králové» means «of the queen» in Czech and there is a trefoiled crown in the 3rd quarter
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Tail, Double queued, Argent, Armed, Langued, Crowned, Or, Azure, Letter, Coronet trefoiled, Ancient coronet, Crown and Trefoiled.
Style keywords: Glass, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic and Interpreted.
Bearer: Hradec Králové Region.
Gules, on a trimount issuant from the base Vert, a talbot rampant Argent, collared Or, between two mullets in bend sinister Or.
Escudo de gules, un monte de tres peñas moviente de la punta de sinople sumado de un talbot rampante de plata, acollarado de oro, acompañado de dos estrellas en barra de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Moritz Hunzinger emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Vert, Argent, Or, One, Three, Two, On, Trimount, Talbot, Rampant, Collared, Between, Mullet and In bend sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hunzinger, Moritz.
Argent, a suspended oil lamp of three lions' heads erased and winged Vert, two heads visible, enflamed proper; a bordure Gules charged with eight crosses botonny Argent.
Escudo de plata, pendiente del jefe una lampara de aceite de tres cabezas de león arrancadas y aladas de sinóple; una bordura de gules cargada de ocho cruces botonadas de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
The coat of arms of Peter Iacobucci designed by him and, following David Lavery's directions, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, One, Three, Two, Eight, Suspended, Oil lamp, Lion, Head, Erased, Winged, Visible, Enflamed, Proper, Bordure, Charged and Cross botonny.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Iacobucci, Peter.
Argent, a lion rampant guardant Vert, armed and langued Gules; on a chief Gules, a mullet of six points voided, interlaced Argent between two hearts Or.
Escudo de plata, un leopardo leonado de sinople, armado y lampasado de gules; un jefe de gules cargado de una estrella de seis puntas, hueca y entrelazada de plata acompañada de dos corazones de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
The coat of arms of Yishay Ifrah emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Argent, a lion rampant guardant Vert, armed and langued Gules; a chief Gules charged with a star of David Argent between two hearts Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Vert, Gules, Or, One, Two, Lion rampant guardant, Armed, Langued, Chief, Charged, Star of David, Mullet, Voided, Interlaced, Between and Heart.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ifrah, Yishay.
Azure, three crowns in bend, palewise Or.
Escudo de azur, tres coronas en banda, puestas en palo de oro.
Although the crowns are placed palewise, their natural position, since they are also along the bend, then specifying in the blazon that they are placed palewise can avoid the error of placing them rotated.
In the coats of arms of the members of The Heraldry Society, as in many other places, cases of «puesto en palo» ~ «palewise» can be seen, for example:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Crown, In bend and Palewise.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Criterion.
Bearer: In and wise.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a hand Carnation, embowed, vambraced and winged Or, holding a sword point upwards Argent, hilted Or; 2 and 3 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules. Crest: An open royal crown.
Coat of arms of the Infante Manuel of Castile, 1234–1283, 7th son of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. This coat of arms has been delineated with proportions by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Purpure, One, Quarterly, Hand, Arm, Vambraced, Embowed, Winged, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Crest, Open royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manuel of Castile, Infante.
180th Pope of the Church, from 1243 to 1254. «Innocentius IV», born Sinibaldo dei Fieschi, was born in Manarola in northwest Italy.
Bendy of six Azure and Argent.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de azur y plata.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a semicircular shield shape; a plain Argent field; bands illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole design with a watercolor finish.
In the bendy pattern, the tinctures are named starting from the one located at the dexter base of the shield and following an ascending sequence towards the sinister chief, although the most orthodox approach is to have only 2 tinctures, being one color and one metal.
It is said that it is not necessary to specify the number of bands when there are precisely 6, as in this case, and that it should be specified when there are, for example, 4 or 8. I have chosen to specify it for greater clarity of the blazon.
About the bendy pattern and the need to specify or not specify the number of its pieces, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 40 and 41] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 45 and 46] say that it is «composed of four, six, or eight bends; in such a way that there are as many colors as metals, always specifying the number four and eight bands when blazoning, and not the one composed of six, as it is understood thus, without declaring the number of pieces» and without agreeing with it, and by its wording I believe that he is not entirely in agreement either, he adds «the reason that may exist for not specifying the number of six bends (although the authors do not express it) is that as the bend is one-third of the shield; and having six pieces, or six bends, the resulting number is doubled, as if the three parts were divided, which implies that the shield is filled with three bends; and taking the denomination of the figure infers, that the bendy is of six pieces: which does not happen with this equality in those of four and eight, requiring other proportions and consequently it becomes necessary to specify their number», therefore, note that the bendy of 6 does not follow the proportions of the bend, nor do those of 4 or 8, the only differential property of the one of 6 is being a multiple of 3, being 1/3 the width of the bend.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Azure and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Innocent IV.
Azure, a harp Or, stringed Argent
Escudo de azur, un arpa de oro, cordada de plata
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Harp, Or, Stringed and Argent.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Civic, Republic of Ireland, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ireland.
Argent, a rose Gules, barbed Vert; a bordure Azure. Motto: «Das Blut erinnert, was die Krone vergisst» Sable, over a scroll Argent doubled Azure.
Escudo de plata, una rosa de gules, hojada de sinople; una bordura de azur. Lema: «Das Blut erinnert, was die Krone vergisst» de sable, sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de azur.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Vert, Azure, Sable, One, Rose, Barbed, Bordure, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: von Haimb, Isadora.
Israel~ישראל.
Azure, a Menorah between two olive branches Argent; in base the legend
«ישראל» Argent.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a rounded and pointed shape; illuminated with metal argent and color azur; outlined with sable; and a Watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Menorah, Argent, Accosted, Two, Branch, Olive tree, Tree and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Israel.
Bearer: Israel.
Azure semé of mullets of seven points voided, interlaced, and conjoined Argent; a bordure Argent.
Escudo de azur sembrado de estrellas de siete puntas, huecas y entrelazadas de plata, unidas por las puntas; una filiera de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an oval outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
This coat of arms is inspired by the concept of the «lattice formed by the stars» described in the Books of Chilam Balam, pre-Columbian texts of the Yucatec Maya tradition that combine history, cosmology, religion, and astronomy. In this symbolic framework, the ordered network of mullets represents a sacred and intelligible universe, a cosmic structure through which the divine contemplates the world with wisdom. The semé and interlaced arrangement of the mullets visually translates this idea of a stellar lattice into heraldic form.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, One, Semé, Mullet, Voided, Interlaced and Conjoined.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Oval and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Design rationale, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Itziar Lanzagorta Ochoa.
Argent, a chevron Sable and an ouroboros Azure, armed and langued Sable, interlaced.
Coat of arms devised by me, in flat tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finishing.
The coat of arms of Ixai Lanzagorta Ochoa, designed by him, his father, Juan Lanzagorta Vallin, and me, and emblazoned by me. [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952; illustration 144] shows two chevrons interlaced.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, One, Chevron, Ouroboros, Armed, Langued and Interlaced.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Ochoa, Ixai.
Azure, a bend Or. Behind the shield an eight-pointed cross patty Gules.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Bend, Or, Behind the shield, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Molay, Jacques de.
Azure, on three bars wavy Argent, a Norman ship Or, full sail Argent; on a chief Gules, two leopards Or, armed and langued Azure; a bordure Argent charged with eight acorns bendwise Azure. Motto: «Marche dans ta voie avec Dieu».
Escudo de azur, en punta tres burelas ondadas de plata sumadas de un barco normando de oro con vela de plata; en un jefe de gules, dos leopardos de oro, armados y lampasados de azur; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho bellotas puestas en banda de azur. Lema: «Marche dans ta voie avec Dieu».
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of Dr. Jacques William Normand Delfin. He is from Mexico and his family comes from Falaise in Normandy. This coat of arms has been created by him and me, and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Eight, In base, On, Wavy, Bar, Norman ship, Full sail, Chief, Leopard, Armed, Langued, Bordure, Acorn, Bendwise and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Coat of arms and Flag.
Bearer: Normand Delfin, Jacques William.
Coat of arms of the municipality of Jamilena, province of Jaén.
Or, a cross of Calatrava.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de Calatrava.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shield's shape is a semicircular arch; the field is illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Calatrava is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the entire piece has a rough line finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Calatrava, Cross couped and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Jamilena.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia. It is also the coat of arms of the lineage Klenovsky of Klenove of Czech. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.
Blazon equivalent to: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.
A lozenge Or, charged with a fox rampant, guardant, holding in its dexter paw a federschwert bend sinisterwise proper, within a bordure Vert.
Heraldic badge of Jason Landers Northam from Illinois. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a fox rampant, guardant, holding in its dexter paw a federschwert bend sinisterwise, together with his badge shown both in plain tinctures and with lights and shadows, all painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, One, Lozenge, Fox, Rampant, Guardant, Federschwert, Sword, Proper, Within and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Northam, Jason Landers.
Azure, a tower Or, embattled and masoned Sable, overall a lion rampant barry Purpure and Argent.
Coat of arms of Jean Mortes from Brittany, France, emblazoned by me. The image illustrates my process in 3 steps: delineation, plain colors and metals, and lights and shadows.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Tower, Embattled, Masoned, Overall, Lion, Rampant and Barry.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mortés, Jean.
Quarterly: 1 Azure, a lion rampant Or; 2 Argent, a falcon rising, grasping in its paws a serpent Sable; 3 Or, a tower Azure, port, windows, and masoned Sable; 4 Gules, a fox passant Or; a chief Gules semé of mullets Argent.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an ogee arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
General Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Dukes of Istrie, and Marshal of the Empire.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, One, Lion, Rampant, Or, Argent, Falcon, Rising, Grasping, Claw, Serpent, Sable, Tower, Port and windows, Masoned, Gules, Fox, Passant, Chief, Semé, Mullet, Five and Base (lower 1/3).
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bessières, Jean-Baptiste.
Azure, a pall couped Argent, its three arms charged with «es» Azure, within a triangle reversed Argent, its three arms charged with «no es» Azure, all debruised by four plates, three on the vertex of the triangle, in dexter chief, charged with «el Padre», in sinister chief, charged with «el Hijo», in base, charged with «el Espítiru», and one on the fess point, charged with «Dios» Azure; in chief a label of three points Argent.
Escudo de azur, una perla recortada de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «es» de azur, dentro de un triángulo ranversado de plata, sus tres brazos cargados con «no es» de azur, todo resaltado de cuatro bezantes de plata, tres sobre los vértices del triángulo, en la diestra del jefe, cargado de «el Padre», en la siniestra del jefe, cargado con «el Hijo», en la punta, cargado con «el Espítiru» y uno sobre el corazón, cargado con «Dios» todo de azur; en jefe un lambel de tres pendientes de plata.
Imaginary coat of arms that I have interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; its field illuminated in Azure; the rest illuminated in Argent and outlined in Sable; its letters in plain Azure ink; and the set with a rough finish.
Drawing a parallel between the coat of arms of Navarre that [[Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974]] transcribes for its original coat of arms as «Gules, a closed and pommetty carbuncle Or with an emerald...» I have characterized the pearl on the coat of arms as closed.
This is the imaginary coat of arms of the Holy Trinity with a label added for difference to the Son, to Jesus Christ.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Pall, Couped, Argent, Three, Charged, Letter, Within, Triangle, Reversed, Four, Plate, In the dexter chief, In the sinister chief, In base, In the fess point, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Jesus Christ.
John de Octon ~ Joan de Okinton.
Or, three cinquefoils Gules.
Escudo de oro, tres quinquefolios de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 620] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 620].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Cinquefoil, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Octon.
Joan de Beauchamp ~ John de Beauchamp.
Vair.
Escudo de veros.
Interpreted coat of arms, the shape of the shield is triangular and curved plain tinctures metal Argent and color Azure, outlined in sable; and a free hand finishing.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 64] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 64].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vair, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Beauchamp.
John de Ladbrooke ~ Joan de Lodbroke.
Azure, a chevron Ermine.
Escudo de azur, un cabrio de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 662] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 662].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, One, Chevron and Ermine.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan de Ladbrooke.
John Lackland ~ Juan sin Tierra ~ Sans-Terre.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Existing arms interpreted as follows: the mouth of the coat of arms is semicircular (round); the field has been enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the three leopards are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or and Azure; and the whole is executed with a raised-stroke effect.
Regarding this version of the shield of John I, [Humphery-Smith, C.; 1983] writes that «Richard's younger brother John... bore two lions because he was a junior member of the Plantagenet line», thus showing his belonging to a second level of the ruling family, although, after his brother Richard I of England, he not only ended up being king but it was also his line of succession that continued to reign in England.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: John I of England.
Juan le Sturmy ~ Joan le Strumi ~ John le Sturmy.
Gules, a chevron Argent, between three Mullets Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata, acompañado de tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 664] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 664].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Chevron, Argent, Between, Three and Mullet.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juan le Sturmy.
Blazon equivalent to: Howel Ap Rhys.
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.
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.
187th Pope of the Church, from 1276 to 1277. «Johannes XXI», born Pedro Julião, also known as Pedro Hispano, born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, three crescents Gules; 2 and 3 Sable, two pallets Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, tres crecientes de gules; 2o y 3o de sable, dos palos de oro.
Coat of arms with: a shield with a pointed and rounded top; the field in plain Argent and Sable; the figures outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Or; and the whole in an elevated line style.
John XXI should have actually been John XX, but Cardinal Pedro Julião, upon being elected pope, decided to skip the number XX and called himself John XXI, with the aim of correcting what was believed to be a historical error, which in the end was not so.
This historical error consisted of the belief in the existence of 2 popes named John XIV, as seemed to be deduced from the records of the «Liber Pontificalis». They were therefore referred to as: the 1st John XIV and the 2nd John XIV bis.
By skipping the number XX, John XXI believed he was correcting this historical error. But the reality is that there was only one Pope John XIV, the same pope with 2 entries in the «Liber Pontificalis», the 1st entry during the time of his pontificate in freedom and the 2nd entry for the time he exercised his pontificate in prison, imprisoned by his enemy, the so-called «antipope» Boniface VII, who, in turn, managed to occupy the papal throne twice, separated by a decade, in 974 and in 984, somewhat like a double «antipope».
Therefore, John XXI, instead of correcting a historical error, made one, and for this reason, there is no Pope John XX in all of history, nor can there ever be one.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Three, Crescent, Gules, Ordered, Sable, Two, Pale and Or.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: John XXI.
Azure, a chevron engrailed Or between three lozenges Argent, each charged with a fleur de lis Gules; a bordure compony of eight sections, four Vert each charged with a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, and four Argent each charged with a bull's head caboshed Sable.
Arms designed by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.
This is the coat of arms of Jose Manuel Gutierrez Benitez designed by him and me and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Gules, Vert, Sable, One, Three, Four, Eight, Chevron, Engrailed, Lozenge, Fleur de lis, Bordure, Compony, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bull, Head and Caboshed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gutiérrez Benítez, Jose Manuel.
Azure, a chief wavy and barry wavy of twelve Azure and Argent debruised and interlaced by a fish urinant Argent.
Coat of arms of Juan Bautista Lanzagorta Escutia designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Twelve, Chief, Wavy, Barry, Debruised, Interlaced, Fish and Urinant.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Juan Bautista.
Party per pale: 1 party per pale bendy wavy Azure and Or and bendy wavy Azure and Argent, overall three fish naiant in pale Argent; 2 Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent.
This is the coat of arms of the marriage Lanzagorta-Escutia, designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me. This image shows how this coat of arms is composed with the arms of Juan Lanzagorta Aras impaled with those of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez; in the top row the personal arms are shown and at the bottom the impaled arms as the result.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Party per pale, Bendy, Wavy, Overall, Fish, Naiant, In pale, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa, Coat of arms and Accolé arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta-Escutia, marriage.
Party per pale bendy wavy Azure and Or and bendy wavy Azure and Argent, overall three fish naiant in pale Argent.
Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Aras designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, Party per pale, Bendy, Wavy, Overall, Fish, Naiant and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Aras, Juan.
Argent masoned Sable, a chevron Azure, in chief a wolf and a she-wolf combatant Sable.
Coat of arms of Juan Lanzagorta Vallin designed by him and outlined by me. The image illustrates my working process in 3 steps: 1) outlined, 2) flat colors and metal, and 3) lights and shadows. I have never painted a field masoned sable. The chevron Azure symbolizes the firmament seen through an open hole in the masoned wall, like a window open to the sky.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Masoned, Chevron, In chief, Wolf, She-wolf and Combatant.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Vallín, Juan.
Coat of arms of Julio Hector Aspe designed by him and me, and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, Trumpet, Bend sinisterwise, Debruised, Fish, Haurient, Sword, Point downwards, Between, Fleur de lis and In fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Aspe, Julio Hector.
Argent, four leaves of silver-leaved whitebeam (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) in saltire, stems interlaced Vert, on a chief Gules, three crosses of Saint Brigid Argent. Motto: «Family is Everything» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Escudo de plata, cuatro hojas de serbal blanco (Sorbus Aria Lutescens) en sotuer, los tallos entrelazados de sinople, en un jefe de gules, tres cruces de santa Brígida de plata. Lema: «Family is Everything» de sable, con letras iniciales de gules, sobre una filacteria de plata.
The arms of Kathleen Kane was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Four, Leaf, In saltire, Stem, Interlaced, Vert, Chief, Gules, Three, Cross of Saint Brigid, Cross couped, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Rounded, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and English language.
Bearer: Kane, Kathleen.
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: 1o de azur, una lechuza al estilo ateniense, contornada de plata, en jefe; 2o 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.
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.
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.
Banner gules, three crowns in pale Or.
Pendón de gules, tres coronas en palo de oro.
Imaginary banner of Arthur of Britain interpreted in the following way: rectangular shape; maintaining the 5x6 proportion of a shield; the field enameled with flat color Gules; the crowns illuminated Or and outlined in Sable; and with an old parchment finish.
This banner can be found in [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 15, 2nd column].
In the article [Scott-Giles, C. W.; 1965; paragraph 8, figure 2nd] you can consult both this organization and other variants of King Arthur's coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Crown, In pale and Palewise.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Old parchment and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Imaginary, Flag, Banner of arms and Kingdom of England.
Imaginary bearer: Arthur of Britain.
Metal Or over metal Argent.
Argent, a cross potent cantoned of four crosslets potent Or.
Escudo de plata, una cruz potenzada cantonada de cuatro cruces potenzadas todas de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
Perhaps the most classic example of non-compliance with the heraldic rule of tinctures having metal Or over metal Argent. In [Galdiano L.; Century XVII; folio 6], you can see a version of the arms of Jerusalem with the field in Gules, which would indeed follow the rule of tinctures as it is metal on color.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Cross potent, Cross couped, Cantoned, Four and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal on metal.
Classification: Interpreted and Civic.
Bearer: Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon].
The image shows the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain and, surrounding it, the coats of arms that compose it, arranged radially in order to make their integration into the greater arms visually explicit, there are the arms of Castile, Leon, Aragon, Navarre, and Granada, together with the central inescutcheon of the reigning dynasty. The technical delineation visible in the dexter part of the image reveals a geometric construction based on regular proportions. The central shield establishes the main module, from which arcs and axes are drawn to fix the placement of the surrounding shields.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered and Bordure.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Spain, Kingdom of.
Or, the symbol of the Royal House of Kupang Sable.
Escudo de oro, el símbolo de la Casa Real de Kupang de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, also called heater, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Symbol and Sable.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Kupang, Royal House of.
Azure semé of moons with human face Argent, a sword point upwards Gules, the sinister of its blade debruised by a moon with human face Argent both bend sinisterwise.
Escudo de azur sembrado de lunas figuradas de plata, una espada alzada de gules, la siniestra de su hoja resaltada de una luna figurada de plata ambas puestas en barra.
Coat of arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of María Labarrieta N. designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, One, Semé, Moon, With human face, Sword, Point upwards, Sinister, Debruised and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Labarrieta N, María.
Party per chevron Vert and Or, in chief a sackbut fesswise Or, in base a thistle slipped and leaved proper. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or and Vert, a bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) proper. Mantling: Vert doubled Or. Motto above the crest: «Less Is More».
Illuminated, an irisdiscent finishing, and the inner of the thistle is outlined in the metal Or of its field.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Party per chevron, Or, In chief, Sackbut, Fesswise, In base, Thistle, Leaved, Slipped, Proper, Motto, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath and Crest.
Style keywords: Iridescent (nacar), Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Grant of arms, Heraldic document and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sky, Laird.
Argent, a Mexican cedar tree eradicated proper, fructed Or, its trunk charged with the letters «JML» Or, branded with a branding iron.
Escudo de plata, un cedro macho arrancado al natural, frutado de oro, su tronco cargado de las iniciales «JML» de oro, hechas a hierro de marcar.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Or, One, Mexican cedar tree, Eradicated, Proper, Fructed, Trunk, Charged, Branding iron and Letter.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Aras, José María.
Azure, a castle triple-towered per pale Argent and Or, masoned Sable, port and windows Azure, between in chief two bars wavy Argent, in base two bars wavy Argent.
Escudo de azur, un castillo partido de plata y oro, mazonado de sable, aclarado de azur, acompañado en jefe de dos fajas ondadas de plata, y en en punta de dos fajas ondadas de plata.
Coat of arms devised by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
The arms of Kevin Larkin from Ireland and Spain, designed and emblazoned by me. Blazon in French: «D'azur à la tour partie d'argent et d'or, donjonnée de trois tourelles, maçonnée de sable, ouverte et ajourée du champ, accompagnée en chef et en pointe de deux jumelles ondées d'argent».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, One, Two, Castle, Triple-towered, Party per pale, Masoned, Port and windows, Between, In chief, Bar, Wavy and In base.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Larkin, Kevin.
D'or à un arbre arraché de sinople, accosté à dextre de la lettre capitale «D» et à senestre de la lettre capitale «L» du même, et une étoile d'azur posée au canton dextre de la pointe.
Or, a tree eradicated Vert between a capital letter «D» and a capital letter «L» Sable, in the dexter of the base a mullet Azure.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a leather finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Tree, Erased, Vert, Between, Letter, Sable, Canton, Dexter, Base (lower 1/3), Mullet, Five and Azure.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a crescent Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; 2o y 3o de gules, seis flores de lis, en jefe una de plata entre dos de oro, en faja dos de plata y en punta una de oro; una bordura jironada de veinticuatro piezas de plata y azur; brochante sobre el todo un creciente de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an invected octagon external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Corey Scott Lasco designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lasco, Corey Scott.
Gules: a warren hound parado statant Or; a base hearty Or. Motto: «Latidos Podencos» Or.
Escudo de gules: un podenco parado de oro; la campaña encajada de corazones de oro. Divisa: «Latidos Podencos» de oro.
Coat of arms that I have designed for the shelter Latidos Podencos as follows: the outline of the shield is pointed and rounded; its field is painted in flat tincture Gules; the motto, its warren hound, and its base of interlocking hearts are delineated Sable and illuminated with the metal Or; and the whole shield has a softly hammered metallic finish.
A coat of arms in Or and Gules has been created, with and without motto, together with a seal, a decorative bordure featuring ten hounds and twelve hearts to frame documents, and also a variant of the shield in Argent and Azure for complementary uses.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Warren hound, Dog, Base, Base (lower 1/3), Dancetty, Heart and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Soft metal.
Classification: Created, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Latidos Podencos.
Coat of arms of Laurent Liu-Lecomble designed by him and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Three, Quarterly, Dexter, Hand, Appaumée, Sword, Point upwards, Between, Cross patty, Cross couped, Sinister, Eight-pointed cross, Plough share, Affronty, Disordered, Eagle claw, Inescutcheon, Charged and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Liu-Lecomble, Laurent.
Admiral of the Fleet of the Crown of Aragon.
Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure.
Escudo de plata, tres barras de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with: a pointed and rounded shape; its bends sinister with a slope corresponding to the 5x6 proportion, distributed evenly along the entire dexter diagonal of the rectangle in which the coat of arms is inscribed; the field in plain Argent tincture; the bends sinister illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a rough finish.
Initially, I had blazoned it in English as «Bendy sinister of seven Argent and Azure», but in a conversation on a forum of The International Heraldry Society, it was pointed out to me that in the case of an odd number of bands or bends, it should not be blazoned as «bendy». Therefore, the English blazon is equivalent to the Spanish blazon «Argent, three bendlets sinister Azure».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Azure and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Lauria, Roger de.
Azure, five flies in saltire Or.
Escudo de azur, cinco moscas puestas en sotuer de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
This is the coat of arms of the lineage Laydin emblazoned by me, as described in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 989], whose blazon is equivalent to that of the Zendreros lineage, also described in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1941].
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Five, Fly and In saltire.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Laydin, lineage.
Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, masoned Sable, issuant from its port a dragon passant Vert, in chief a pelican in her piety Argent, vulned Gules.
Escudo de gules, un castillo de oro, mazonado de sable y saliendo por su puerta un dragón pasante de sinople, en jefe un pelícano desplegado de plata, la piedad de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Lazaro of Aragon emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Vert, Argent, One, Castle, Triple-towered, Masoned, Issuant (port), Dragon, Passant, In chief, Pelican in her piety and Pelican.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lazaro of Aragon, lineage.
Blazon of the lineage Lazcano in the Canary Islands.
Vert, nine Poplar leaves ordered, in chief a «T» letter Or.
Illuminated and leather finishing.
It can be consulted at [Chaparro D'Acosta L.; 1979; página 251].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vert, Letter, Poplar leaf, Or and Nine.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted.
Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen Consort of France (1137-1152), and Queen Consort of England (1154-1189).
Gules, a lion passant, guardant Or.
Escudo de gules, un leopardo de oro.
Existing arms interpreted by me as follows: the escutcheon's shape is pointed; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the leopard in Or is outlined in Sable; and the whole composition has a rough texture finish.
I have blazoned it as a leopard, which is the term used for a lion when passant, [Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 290 and 295] and [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 325 and 330] «a lion, whose natural position is rampant;... unlike the leopard, which is... always passant» and «leopards have... their heads facing forward, showing both eyes,... lions are... in profile, revealing only one eye... Their posture is never rampant, like the lion’s, but always passant;... if leopards are ever depicted rampant, they are blazoned as ‘leopard-lions’,... and likewise, lions that are passant are blazoned as ‘lion-leopards’.».
For this interpretation of Eleanor’s coat of arms, I have followed [Edward IV of England; 1461; shield 18], where a leopard Or appears, but neither armed nor langued in Azure, representing the Duchy of Aquitaine.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Leopard and Or.
Style keywords: Pointed, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Duchy of Aquitaine, Kingdom of France and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Leonor de Aquitania.
Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure.
Escudo de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur.
Existing armorial bearings interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed and rounded; the field has been enamelled in flat Gules; the three leopards are outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or with details in Azure; and the whole composition has a watercolor finish..
In [Humphery-Smith, C.; 1983; paragraph 2] the coat of arms of Eleanor Plantagenet, Queen Consort of Castile, is described, as part of an analysis on the origin of the three leopards in the coat of arms of England. However, in this description, an error is made by replacing the V with an X in the numeral of her husband and king, thus naming Alfonso VIII of Castile as if he were King Alfonso XIII: «Eleanor who married Alfonso XIII, King of Castile and Leon, has depicted on her tomb in the Huelgas monastery of the Cistercian nuns at Burgos, a thirteenth-century shield depicting three crowned leopards (lions passant guardant) gold on red».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Or, Azure, Three, Leopard, Armed, Langued and In pale.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet, Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Castile.
Bearer: Leonor Plantagenet.
Quarterly: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or [for Leon]; 3 Or, four pallets Gules [for Aragon]; 4 Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert [for Navarre]; enté en point Argent, a pomegranate proper, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert [for Granada]; an inescutcheon Azure, three fleurs de lis Or, 2 and 1, a bordure Gules [for Bourbon]; the whole debruised by a label of three points Azure.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, lampasado y armado de gules, coronado de oro [de León]; 3o de oro, con cuatro palos de gules [de Aragón]; 4o de gules, una cadena puesta en orla, en cruz y en sotuer de oro, cargada en el centro de una esmeralda de sinople [de Navarra]; entado en punta de plata, una granada al natural, tajada de gules, tallada y hojada de sinople [de Granada]; un escusón de azur, tres flores de lis de oro, 2 y 1, una bordura de gules [de Borbón]; brisado de un lambel de tres pendientes de azur.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Her Royal Highness Doña Leonor Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, and Princess of Viana, heiress of the throne of Spain as the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. This version of her coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The coat of arms of the Princess of Asturias is the same as her father's, the King, but with a mark of cadency which, in heraldic terms, is also know as brisure. In this case, the cadency mark is a label Azure with three points, which will be removed in due course. The label of three points is the main and most classic of the brisures, usually assigned to the eldest heir. It is said to originate from a piece of cloth the son would tie at the top of his shield to distinguish it from his father's. Other common brisures include the crescent, the mullet of five point, the marlet, the annulet, or the fleur de lis. In addition to these simple brisures, there are also combined brisures, which are brisures charged with another or others. For example, a crescent charged with a fleur de lis. Labels may also have their points charged with other marks. Many cadency systems become more complicated as generations progress and branches open up, so they tend to be rarely used except in very clear cases like this one.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Purpure, Vert, Or, Argent, One, Three, Four, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Pallet, Chain, Orlewise, Crosswise, Saltirewise, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Enté en point, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Bordure, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Spain, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Leonor Princess of Asturias.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a parchment finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Parchment.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lindsay of Scotland, lineage.
Blazon equivalent to: Janovsti of Janovic of Czechia, lineage.
Gules, a fess chequey Azure and Argent, in chief three mullets of five points Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata, en jefe tres estrellas de cinco puntas de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Lindsay of the Byres. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess, Chequey, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lindsay of the Byres, lineage.
Azure, a holm oak proper, fructed and eradicated Or, between two goats Argent supporting it. Motto: «In Deo Spes Mea».
Escudo de azur, una encina al natural, frutada y arrancada de oro, con dos cabras de plata empinadas al tronco. Lema: «In Deo Spes Mea».
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Argüello of Extremadura emblazoned by me. This motto was found by Eleonora on a pair of Chinese porcelain plates made for the Spanish market, Qianlong period, circa 1770, which bear the arms of the Argüello lineage.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, One, Two, Holm oak, Proper, Fructed, Eradicated, Goat, Supporting and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Argüello of Extremadura, lineage.
Gules, an eagle displayed Or.
Coat of arms of the lineage Baldovino from Venecia, emblazoned by me in 4 steps: guideline drawing, outlined, plain color and metal, and lights and shadows. From Jean-Baptiste Rietstap, «Armorial général», 1st edition, 1861, [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; P1 CXII B, row 7, column 7].
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Eagle and Displayed.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Baldovino from Venecia, lineage.
Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Coat of arms of the lineage Mark of Germany. Symmetrical geometry of a fess chequey of 3 traits: a) The height of the fess is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms. b) The fess is chequey with 3 traits. c) Therefore, the height of each trait is calculated as 1/3 x 1/3 = 1/9 of the width of the coat of arms. d) In a square, the height is equal to the width. e) Consequently, the width of each square in the chequey is also 1/9 of the width of the coat of arms. f) The first trait must contain 9 squares, as the width of the fess allows for an exact division into 9 equal squares, 9 being an odd number. g) If the first square is Gules, the last square of the same row will also be Gules, ensuring symmetry in the design.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mark of Germany, lineage.
Gules, two chevronels, in chief three mullets Argent. Motto: «Semper Supra».
Escudo de gules, dos tenazas de plata, en jefe tres estrellas todo de plata. Lema: «Semper Supra».
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Two, Three, Chevronel, In chief, Mullet and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rothstein, lineage.
Or, three lion’s paws erect and erased Or, 2 and 1, each grasping a Madonna lily Argent.
Coat of arms of the lineage Terraza of Aragon, outlined by me following the instructions of Enrique de Alzaga Aliena.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Three, One, Lion, Paw, Erect, Erased, Ordered, Grasping and Madonna lily.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Terraza of Aragon, lineage.
Guilaberto Lloscós y Soldevilla was grand prior of the Order of Saint John from 1449 to 1460.
Argent, a bull salient Gules within a bordure gyronny Argent and Sable.
Escudo de plata, un toro saltande de gules; bordura jironada de plata y sable.
Illuminated and parchment finishing.
He also known as Guilaberto Loscós y Soldevilla, and his coat of arms can be consulted at [García Carraffa, A.; García Carraffa, A.; 1968; volume II, page 407], who does not depict this bull with its tongue out.
The Lloscós lineage resided on the island of Mallorca and succeeded in the position of royal procurator of the island. Lázaro Lloscós was the procurator of the island in 1332, his son Mateo Lloscós was in 1392 and his grandson Mateo Lloscós was too. Mateo Lloscós helped King Alonso V of Aragon, the Magnanimous, with the expenses of the Naples campaign in 1435 and, therefore, the king donated the town of Bañalbufar and the title of baron. Mateo Lloscós was the father of Guilaberto Lloscós y Soldevilla grand prior of the Order of Saint John.
This bordure presents a dual characteristic. It could be considered a bordure compony because it is composed of a series of segments, in this case, eight. However, since the sides of these segments are not perpendicular to the bordure, but are angled in such a way that all their extended lines would converge at the exact center of the coat of arms, it structurally resembles the division known as gyronny. It is for this reason that, despite its compony appearance, I specifically designate it as a bordure gyronny.
This is a reflection on the tongue out in animals in heraldry. I will rely on the representations found in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909], as it contains numerous representations of animals in the most diverse heraldic attitudes.
In heraldry, tigers [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 322-325], lions, wolves, the bear, etc., are usually represented with the tongue out; they are heraldic beasts and they are carnivores.
However, the fox in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 343-345] is not painted with the tongue out. It is classified as a heraldic beast and, moreover, it is carnivorous.
The boar is omnivorous, it is a heraldic beast and it is painted with the tongue out, as is done in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 353-358].
From the above, there is no uniform association between the tongue out and being a heraldic beast or a carnivore.
On the other hand, [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 446-449] classifies eagles as birds, not as beasts; they are carnivorous and are represented with the tongue out. And the dolphin is a fish, it is carnivorous and is also represented with the tongue out [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 479-480].
There are heraldists who say that herbivores are not painted with the tongue out.
But donkeys, mules, and especially the horse are herbivores and they can be seen represented with the tongue out. For example, [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 360 and 362] paints the horse with the tongue out, and in figure 361, with the horse running, he does not paint the tongue out. In no case does he classify it as a heraldic beast.
[Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 368 and 370] paints the talbot, the mythical dog of heraldry, with the tongue out rampant and passant; but in more restful attitudes, such as standing and seated, he does not paint it with the tongue out. This could indicate that, when it is calm, it does not put the tongue out. But in the previous paragraph we have seen that he does not paint the horse running with the tongue out, and a horse running is not calm.
The bull [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 375-376] is not painted with the tongue out. However, I paint the bull with the tongue out and, although herbivorous, I claim the fighting bull as one of the most beastly figures of heraldry.
The stag does not carry the tongue out in any of its attitudes in [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 379-386], and other cervids [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 387-390] do not either.
Rams, sheep, lambs, goats [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 395-403] also do not carry the tongue out.
The badger is carnivorous [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figure 409]; as with the fox, it is carnivorous and does not carry the tongue out.
Therefore, in general, the tongue out cannot be fully associated either with heraldic beasts or with carnivores, just as not carrying the tongue out cannot be associated with herbivores or with calm attitudes. For example, the lion always carries the tongue out, even in its calmest attitudes [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; figures 304-309].
The conclusion is that it is left to the discretion of the heraldic artist to paint or not to paint the tongue out, depending on what he wishes to express. For example, greater aggressiveness, greater movement, or liveliness could be associated with the tongue out.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Bull, Salient, Gules, Bordure, Gyronny and Sable.
Style keywords: Parchment, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal and Interpreted.
Bearer: Lloscós y Soldevilla, Guilaberto.
Argent, five wolves passant Sable; a bordure Azure, charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de plata, cinco lobos pasantes de sable; una bordura de azur, cargada de ocho aspas de oro.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of María Lobo, Lady of the House of Alvito. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me. The arms are traditionally associated with the Lobo family of Alvito and are documented in Castilian and Portuguese heraldic and genealogical sources. These arms were equally used by other members of the House of Alvito, such as Ruy Dias Lobo and his descendants. I have emblazoned this coat of arms at the request of Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim, as he counts the Lobo lineage of Alvito among his ancestors. It is not necessary to say the arrangement of the wolves which is in saltire, that is, 2, 1 and 2, since it is the default arrangement in heraldry for 5 equal charges.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, Or, Five, Eight, Wolf, Passant, Bordure, Charged, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lobo, María.
Sable, a tyger rampant Argent; a bordure Argent charged with eight crosses crosslet fitchy Sable. Motto: «Acta Non Verba» over a scroll Argent doubled Gules.
Escudo de sable, un tigre heráldico rampante de plata; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho cruces recrucetadas, fijadas de sable. Lema: «Acta Non Verba» sobre una filacteria de plata doblada de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of the Lord of South Clifton emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Gules, One, Eight, Tyger, Rampant, Bordure, Charged, Cross crosslet fitchy, Motto, Scroll and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: South Clifton, Lord of.
Or, a wolf passant Gules; on a chief Gules, three bells Or.
Escudo de oro, un lobo pasante de gules; en un jefe de gules, tres campanas de oro.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
The coat of arms of Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle emblazoned by me. This wolf, being depicted in gules, might have been blazoned as «flayed». In this regard, [Fox-Davies, A. C.; 1909; page 187] writes: «A curious term, of the use of which I know only one example, is fleshed or flayed. This, as doubtless will be readily surmised, means that the skin is removed, leaving the flesh gules». Accordingly, it might have been described as «a wolf passant flayed» ~ «un lobo pasante escorchado». [Royal Spanish Academy; 2014] defines the heraldic expression «lobo escorchado» as «lobo de color de gules, que es el que se da a este animal cuando se representa como si estuviera desollado». More generally, [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 86, illustrations 511 and 512] defines «escorchado» as «animal desollado o desplumado» and adds that «se le representa siempre de gules», which is not applicable in this case, as it is entirely unrelated to the symbolism of this coat of arms, as is the case with most animals depicted in gules; one may think, for example, of the lion in the arms of Scotland, which is Gules and by no means flayed.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One, Three, Wolf, Passant, Chief and Bell.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Loubet del Bayle, Jean-Christophe.
Saint Louis, King of France (1214-1270), son of Blanche of Castile.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Or; and finished with a watercolor effect.
Toward the end of his reign, the armorial called [Wijnbergen; 1265] was created, whose first part is devoted to recording his coat of arms [Wijnbergen; 1265; shield no. 1], which was also that of his father Louis VIII, husband of Blanche of Castile, and the coats of arms of those who were his vassals.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of the Capetians.
Bearer: Louis IX of France.
171st Pope of the Church, from the year 1181 to the year 1185. «Lucius III», born Ubaldo Allucinoli, was born in Lucca in northwest Italy.
Lozengy Argent and Azure.
Escudo losanjado de plata y azur.
Papal coat of arms interpreted by me with: a semicircular shield shape; a plain Argent field; checky or squares illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole design with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Lucius III.
The coat of arms of Luis Gerardo Oyervides Ochoa, Mexico, designed and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
| Sable, a kapok tree eradicated and fructed between in base two lozenges Argent. | Escudo de sable, una ceiba arrancada, frutada y acompañada en punta de dos losanjes todo de plata. |
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Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, One, Two, Kapok tree, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Between, In base and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Created, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Oyervides Ochoa, Luis Gerardo.
Vert, a chevron Argent between three linden sprigs, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise Or.
Coat of arms of Lukas Podlipny, Slovakia. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a linden sprig, three-leaved, enarched bend sinisterwise, along with his coat of arms, both painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, One, Three, Chevron, Between, Linden, Sprig, Leaved, Enarched and Bend sinisterwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rounded trapezoid.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Lukas Podlipny.
Gules, two castles triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable, in chief, seven mullets Argent, 4 and 3.
Escudo de gules, dos castillos de oro, aclarados de azur, mazonados de sable surmontados de siete estrellas de plata de cinco puntas, 4 y 3.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Comunidad de Madrid emblazoned by me. In English blazonry, the arrangement of multiple charges is usually described by rows, whereas in Castilian blazonry it is more commonly expressed by columns. However, in this case, as the 7 mullets are placed in chief, it is understood that a horizontal arrangement in 2 rows is the most reasonable solution. For this reason, in both English and Castilian I blazoned the mullets as 4 and 3, that is, 7 mullets arranged in 2 rows, the upper row of 4 mullets and the lower row of 3. It is then the artistic judgement of the heraldic artist to place each of the 3 mullets of the lower row beneath the space between 2 mullets of the upper row, resulting in an overall quincunx arrangement.
The castles came from Castile and the 7 mullet from the bordure of the city of Madrid, they are the stars of the Plough, the 7 brightest stars of the Ursa Major. This coat of arms was adopted by the Comunidad de Madrid the 23th of December 23 of 1983.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Argent, Two, Seven, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, In chief and Mullet.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Madrid, Comunidad de.
Blazon of the Malvin de Montazet lineage of Languedoc, France.
Azure, three mullets Argent, 2 and 1.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
Its French blazon «d'azur, à trois étoiles d'argent, 2 et 1» can be found at [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861; page 140].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Mullet, Argent and Ordered.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of France.
Or semé of millrinds Azure, a chief dancetty of two full points upwards Purpure pierced twice of the field billetwise throughout.
Escudo de oro sembrado de anillas de molino de azur; un jefe encajado de tres piezas, una completa y dos medias, de púrpura y perforado de dos billetes movientes del jefe a la punta.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
The coat of arms of Baz Manning emblazoned by me. John Basil Edward, known as Baz Manning, was commissioned to make the coat of arms for King Felipe VI of Spain as a member of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which is now displayed among the many shields in St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle. I had the honor of assisting him with this project, which, although my contribution was small, was incredibly meaningful to me. Baz graciously acknowledged my assistance, stating that my detailed insights on the Spanish royal arms have been included in the records of the Order of the Garter for the Windsor Castle archive and the Heraldry Society.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Purpure, One, Two, Three, Semé, Millrind, Chief, Dancetty, Pierced, Billet and Throughout (chief base).
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Manning, Baz.
Azure, a moon with human face environed by nine concentric annulets Argent.
The coat of arms of María Asunción de León González designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and myself outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Nine, Moon, With human face, Environed, Concentric and Annulet.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Rounded trapezoid.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: María Asunción de León González.
It has been painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of María de los Ángeles Carrillo Padilla designed by her and her her father-in-law Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me, was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown with 3 different outer contours oval, finished with a semicircular arch, and finished with an ogee arch, together with the blazon, and with the design rationale presented orally during the lecture.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Sixteen, Sun in splendour, Irradiated, Ear of wheat and Wheat.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Oval, Semi-circular and Ogee.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Slide.
Bearer: Carrillo Padilla, María de los Ángeles.
Or, an eagle displayed bendy Azure and Argent.
Coat of arms of María Dolores Escutia Sánchez designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Eagle, Displayed and Bendy.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Escutia Sánchez, María Dolores.
Or, a fess chequey Gules and Argent.
Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de gules y plata.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a watercolor finish.
Coat of arms of the County of Mark, Germany. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Watercolor.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mark, County of.
Argent, on a chevron Gules three feathers Argent, between three swords erect Gules. Motto: «Ab Initio Goostrey».
This is the coat of arms of Martin Goldstraw emblazoned by me over his family tartan. This tartan was designed by Don Smith and is registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans, 2002.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Gules, Chevron, Charged, Sword, Point upwards, Ordered, Between, Quill and Motto.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Cheshire County and Tartan.
Bearer: Goldstraw, Martin S. J..
Party per fess: 1 Gules, five swords erect, in fess Argent; 2 Vairy Or and Gules.
Escudo cortado: 1o de gules, cinco espadas de plata, alzadas, en faja; 2o verado de oro y gules. Soporte: Un león de oro, rampante, armado, lampasado, fierezado y encendido de gules a la siniestra.
Supporter and shield inclined to dexter with: a pointed base of the shield; its two fields enamelled with flat inks, Gules and Or respectively; the rest of the elements illuminated; everything outlined in Sable; and the whole executed with a raised-stroke technique.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Five, Sword, Point upwards, In fess, Vairy, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, The fangs, The eyes, Supporter (animal) and Supporter.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Created, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Martos García, Juan Carlos.
Blazon of the Mascarenhas lineage of Portugal.
Gules, three bars Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
It can be found at [Cró, J. do; 1509; page 77].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Fess and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of Portugal.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the twelfth bears as insignia and arms, on a shield Or, a rampant lion Gules, as painted in this shield.
Or, a Lion Gules, rampant.
Escudo de oro, un león de gules, rampante.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the lion illuminated in Gules and outlined in the colour of the field, that is, in Or metal; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Coat of arms interpreted from the last of the shields of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» illustrated in [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the text preceding the blazon taken from the transcription by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
I consider these to be canting arms, and that this «lion» Gules refers to its bearers «Mauleón».
Under the title «Surname of Mauleon», without an accent on the letter «o», it can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 12 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Lion, Gules and Rampant.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of Navarre and Canting.
Bearer: Mauleón of Navarre.
The coat of arms of Maximilian Silvestri emblazoned by me.
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 and Wavy.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Silvestri, Maximilian.
Vert, an eagle displayed Argent, beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules; on a chief wavy Argent, three plantain plants issuant from the line of division Vert.
Escudo de sinople, un águila de plata, picada, lampasada, membrada y armada de gules; un jefe ondado de plata cargado de tres plataneras salientes de sinople.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Gules, One, Three, Eagle, Displayed, Beaked, Langued, Membered, Armed, Chief, Wavy, Plantain plant, Issuant and Line of division.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Mayrl, Kurth.
Or, a stag trippant Gules, attired Azure; a bordure Azure charged with eight saltires couped Argent.
Escudo de oro, un ciervo pasante de gules, acornado de azur; una bordura de azur cargada con ocho sotueres de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and with a parchment finishing.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, One, Stag, Tripant, Gules, Attired, Azure, Bordure, Charged, Eight, Saltire and Argent.
Style keywords: Parchment, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCartney, Michael.
Azure, a saltire Argent between in chief a bee proper, in fess two fleurs de lis Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; overall a crescent Gules.
Escudo de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en jefe de una abeja al natural, en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; brochante sobre el todo un creciente de gules.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Evander Graham Wylder McCoy designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Saltire, Between, In chief, Bee, Proper, Fleur de lis, In fess, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Overall and Crescent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: McCoy, Evander Graham Wylder.
Gules, a double cross throughout Or cantoned by six plates, a bordure Or.
Escudo de gules, una cruz doble y plena de oro cantonada de seis bezantes de plata, una bordura de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Melo. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings where the arms of Melo are in the 4th quarter.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, One, Six, Double cross throughout, Cantoned, Plate and Bordure.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Melo, lineage.
Gules, a chevron, between in chief two fleurs de lis Or, and in base an escallop Argent.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de oro, acompañado en jefe de dos flores de lis de oro, y en punta de una venera de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of Luigi Merante Critelli emblazoned by me following the directions of Salvatore Olivari de la Moneda.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, One, Two, Chevron, Between, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base and Escallop.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Merante Critelli, Luigi.
Party per pale Vert and Azure, overall two cannons dismounted in saltire, between two seagulls volant in pale, and two fish naiant in fess Argent.
Escudo partido de sinople y azur, brochante sobre el todo dos tubos de cañón en sotuer, acompañados de dos gaviotas volantes en palo y dos peces nadantes en faja, todo de plata.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Vert, Azure, Overall, Two, Cannon dismounted, Cannon, In saltire, Between, Seagull, Volant, In pale, Fish, Naiant, In fess and Argent.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lanzagorta Escutia, Miguel Francisco.
Mullet, mullet implies crescent, therefore crescent.
Tierced per fess: 1 Vert, a mullet of eight points Or; 2 Gules, a potent fesswise Argent, between in dexter a mullet of eight points, in siniester a crescent Or; 3 Azure, a crescent Or.
Escudo terciado en faja: 1o de sinople, una estrella de ocho puntas de oro; 2o de gules, una potenza puesta en faja de plata, acompañada a la diestra de una estrella de ocho puntas, a la siniestra de un creciente ambos de oro; 3o de azur, un creciente de oro.
Tierced per fess variant of the coat of arms of Logic with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in plain colours Vert, Gules, and Azure; the 5 figures in Or and Argent, outlined in Sable and illuminated; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Blazon keywords: Tierced per fess, Vert, Gules, Azure, Mullet, Crescent, Or, Potent, Argent, Fesswise and Between.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Created, Imaginary and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Logic.
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.
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.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 vair ancient.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de veros antiguos.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the municipality of Monroy, Caceres, emblazoned by me with vair ancient. I have painted it using vair ancient, as I wish to illustrate with this coat of arms a reflection on the Virgin of the Sagrario of Plasencia, Caceres, dating from the mid-13th century, and on the forty-four coats of arms made of gilded silver sheet that adorn it, featuring lions, castles, and rounded vair ~ vair ancient, these may be associated with the lords of Monroy, a lineage of considerable importance in the town of Plasencia during the Late Middle Ages, can be seen in The Virgin of the Sagrario of Plasencia and the Monroy vair.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned and Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Monroy, municipality of.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the eleventh is the house of Monteagudo; they bear as arms a shield Or, and in the middle a fess Gules, in the manner in which this shield is painted.
Or, a fess Gules.
Escudo de oro, una faja de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in flat Or; the fess outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpreted from the eleventh coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the preceding text taken from the transcription appearing in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Monteagudo» this blazon can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 11 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Monteagudo of Navarra.
Coat of arms of the Armored Cavalry Regiment Montesa No. 3, RCAC-3, in 2016.
Or, a cross of Montesa.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de Montesa.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the shape of the shield is a semi-circular arch; the field has been illuminated in metal Or; the cross of Montesa is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules and Sable; and the whole has a raised line finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Military, Army and Navy and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Montesa, Cavalry Regiment.
The Order of Saint Mary of Montesa and Saint George of Alfama, known as the Order of Montesa, was founded in the 14th century by the King of Aragon, James, as a military and religious order, to which he donated a castle in Valencia from which they took their name.
To endow the new Order of Montesa, the assets of the Order of the Templars, dissolved by Pope Clement V, were used. This is recounted by [Avilés, J.; 1780b; page 342] writing that Montesa was created «from the incomes and ruin of the Templars; as their Order was being extinguished, at the request of the Kings, so that said incomes would not leave the Kingdom.».
The order established within the Castle of Montesa, which previously belonged to the Templars, their convent and church of the Order, the palace of their Master, their barracks for fighting men, being able to form up to a couple of thousand of them in their parade ground. Their first Master, for 70 days since he died just over two months after his appointment, was Guillermo de Eril.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter VI, page 341] describes it as follows «The Military Order of Montesa was instituted in the year 1317 by the King of Aragon, Don Jaime II, and confirmed in the same year by Pope John XXII.».
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Montesa, Cross couped and Cross.
Or, a griffin segreant Sable, on a chief invected Azure three naval crowns Or, the whole debruised by a label of three points Argent.
Escudo de oro, un grifo rampante de sable; en un jefe acanalado de azur, tres coronas navales de oro, brisado de un lambel de tres pendientes de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of Michael W. Morgan, UE, emblazoned by me. He is the eldest son of Commander Stephen T. Morgan and his cadency mark is a label.
Blazon keywords: Or, Sable, Gules, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Griffin, Segreant, Chief, Invected, Naval crown, Cadency and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Morgan, Michael W..
Argent, a fess dancetty of four points Gules. Motto: «Pluribus Parens».
Escudo de plata, una faja encajada de cuatro piezas de gules. Lema: «Pluribus Parens».
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
G0138, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant for the arms of the municipality of Gudja, Malta. These arms have been emblazoned by me for such grant. The motto «Pluribus Parens» means «mother of many children», as Gudja was the historical center and origin of several nearby settlements such as Safi, Kirkop, Luqa, Mqabba, Tarxien, and others.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Four, Fess, Dancetty and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Gudja, municipality of.
Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief an escallop reversed Gules, between two flies in pilewise proper.
Escudo de plata, un árbol arrancado al natural, en jefe una venera ranversada de gules acompañada de dos moscas puestas en pila al natural.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0117, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of the Reverend John Muscat, Honorary Monsignor of the Canon Chapter, Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, Gozo. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, One, Two, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, In chief, Escallop, Between, Fly, Bendwise and Pilewise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Muscat, John.
Party per pale Azure and Or, a tree eradicated and blasted between two starlings respectant all counterchanged.
Escudo partido de azur y oro, un árbol arrancado y deshojado del uno al otro acompañado de dos estorninos afrontados del uno en el otro.
The Spanish blazon:
In English, the heraldic term «counterchanged» is used in both cases and this coat of arms is a good example of both.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, Or, One, Tree, Erased, Blasted, Counterchanged, Between, Two, Starling, Respectant and Counterchanged (side-by-side).
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Bendel, Nathaniel.
Escudo de gules, un carbunclo cerrado, pomelado de oro; cargado en el centro de una esmeralda en forma de losange de sinople.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Gules; the pommetty carbuncle and the emerald illuminated in Or and Vert, shaded and outlined in Sable; and the whole finished in lightly-hammered metal.
In addition to historical documents such as the armorials [Urfé; 15th century] which blazons it and [Bosque, J. del; 1540] which illustrates it, there is, in the last half century, an abundant bibliography on the arms of Navarre, for example: [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1963], [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974], [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982], [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1999], [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2000], [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 2001] and [Martínez de Aguirre, J.; 2007].
This pommetty shield can also be seen, for example, on the outer façade of the convent of Santo Domingo in Estella, on capitals preserved in the Cathedral of Tudela and on capitals of the church of Santa María la Real of Laguardia, the latter dating from the 14th century.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Carbuncle, Pommelled, Or, Charged, In the fess point, Emerald, Vert and Lozenge.
Style keywords: Soft metal, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Shaded.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Navarre.
Gules, two Axes Argent, hafted Or, addorsed, issuant from the base; overall, at the nombril, an Escutcheon Or.
Escudo de gules, dos hachas adosadas de plata, fustadas de oro, movientes de la punta; brochante sobre el todo, en el ombligo, un escudete de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular shape; its field illuminated with Gules; its figures and escutcheon illuminated with Or and Argent and outlined in Sable; and with a free hand texture.
A distinctive feature of this coat of arms is that its escutcheon, instead of being overall in the center, is positioned on a point of the coat of arms called the nombril, which, as we learn from [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 159 and illustration 19] and also [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 147 and 148], in «Heraldry, the nombril of the coat of arms, is the place through which the human body receives nourishment in the mother's womb, and in the shield, it corresponds to the point where the fess ends and the base begins.».
If this escutcheon, «escudete» in Castilian, had been positioned in the center of the coat of arms, then it would have to be blazoned as the piece called an inescutcheon, «escusón» in Castilian. In fact, the Norsk Heraldisk Forening uses the English term «escutcheon» to describe the blazon of its arms.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Axe, Argent, Hafted, Or, Addorsed, Issuant from base, Overall, At the nombril and Escutcheon.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Soft metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Norsk Heraldisk Forening.
Nicolás Malmains ~ Nicholas Malmains ~ Nicol Malemeins.
Gules, three dexter hands turned up, and appaumée Ermine.
Escudo de gules, tres manos diestras levantadas y apalpadas de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 622] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 622].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Hand, Dexter, Ermine, Turned up, Appaumée and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Nicolás Malmains.
Azure, a chevron Or, between in chief a cross potent cantoned of crosslets, and a lion rampant, and in base a Celtic Trinity knot Argent. Crest: A galero Sable, with two cords, each with one tassel Gules and Sable. Motto: «Primi entis» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
International Register of Arms, Volume 4, by The [Armorial Register, T.; 2025; page 10], ISBN 978-1-8381483-0-0. The coat of arms of Nilda Ernestina Lucca de Anaya, designed by her son Ernesto Juan Anaya and emblazoned by me appears in this volume, while her son’s badge can be seen next to it on page 11, also painted by me.
Credits: Ernesto Juan Anaya is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Categories: Collage, Photographic, Art, Religious, Interpreted, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed, Coat of arms, Azure, One, Chevron, Or, Between, In chief, Cross of Jerusalem, Cross couped, Cross potent, Cantoned, Four, Crosslet, Lion, Rampant, In base, Celtic Trinity knot, Knot, Celtic, Trinity, Freehand, Crest and mantling, Galero, Cord, Tassel, Latin language, Scroll, Charged and Motto.
Root: Lucca de Anaya, Nilda Ernestina.
Norman de Darcy ~ Norman Darcy ~ Norman de Arci.
Argent, three cinquefoils Gules.
Escudo de plata, tres quinquefolios de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 230] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 230].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Three, Cinquefoil, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Norman de Darcy.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2 [for Portugal]; the whole debruised by a baston Sable; 2 and 3 party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, 3, 1 y 3; [de Portugal] brisado de un bastón de sable; 2o y 3o de plata, mantelado en punta de gules, en jefe, dos leones afrontados de púrpura, armados y lampasados de gules [de León], en punta un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; una bordura componada de dieciocho compones de oro y veros [de Álvarez de las Asturias].
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the House of Noronha in Portugal, a lineage of dual royal origin. The House of Noronha originated with Alfonso Enríquez of Castile, Count of Noreña and Gijón, the natural son of King Henry II of Castile, founder of the Trastámara dynasty, and of Elvira Íñiguez. The lineage became linked to the Portuguese Royal House through the marriage of Alfonso Enríquez to Isabel of Portugal, the natural daughter of King Ferdinand I of Portugal, an alliance arranged in the context of the Treaty of Santarém of 1373, which brought an end to the Fernandine Wars, during which Ferdinand I of Portugal confronted the kings of the House of Trastámara over the throne of Castile following the murder of Peter I at the hands of his half-brother Henry. The House of Noronha became established in Portugal, and its arms quarter those of the Kingdom of Portugal, differenced by a brisure consisting of a baston Sable, and those of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been emblazoned for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim by me as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings, his coat of arms has a inescutcheon with the arms of the House of Noronha.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Gules, Or, Sable, Purpure, One, Two, Five, Seven, Eighteen, Quarterly, Escutcheon, In cross, Charged, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Castle, Triple-towered, Cadency, Baston, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Port and windows, Masoned, Compony and Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Noronha, House of.
Party per pale: 1 Vair; 2 Sable, a barn owl Argent, the eyes Sable, beaked and armed Or.
Escudo partido: 1o de veros; 2o de sable, una lechuza de plata, encendida de sable, picada y armada de oro.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Azure, Vair, Sable, Or, Barn owl, The eyes, Beaked and Armed.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Created, Imaginary, Coat of arms and Greco-Roman antiquity.
Imaginary bearer: Odysseus of Ithaca.
It has been interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a rough finishing.
Cross crowned and with the monogram RC of the Ordo Equestris Reginae Caeli emblazoned by me. The OERC's mission focuses on humanitarian aid and support for people and institutions in need.
Blazon keywords: Order, Decoration, Azure, Or, Argent, One, Four, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped, Fleur de lis, Crowned and Monogram.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted and Boa.
Bearer: Ordo Equestris Reginae Caeli.
It has been depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of Olivia Zangenberg, emblazoned by me, was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with her father’s standard, the blazon, and the relevant entry from the Gazette of Malta, where her registration R0047 by the Dr. Charles Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta, was published
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Gules, Argent, Sable, One, Two, Pile issuant from base, Between, Maunch, Displayed scroll, Suspended, Cadency, Proper and Label of three points.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Slide and Seal.
Bearer: Zangenberg, Olivia.
Party per fess: 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent; 2 Or, four pallets Gules.
Escudo cortado: 1o de gules, una cruz patada de plata; 2o de oro, cuatro palos de gules.
These already existing arms have been interpreted with: the mouth of the coat of arms rounded; its field has received an enamel of flat tincture style, of Gules color and Or metal; its cross patty and its 4 pales are illuminated; and the whole coat of arms has received a cloth-like finish.
The party per fess coat of arms of the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of Captives is the fusion of 2 gifts: the cross patty that was donated to the Order by Bishop Berenguer de Palou on the day of its foundation and the coat of arms of Aragon that King James I of Aragon, the Conqueror, also present at the ceremony, on August 10, 1218, gave to the Order as a symbol of support for the redemptive work of Peter Nolasco.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Cross, One, Cross patty, Cross couped and Pale.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Fabric.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Our Lady of Mercy, Order of.
Or, a tower Gules, embattled, masoned and with a turret Sable.
Escudo de oro, una torre de gules, almenada, mazonada y donjonada de sable.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Ancient arms of the lineage Ormazabal of the Basque Country emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, Sable, One, Tower, Embattled, Masoned and With a turret.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Ormazabal of the Basque Country, lineage.
Vert, a bend sinister Argent.
Escudo de sinople, una barra de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Orrantia of the Basque Country emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, One and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Orrantia of the Basque Country, lineage.
Argent, flanched Sable, in chief a mullet of six points Gules.
Escudo de plata, flanqueado curvo de sable, en jefe una estrella de seis rayos de gules
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; illuminated in the tinctures Argent, Gules, and Sable; all outlined in Sable; and finished with a raised-stroke effect.
[Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 92 and figure 197] blazons it as «Argent, and a six-pointed star Gules in chief, flanched in oval Sable». When he illustrates it in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; figure 197], the space left between both flanches is only 1/5 of the base of the coat of arms; this is feasible because the only charge is a mullet in chief. If there were more charges, it would be necessary to leave more space, for example, 1/3 of the base of the shield.
«Oschoven au Rhein» in the book [Menestrier, C. F.; 1659; page 315], it is blazoned «d'argent flanqué arrondi de sable à vne molette de mesme en chef», so the mullet would be Sable, bacause «de mesme» is written, and with a hole in the middle, this hole does not exits in other sources.
In the book [Rietstap, J. B.; 1861], it is blazoned «Argent, flanched in round Sable, Argent charged in chief of a mullet Gules», and in French «d'argent, flanqué en rond de sable, l'argent chargé en chef d'une étoile de gueules».
Some time ago I used to blazon it in English as «Argent, in chief a mullet of six points Gules, between two flanches Sable».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Gules, Mullet, Chief and Flanched.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Oschoven of the Rhin.
Or, a pile Gules.
Escudo de oro, una pila de gules.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Osona emblazoned by me based on the description by [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1325].
Blazon keywords: Or, Gules, One and Pile.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Osona, lineage.
Or, a sun in splendour party per pale Azure and Argent, its rays Azure; a bordure Azure. Crest: A ribbon Azure doubled Or.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rhombus outer contour and with a watercolor finishing.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Sun in splendour, Party per pale, Ray of the sun, Bordure and Ribbon.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rhombus and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Jon, youngest granddaughter of.
Gules, three fleur de lis Or.
Escudo de gules, tres flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finish.
Coat of arms of the lineage Patus emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Three and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Patus, lineage.
Banner quarterly of sixteen: 1, 6, 11, and 16 Azure, three fleurs de lis Or; 2, 5, 12, and 15 Gules, three lions, passant, guardant, in pale Or, armed and langued Azure; 3, 8, 9, and 14 Gules, a castle triple towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; 4, 7, 10, and 13 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or; an inescutcheon Azure, three crowns in bend, bendwise Or.
Pendón cuartelado de dieciseis: 1o, 6o, 11o y 16o de azur, tres flores de lis de oro; 2o, 5o, 12o y 15o de gules, tres leopardos en palo de oro, armados y lampasados de azur; 3o, 8o, 9o y 14o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 4o, 7o, 10o y 13o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro; un escuson de azur, tres coronas en banda, puestas en banda de oro.
Banner interpreted as follows: with the 5x6 proportions of a shield; the field, including that of the escutcheon, is enamelled with flat tinctures Gules and Azure; the crowns, castles, fleurs-de-lis, and leopards are outlined in Sable; except the lions, which are outlined in their field; and the whole composition is watercoloured.
In the armorial [Edward IV of England; 1461; row 27, 1st column, final banner], these arms appear twice:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Or, Three, Fleur de lis, Ordered, Gules, Leopard, Armed, Langued, In pale, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Argent, Purpure, Lion, Rampant, Crowned, Inescutcheon, Crown, In bend and Bendwise.
Style keywords: Rectangular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Flag, Banner of arms, Kingdom of England and House of York.
Bearer: Edward IV of England.
Or, a holm oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, in front of its trunk two boars passant, in pale Sable.
Escudo de oro, una encina arrancada de sinople, frutada de oro, atravesados a su tronco dos jabalíes pasantes, en palo de sable.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Ancient arms of the lineage Peraza of Cantabria emblazoned by me. I have painted the acorns in Or metal on the Vert leaves so that they stand out, as they would not on the Or metal field. I often write expressions such as metal Or and color Vert, specifying which are metals and which are colors, to take into account the rule of tinctures.
Blazon keywords: Or, Vert, Sable, Holm oak, Eradicated, Fructed, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar, Passant and In pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peraza of Cantabria, lineage.
Tierce: 1 Argent, two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure; 2 Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise Argent.
Escudo adiestrado: 1o de plata, dos llaves alzadas en sotuer, acompañadas en jefe de una venera, y en punta de una estrella de cinco puntas, circundada a la diestra de un creciente puesto en banda todo de azur; 2o de azur, un brazo diestro vestido, moviente de la siniestra, teniendo un bordón de peregrino puesto en palo, moviente de la punta, y atada a él una calabaza puesta en banda todo de plata.
Coat of arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.
Canting arms of Dolores Peregrina Corona designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallín and me and emblazoned by me. In Castilian heraldic tradition, the «adiestrado» ~ «tierce» used in this coat of arms and its symmetrical «siniestrado» ~ «tierce sinister» are «irregular divisions of the field by one line» ~ «particiones irregulares». That is why I use «tierce» and «tierce sinister» in English. There is another possibility, which is to call the «adiestrado» ~ «pale in dexter flank» and the «siniestrado» ~ «pale in sinister flank», thus ceasing to be a type of «divisions of the field» ~ «particiones» and becoming «ordinaries» ~ «piezas fundamentales». This has implications, as the rule of tinctures would apply if it were considered a «pale» ~ «palo». In any case, I will write the blazon in both ways. Alternative blazon: Azure, a dexter arm vested, issuant from sinister, grasping a pilgrim's staff palewise, issuant from base, tied to it a gourd bendwise; on a pale in dexter flank Argent two keys points upwards, in saltire, between in chief an escallop, and in base a mullet of five points environed at dexter by a crescent bendwise azure.
These are canting arms because her surname is «Peregrina» ~ «pilgrim», and her coat of arms depicts the arm of a pilgrim, as she is one herself, with her staff and her gourd for carrying water, advancing towards the dexter, in order to reach the destination of her three most important life pilgrimages: Santiago de Compostela, Rome, and Jerusalem. Following [Petra Sancta, S.; 1634; pages 417–418], in seventeenth-century academic emblematics the staff symbolizes the road understood as an intellectual journey, proper to a traveller who appears humble yet is rich in knowledge, while the gourd, which may seem empty, represents the wisdom preserved within it and from which learning ultimately emerges.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Two, Tierce, Key, Point upwards, In saltire, Between, In chief, Escallop, In base, Mullet, Environed, Dexter, Crescent, Bendwise, Arm, Vested, Issuant from the sinister flank, Grasping, Pilgrim's staff, Palewise, Issuant from base, Tied and Gourd.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peregrina Corona, Dolores.
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, 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.
Party per pale: 1 Azure, an eagle displayed Or, charged on the chest with a Royal drum of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom proper; 2 Or, on a fess Gules between two fleur de lis Azure, a rose Argent, seeded Or. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Eagle, Or, Charged, Chest, Drum, Royal, Proper, Fess, Gules, Rose, Argent, Seeded, Between, Two, Fleur de lis, In chief, In base, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Gummersbach, Peter Ferdinand.
Philip Daubeny ~ Philip Daubeney.
Gules, a fess of five fusils Argent, in chief three mullets Or.
Escudo de gules, una faja de cinco fusos de plata, en jefe tres estrellas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is semicircular; the field is illuminated in Gules; the fusils outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Argent; the fess is 5 fusils in length; the 3 mullets in chief of 5 points, outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or; and the whole with an iridescent finish.
This post corresponds to the English post number 61 in the same series.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Fusil, Argent, In fess, Mullet, Or and In chief.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Daubeny, Philip.
King of France from 1270 to 1285, grandson of Blanche of Castile.
Azure semé of fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de Azur sembrado de flores de lis de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; the field enamelled in flat Azure; the fleurs-de-lis illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and finished with a parchment effect.
During his reign, it is believed that the second part of the armorial [Wijnbergen; 1265] was completed, which ends with the coats of arms of several kings, many of them European, beginning this series with the coat of arms of the King of France himself, [Wijnbergen; 1265; shield no. 1,288], which has served as the inspiration for the one recreated here.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Or, Semé and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Kingdom of France and House of the Capetians.
Bearer: Philip III of France.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 and 3 Or, an eagle displayed Sable.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o y 3o de oro, un águila de sable.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Philip of Castile, 1231–1274, 7th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me and can be consulted in [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1990; page 146] with the field Or in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. He bears a quarterly shield combining the first quarter of his father’s arms, Castile, with his mother’s arms. Among all his siblings, he is the one who most closely combines the arms of both parents.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Quarterly, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned and Eagle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Philip of Castile, Infante.
Argent, in base three bars wavy Azure, overall, an oak eradicated Vert, fructed Or, to its dexter a cauldron suspended from a branch, and in front of its trunk a boar passant Sable. Crest: Upon a helm in profile with visor bars Or, and a wreath Argent and Vert, five ostrich feathers alternately Vert and Argent. Mantling: Vert doubled Argent. Motto: «Fijosdalgo del Solar d'Yraeta» depicted as Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Francisco Idareta Goldaracena is shown holding his work «From Yraeta to Idareta», a documented study on the origin and development of his lineage between the 14th and 20th centuries, [Idareta Goldaracena, F.; 2022; cover]. The coat of arms on this book's cover was painted by me. This book's prefaced is by Jesús Mauleón Heredia.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Vert, Or, Sable, Gules, Three, One, In base, Bar, Wavy, Overall, Oak, Tree, Eradicated, Fructed, Dexter, Cauldron, Suspended, Branch, In front (tree), Trunk, Boar, Passant, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Barred, Wreath, Ostrich feathers, Alternately, Mantling, Motto (identification) and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa, Collage, Photographic and Doctor.
Bearer: Idareta Goldaracena, Francisco.
Gules, three bees Or; a chief azure, an eagle displayed Or.
Escudo de gules, tres abejas de oro; un jefe de azur, un águila de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a watercolor finishing.
This is the coat of arms of Jean-Eudes Pierra emblazoned by me. Blazon in Italian by Massimo Ghirardi «Di rosso, a tre api d'oro, al capo cucito d'azzurro carico dell'aquila pure d'oro». Blazón in French by Michel Froger «De gueules à trois mouches à miel d'or, 2 et 1; au chef cousu d'azur à l'aigle éployée d'or».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Or, Three, One, Bee, Ordered, Chief and Eagle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee, Cousu and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pierra, Jean-Eudes.
Pierre de Forcade ~ Pierre de La Forcade.
Lozengy Or and Azure, a pale Gules.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur, un palo de gules.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is semicircular; the field of plain metal tint Or; the lozenges with their 4 equal angles, outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure; the lozengy of 6 lozenges wide by 7 lozenges high; the pale outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole with a marble finish.
He was born at the beginning of the 15th century, served Gaston IV of Foix as a man-at-arms and, as such, participated in the conquest of the cities of Blaye and Bourg and, in 1439, fought against the English troops near Saint-Sever in Les Landes, southwest of France.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or, Azure, Pale and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: La Forcade, Pierre de.
Supporting document illustrating my proposal, pages 4 and 5.
I have made a suggestion to the Lexicography Institute of the Royal Spanish Academy regarding the heraldic term «pira» in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language. I drafted a document that justified my suggestion, illustrated it, and proposed two ways to refine its definition within the Dictionary. I am honored that they have accepted my proposal and chosen the first of the alternative definitions I suggested. The following images are some of those I used to illustrate the supporting document.
Schema.
Delineation.
Coats of arms of the Burr, Osona, Gangoiti and Egado lineages.
I used the following bibliographical references [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952], [Arco y García, F. del; 1996a], [Avilés, J.; 1725a], [Avilés, J.; 1780a], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975], [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002], [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1990], and [Messía de la Cerda y Pita, L.; 1980].
Categories: Schema, Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Doctor.
225th Pope of the Church, from 1566 to 1572. «Pius V», named Antonio Michele Ghislieri, was canonized in 1712.
Bendy of six Gules and Or.
Escudo bandado de seis piezas de gules y oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded mouth; the field in flat tincture of Or; the bands outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; and the whole with a rough finish.
I have also seen this coat of arms described as «a shield banded of six pieces of Or and Gules».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bendy, Six, Gules and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Pius V.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Gules, a three arch bridge issuant from base and throughout Or; 2 and 3 Azure, five fleurs de lis, in base two bars wavy Or.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de gules, un puente de tres ojos moviente de la punta y los flancos de oro; 2o y 3o de azur, cinco flores de lis, en punta dos fajas ondadas, todo de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape ended with an rounded arch, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems watercolor.
Credits: Felipe Trujillo Jiménez is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, One, Bridge, Issuant from base, Throughout, Or, Azure, Five, Fleur de lis, In base, Two, Fess and Wavy.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pons Paneque, Jonathan.
Argent, five escutcheons in cross Azure, each charged with five plates in saltire; a bordure Gules, charged with seven castles triple-towered Or, 3, 2, and 2
Escudo de plata, cinco escudetes en cruz de azur, cada uno cargado de cinco bezantes en sotuer de plata; una bordura de gules, cargada de siete castillos de oro, tres en jefe, uno en cada flanco y dos en punta
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
This coat of arms can be seen in [Avilés, T. de; XVI; página 16], [Bergshammars; 1440; page 4], [Lutzelbourg, N. de; 1530; page 37], and in [Gourdon de Genouillac, H.; 1889; page 247].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Five, Escutcheon, In cross, Azure, Charged, Bezant and plate, Plate, In saltire, Bordure, Gules, Seven, Castle, Or, Three, In chief, One, In each flank and In base.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted and Kingdom of Portugal.
Bearer: Portugal.
Blazon of the Poumola lineage of Catalonia.
Gules, a millstone Argent.
Escudo de gules, una piedra de molino de plata.
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing with shadow in the hole.
It blazon is describe in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1429], [García Carraffa, A.; García Carraffa, A.; 1968; volume 3, page 358], and [Ferrer i Vives, F.; 1995; volume 2, page 362].
In this case, my theory is that this coat of arms is an example of «canting arms». «Canting arms» use a word or words of the surname or inside the surname to make the coat of arms. The surname Poumola is from Catalonia, we can split the surname into 2 parts «pou-mola», in Catalonian language a) «pou» means «well» and b) «mola» means «millstone» ~ «cadascuna de les dues pedres de forma circular que componen el molí», [GDLC; 1998], and this could be the reason of the symbolism of this coat of arms. «Canting» in heraldry means «talking» or «chatting», in Spanish «canting arms» is translated as «armas parlantes». Some heralds call «canting» to this creative technic.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Millstone and Argent.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Canting.
Or, three pallets Vair.
Escudo de oro, tres palos de veros.
Arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
The coat of arms of the Marquis Prato di Arnesano, requested by Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina and painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Three, Pale and Vair.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Prato di Arnesano, Marquis.
Party per chevron Azure and Or, in chief a fleur de lis Argent, in base four pallets Gules.
Escudo de azur, en jefe una flor de lis de plata, mantelado en punta de oro cargado de cuatro palos de gules.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a triangular curved external shape and with a metal and iridescent finishing.
The coat of arms of Ignasi Pujol was designed by him based on the ancient arms of the Pujol lineage and refined and emblazoned by me. In the English blazon, I used the term «pallet», which is the diminished pale, and in the Castilian blazon, I used the term «palo». However, in Castilian, the term «vara», which is a diminished pale, could have been used, writing «cuatro varas de gules» in the same style as it was written in English «four pallet Gules».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Party per chevron, In chief, Fleur de lis, In base, Pallet and Pale.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Triangular curved and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Pujol, Ignasi.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a cross patty Gules; 2 and 3 Azure, two barbels addorsed Argent
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, una cruz patada de gules; 2o y 3o de de azur, dos barbos adosados de plata.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Two, Barbel, Addorsed, Argent, Quarterly, One, Cross patty, 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.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Argent, a cross patty Gules; 2 and 3 Argent, a cross Azure
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de plata, una cruz patada de gules; 2o y 3o de plata, una cruz de azur.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Cross, Azure, Quarterly, Cross patty, Cross couped and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hérail, Gilbert.
The rule of tincture, «metal should not be put on metal, nor color on color», is the most famous rule of the heraldry. In the divisions of the field, for example, party per fess, party per pale, quartered, etc., the tinctures are beside each other, not one on top of the other, because the divisions are not charges, so the rule of tincture does not apply. Although as a rule of aesthetics may be useful in the case of divisions.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Gules and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Illuminated.
Classification: Schema.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the eighth is that of Rada; they bear as arms a shield Or with a flory cross Vert, in the same manner as painted in this shield.
Or, a Cross flory Sinople.
Escudo de oro, una cruz flordelisada de sinople.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the flory cross outlined in Sable and illuminated in Vert enamel; and finished in highly-hammered metal.
Based on the eighth coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and the text is from the transcription made by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Rada» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 8 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Cross flory, Cross couped and Vert.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Rada of Navarre.
Azure, two arrows in saltire points upward, the arrow bendwise Or, the arrow bend sinisterwise Argent, overall a double vajra per saltire Or and Argent charged with a bezant per saltire curved Or and Argent.
Escudo de azur, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer, la flecha puesta en banda de oro, la flecha puesta en barra de plata, brochante sobre el todo una vajra doble cuartelada en sotuer de oro y plata cargada de un bezante cuartelado en sotuer curvilíneo de oro y plata.
Coat of arms interpreted and emblazoned by me with different shapes and a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Two, Arrow, Point upwards, In saltire, Bendwise, Or, Bend sinisterwise, Argent, Overall, One, Double vajra, Quarterly per saltire, Charged, Bezant and plate and Curved.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Freehand, Rounded, Ogee and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rage from Discord.
Or, three puffins proper.
Escudo de oro, tres frailecillos (Fratercula arctica) al natural.
To standout attributes is a characteristic of the heraldry, which means great eyes, tongues, claws,... and of course sex. Then for the puffins we must standout their sexual attributes, in this case in their distinctive beaks, and also the colors around their eyes, that we can see in their breeding period, and we must do it and I did, although these attributes are not specified in the blazon.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Three, Puffin and Proper.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Hartemink, Ralf.
Ralph de Albini ~ Rauf de Albini.
Gules, a fess of five fusils Argent.
Escudo de gules, una faja de cinco fusos de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is semicircular; the field is illuminated in Gules; the fusils outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Argent; the fess is 5 fusils in length; and the whole with an iridescent finish.
I tend to blazon «Gules, a fess of five fusils Argent» ~ «Escudo de gules, una faja de cinco fusos de plata» which, as the piece called a fess touches the edges of the shield and is a unit, means the fusils touch the edges of the shield and touch each other, forming a single fess of 5.
While in the blazon «Gules, five fusils in fess Argent.» ~ «Escudo de gules, cinco fusos en faja de plata» the fusils neither touch each other nor the edges of the shield; this second blazon tells us that the fusils are «in fess» ~ «en faja», it does not tell us that they are forming a fess.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Fusil, Argent and In fess.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Iridescent.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Daubeny, Rauf.
Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable.
Escudo cortado de azur y sable, brochante sobre la partición un castillo de cuatro torres de oro, aclarado de sable.
Coat of arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
One of the ancient arms of the Rawson lineage emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rawson, Lineage.
RIAG
Argent, a cross patty Gules, cantoned of four mullets of eight points Azure; on a chief Sable, an elephant passant Or.
The Registro Internacional de Armas Gentilicias, is also known as RIAG, and riag.com.es is it domain.
It is a private register of coat of arms founded in 2006 in Seville, Spain by the herald Ignacio Koblischek Zaragoza.
Categories: Institution, Socioeconomic, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Freehand, Argent, Diminished cross, Patty, Gules, Cantoned, Mullet, Eight, Azure, Chief, Sable, Elephant, Passant and Or.
Or, a roe deer springing Gules, in base a triple mount Vert.
Escudo de oro, un corzo brincante de gules, en punta un monte de tres peñas de sinople.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.
They are canting arms: «Rehberger» ~ «Reh-berger» in Deutsch ~ «Roe deer-from the mountain» in English.
Credits: Stephan Urs Breu is the designer of the coat of arms and Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas is the author of the heraldic art.
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Roe deer, Springing, Gules, In base, Trimount and Vert.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rehberger, Alena.
Vair. Behind the shield an eight-pointed cross patty Gules.
Blazon keywords: Vair, Behind the shield, One, Eight-pointed cross, Cross couped and Gules.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vichiers, Renaud de.
Assumed arms
Azure, a bend sinister raguly between, in dexter chief, a Celtic cross, in sinister base, a sword point downwards Argent.
Escudo de azur, una barra ecotada acompañada, en la diestra del jefe, de una cruz celta y, en la siniestra de la punta, de una espada bajada todo de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted by me with a shape ended with an pointed arch, illuminated with color azure and metal argent, and with a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: One, Bend sinister, Raguly, Between, Dexter, Chief, Celtic cross, Sinister, Base (lower 1/3), Sword, Point downwards and Argent.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Reyes, Elijah.
Azure chapé Argent, in dexter an Indian ringneck parrot proper, in sinister a Japanese red chrysanthemum proper, in base an atom Argent.
It has been interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, and with a texturized finish.
The arms of Ria Persad was presented in my lecture Women and Arms: Contemporary Coats of Arms for Women Worldwide (lecture). The presentation included her coat of arms shown together with the blazon and the design rationale. She is from Trinidad and Tobago (birth), India and Japan (ancestry), and USA (residence). Her coat of arms has been designed by her, by Rudolph Juchter van Bergen Quast of the Netherlands, and by Kevin D. Couling of the United Kingdom, resident in New Zealand, and painted by me, from the Kingdom of Spain.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Chapé, Dexter, Parrot, Proper, Sinister, Chrysanthemum, Base and Atom.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Slide, India and Japan.
Bearer: Persad, Ria.
fretty ~ fretté.
Azure fretty Or.
Escudo de azur fretado de oro.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Fretty and Or.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Ricardo de Mandeville.
Vert, a pall raguly Or between three leopards' faces Or. Motto: «Inter feros» in letters Sable within a scroll Argent.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; spot inks metal or and color vert; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Pall, Raguly, Or, Three, Head, Leopard and Motto.
Style keywords: Plain tincture, Freehand, Pointed and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Stowe, Richard Allen.
Or, six annulets Gules, 3, 2, and 1.
Blazon keywords: Or, Six, Annulet, Gules, Ordered, Three, Two and One.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Tricking, Hatching and Plain tincture.
Classification: Religious, Military, Knights Templar, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Richard, Richard.
Lionheart ~ Corazón de León ~ Cœur de Lion.
Escudo de gules, dos leones de oro, afrontados, armados y lampasados de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth drawn as a semicircular (round) base; the field enamelled in a flat tint of Gules; the two lions outlined in the colour of the field and illuminated in Or and Azure; and the whole finished with a watercolour effect.
He was born in 1157, being the third of eight children of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, elder brother of Eleanor Plantagenet. He was king of England between 1189 and 1199, although he spent much of his life far from it; in fact, during his ten-year reign, he was on English soil only twice, which together did not amount even to six months. He died in 1199 in Normandy.
In 1198, during the Battle of Gisors, he supposedly used, as watchword or as motto, the expression «Dieu et mon Droit ~ God and my right». This phrase refers to his refusal to bow before Emperor Henry VI, since by his rank Richard acknowledged only God as superior. Later, Henry V of England adopted it as his motto, and since then it has been used by the British monarchy.
According to [Humphery-Smith, C.; 1983], Richard the Lionheart was the first English king who can be proved to have borne arms, although some of his predecessors may also have had them. He bases his statement on the existence of two seals of Richard I: on one, Richard bears a shield with a rampant lion, and on the other there already appear the three lions that are the forerunners of the arms of England. The use of this second seal does not imply that he stopped using the first.
In contrast, there are also British authors who maintain that his shield actually bore two affronted lions; this hypothesis is based on the lion on his first seal facing to sinister. That latter hypothesis is the one interpreted in this shield, remaining a purely artistic interpretation and without my entering into a complex and open discussion about how, when, and why the three leopards, «leones pasantes ~ lions passant» for the English, appeared —a discussion in which there are various alternatives— ranging from the combination of his hereditary arms to the wish to have more lions than his younger brother, who would later be King John I of England, to possible influences from other European realms.
This version of Richard I’s shield is similar to the imaginary shield of Hector of Troy, Gules with two lions Or affronté, which is a term used when «two things are placed facing each other, like two Lions, two Dogs, or other animals that look at one another» [Avilés, J.; 1725a; page 32].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Lion, Or, Combatant, Armed, Langued and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, House of Plantagenet and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Richard I of England.
Argent, on a cross Gules five fleurs de lis Or.
Escudo de oro, una cruz de gules cargada de cinco flores de lis de oro.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Ancient arms of the lineage Rivas of Aragon emblazoned by me. Alternative blazon: «Argent, a cross Gules charged with five fleurs de lis Or».
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Or, One, Five, Cross, Charged and Fleur de lis.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rivas of Aragon, lineage.
Vert, on a fess Argent, between in chief a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Gules, masoned Sable, between four mullets Argent, 2 and 2, and in base a Merino ram's head caboshed Or, between three mullets Argent, 2 and 1, two wolves passant Sable.
Arms devised by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a texturized finish.
These are the matrimonial and family arms of Darryn Carlo and Roberto Luchoro emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Vert, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Two, Seven, Fess, Between, In chief, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Mullet, In base, Merino ram, Head, Caboshed, Wolf and Passant.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Luchoro and Darryn Carlo, Roberto.
Gules, three wolves' heads erased Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres cabezas de lobo arrancadas de plata.
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a metal and iridescent finish.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Three, Wolf, Head and Erased.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Metal and iridescent.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Scotland, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Robertson of Struan, lineage.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Azure, a saltire Argent between two fleurs de lis in fess Or; on a chief Argent, a bald eagle displayed Azure, head and tail Argent, beaked, armed and membered Or, langued Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, six fleurs de lis, in chief one Argent between two Or, in fess two Argent, in base one Or ; within a bordure gyronny of twenty-four Argent and Azure; overall a heart Argent.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de azur, un sotuer de plata acompañado en faja de dos flores de lis de oro; en un jefe de plata, un águila calva de azur, cabeza y cola de plata, picada, armada y membrada de oro, lampasada de gules; 2o y 3o de gules, seis flores de lis, en jefe una de plata entre dos de oro, en faja dos de plata y en punta una de oro ; una bordura jironada de veinticuatro piezas de plata y azur; brochante sobre el todo un corazón de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an invected octagon outer contour and with a leather finish.
The coat of arms of Makayla Danée Robidoux designed by Randy David Lee Xavier Potts and emblazoned by me.
Credits: Randy Potts is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, One, Two, Six, Twenty-four, Quarterly, Saltire, Between, In fess, Fleur de lis, Chief, Charged, Bald eagle, Eagle, Displayed, Head, Tail, Beaked, Armed, Membered, Langued, Bordure, Gyronny, Overall and Heart.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Invected octagon and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Robidoux, Makayla Danée.
Gules, six wagon-wheels Or, 2, 2, and 2.
Escudo de gules, seis ruedas de carro de oro, 3 y 3.
I have always thought that they are canting arms because of the similar sounds between «rodelo», «rodar»~«rolling», and «rueda»~«wheel».
The expression «Heralds don’t pun – they cant» is itself a form of wordplay. At first glance, one might think that «cant» derives from «can’t», meaning that heralds cannot make puns. However, in heraldry, «cant» refers to the practice of creating a coat of arms that visually alludes to the bearer’s name, surname, or sometimes to a toponym. Such arms are known as «canting arms» ~ «armas parlantes» in Castilian. For example, if one were to design a coat of arms for someone named Megan Fox, and considering that the name Megan derives from Margaret, meaning «pearl» in Greek, a possible canting design could include a fox surrounded by a bordure of pearls. In this sense, canting arms represent the heraldic equivalent of verbal wordplay. Thus, «heralds do not pun — they cant».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Six, Wagon-wheel and Or.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Lineage, Interpreted, Canting and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Rodelo lineage from Galicia.
Azure, on a pale Argent, between two lions combatant Or, armed and langued Gules, three chevronels Sable.
Escudo de azur, un palo de plata, cargado de tres tenazas de sable, acostado de dos leones afrontados de oro, armados y lampasados de gules.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
The coat of arms of Catherine de Romanet emblazoned by me. Blazon in French: «D'azur, au pal d'argent chargé de trois chevrons de sable et accosté de deux lions affrontés d'or, armés et lampassés de gueules». Alternative blazon: «Azure, a pale Argent, charged with three chevronels Sable, between two lions combatant Or, armed and langued Gules».
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Or, Gules, One, Three, Two, Pale, Charged, Chevronel, Between, Lion, Combatant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Romanet, Catherine de.
Party per fess, fimbriated Gules: 1st Azure, two royal drums in fess Argent, stringed Or, each charged with a bar Sable; 2nd Vert, a monkey statant Argent; overall a fess tierced per fess Azure, Gules, and Vert, fimbriated Argent; overall an inescutcheon Gules, fimbriated Argent. Supporters: Two royal spears in saltire, the dexter per pale Argent and Sable, the sinister per pale Sable and Argent, both shafted Argent. Motto above the crest: «Oruganda Rw'Abahinda» in letters Sable over a scroll Argent. Motto: «Abazira Nkyende» in letters Sable upon a scroll Argent.
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, and with a leather finish.
This is the traditional coat of arms of the Royal Abahinda Clan of the Ankore Kingdom (1478), Uganda, renewed by them under the supervision of Crowned Prince Tugume Salim, and emblazoned by me. The motto over the coat of arms, «Oruganda Rw'Abahinda», means "Clan of Abahinda", and the motto below, «Abazira Nkyende», states that their totemic animal is the monkey. This coat of arms was renewed by the Clan under the supervision of Crowned Prince Tugume Salim, and I have had the honour of refining and rendering its design. Harmonising the European rules of heraldry with African expressiveness is no easy task, yet it can yield great results.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Azure, Argent, Or, Sable, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Fimbriated, Drum, In fess, Stringed, Charged, Monkey, Statant, Overall (line of division), Fess, Tierced per fess, Overall, Inescutcheon, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Spear, In saltire, Dexter, Party per pale, Sinister, Shafted, Motto (identification), Above the crest, Scroll and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Abahinda Clan, Royal.
Or, a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure; a double tressure flory counterflory Gules.
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
This coat of arms can be seen in [Bergshammars; 1440; page 4] and in [Lutzelbourg, N. de; 1530; page 26].
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Lion, Gules, Armed, Langued, Azure, Double tressure, Flory and Counterflory.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.
Classification: Civic, Kingdom of Scotland, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Scotland.
Emblem, two two-handed swords in saltire Argent, hilted Or. Crest: A royal crown Or.
Emblema, dos mandobles en sotuer de plata, guarnecidos de oro. Timbrado de una corona real.
Emblem interpretation with: the two-handed swords placed along the diagonals of an imaginary rectangle, with a 5x6 proportion, like a shield, that is, with angles of 50.2°, between the axis of the two-handed swords and the imaginary base of the emblem, unlike the original emblem where the two-handed swords are on the diagonals of a square, therefore with angles of 45°; the two-handed swords and the closed royal crown are outlined in Sable, illuminated and the whole with a raised-stroke execution.
This emblem of the Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain has 2 two-handed swords that, unlike usual swords, due to their great length and weight, their fencing must be two-handed, hence their name.
The Spanish word «mandoble» comes from «mano doble», meaning «double hand», and refers to a sword wielded with both hands, the equivalent of the English «two-handed sword».
It is known that they are two-handed swords because the 2 that appear in the emblem have a crescent or crossguard in their iron. This crescent is called in Castilian «falsaguarda» and also «ganchos de parada» and its functionality is to protect from the slashes that the opponent could give close to the blade of the two-handed sword.
Blazon keywords: Two-handed sword, Argent, Hilted, Or, In saltire, Crest, Closed royal crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain.
In 1523, the Order of Santiago, the Order of Calatrava, and the Order of Alcantara were definitively incorporated into the Crown of Castile, which marked the consolidation of the Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa. However, it is known that this Royal Council already existed at the beginning of the same 16th century, or even earlier, although there are no foundational documents available to date its inception.
The internet address of its website is ordenesmilitares.es where it also hosts the pages dedicated to each of its four orders:
After the Crusades ended and following the model of the military orders created in the Holy Land, European kings established Orders of Chivalry, many of which were military and religious institutions, like the four grouped under this Royal Council.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross, Quarterly per saltire, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped, Cross of Calatrava, Cross of Alcantara and Cross of Montesa.
Emblemb Argent, a crucible Argent, enflamed and on a bonfire hoguera Gules and Or. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto around the shield: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» Or over a scroll Azure, fimbriated Or.
Emblema de plata, un crisol de plata, llameante y sumado a una hoguera de gules y oro. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema alrededor del escudo: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» de oro sobre una filacteria de azur, perfilada de oro.
Painted by me with a metalwork finish, with an oval shape.
The Royal Spanish Academy was founded in 1713 on the initiative of Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, eighth Marquess of Villena and Duke of Escalona, with the aim of «fixing the words and vocabulary of the Castilian language in its greatest propriety, elegance, and purity». A year later, in 1714, its creation was approved by a Royal Decree of Philip V.
To symbolize its purpose, its emblem with a crucible to the fire and its motto «Limpia, fija y da esplendor» [Zamora Vicente, A.; 1999] were chosen by secret ballot. In some old versions of this emblem the motto can be read with the term «fixa» and a comma before the conjunction, that is, «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor».
This article is illustrated with my personal interpretation of this emblem of the Royal Spanish Academy, crested with a closed royal crown of 8 arches, of which the 5 frontal ones are completely visible.
In this, as in any of my works, I always consult its dictionaries, almost as much, as the most interesting and specific works on the subject of study.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Crucible, Enflamed, Bonfire, Gules, Or, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto, Within, Scroll, Azure and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Metalwork and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Spanish Academy.
Ermine papelonny, a lion rampant guardant Gules, armed and langued Azure.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a semi-circular ended shape, illuminated, and its finishing is that seems leather.
Credits:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Papelonny, One, Lion rampant guardant, Gules, Armed, Langued and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Arjona Berrocal, Rubén.
Ermine, a lion rampant double queued Or, armed and langued Gules; a chief Gules, three castles triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
This is his coat of arms of emblazoned by me for the Roll of Arms of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, One, Lion, Rampant, Tail, Double queued, Or, Armed, Langued, Gules, Chief, Three, Castle, Port and windows, Azure, Masoned, Sable, Crest and mantling, Crown, Pomegranate, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: González Lara, Rubén.
Gules, three Leopards faces Or, the whole within a Border Or with two Bars Gules. Crest: A crest coronet proper. Mantle: Gules doubled Erminois.
Freehand finishing
Blazon keywords: Gules, Three, Head, Leopard, Or, Ordered, Bordure, Two, Bar, Crest and mantling, Crown of Prince, Crown, Open, Mantle, Erminois and Sable.
Style keywords: Freehand, Pointed, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Juchter van Bergen Quast, Rudolph Andries Ulrich.
Coat of arms of the family of Rui J. Vaz, US, designed by him and emblazoned by me, with the blazon written in English and Castilian in a structured way to observe the parallelism between both forms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Gules, Argent, Or, One, Six, Five, Party per pale, Overall, Lion, Rampant, Winged, Grasping, Dexter, Forepaw, Sword, Erect, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Bevor, Charged, Latin cross patty, Pierced, Latin cross, Wreath, Escutcheon, Quarterly, Garuda, Sejant, Castle, Triple-towered, Masoned, Pallet, Plate, Mantling and Doubled.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Structured and parallel blazons, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vaz, Rui J..
Azure, a cross ermine fimbriated Or, between four fleurs de lis Argent, each enfiled in a crown Or.
Escudo de azur, una cruz de armiños, perfilada de oro, acompañada de cuatro flores de lis de plata, cada una enfilada de una corona de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finish.
G0128, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta's grant of the coat of arms of Jean-Yves, de Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, UK. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Four, Cross, Ermine, Fimbriated, Between, Fleur de lis, Enfiled and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sainte Croix de la Sabliere, Jean-Yves de.
Azure, a cross flory voided Argent; a bordure Gules charged with sixteen saltires couped Or.
Escudo de azur, una cruz hueca flordelisada de plata; una bordura de gules cargada de dieciséis sotueres cortados de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Coat of arms of Alfonso Sánchez de Perella, 1st Mayor of Burgos, emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Sixteen, Cross, Flory, Voided, Bordure, Saltire and Couped.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sánchez de Perella, Alfonso.
Party per pale: 1 Gules, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, and masoned Sable; 2 Argent, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo partido: 1o de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; 2o de plata, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the Infante Sancho of Castile, 1233–1261, 8th offspring of the King Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, and the Queen Beatrice of Swabia, 1205–1235. Unlike his siblings, he does not use a quarterly shield but rather impaled arms of Castile and Leon.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Purpure, One, Party per pale, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed and Langued.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Kingdom of Castile and Leon, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sancho of Castile, Infante.
The Order of Chivalry of Santiago is both military and religious. It was founded in the Kingdom of León during the 12th century, although there is a difference of opinion regarding its exact year of foundation. It is named after the patron saint of Spain, James the Greater.
The purpose of its foundation was the protection of the Way of Saint James and the pilgrims who traveled it, and to participate militarily in the advancement of the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
[Avilés, J.; 1780b; treatise IV, chapter II, page 325] writes «The oldest authentic instrument that is found regarding the origin of the Order of Chivalry of Santiago of the Sword», observe how José de Avilés e Iturbide refers to the order in the masculine form, «is the donation made in the years of 848», note how the Marquess of Avilés does not doubt the antiquity of this order and even in other subsequent paragraphs, he dates it even earlier than currently believed, «made to the Church of Santiago by the King of León Don Ramiro in memory of the famous victory he achieved against the Moors in the battle of Clavijo (two leagues from Logroño), as evidenced by its Privilege, for having seen this Holy Apostle armed and mounted on a Horse, fighting in defense of the Christians; to whose devotion, and in this recognition, the said Order was instituted, taking from it its origin and name, as well as the same Cross that the Saint bore on his chest, and Shield, represented in the form of a Sword, of red color», gules ~ red, «for the blood shed of the Infidels, of whom Don Rodrigo Ximenez, Archbishop of Toledo, in his Chronicle Book VII says»: «Kubet ensis sanguine Arabum».
Cross of Saint James the Greater drawing by me with a single stroke. This is the reason why it is asymmetrical, it has the base tip crooked, there are some sides higher than others, and it shows the failure of my pulse in a certains turns.
It is by far my most downloaded and copied painting, the most used on websites, citing me or not, the most used in hotels advertising, parish sheets... and even on T-shirts.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Religious, Military, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped and Cross.
Party per fess: 1 Sable, three mullets of eight points Argent, 1 and 2; 2 Azure, three anchors Or, 2 and 1.
Arms devised by me, in flat tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of the Sea of Alboran designed and emblazoned by me as imaginary heraldry. This coat of arms is one of my very first heraldic designs.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Azure, Or, Three, Party per fess, Mullet, Disordered, Anchor and Ordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Alborán, Sea of.
Party per fess: 1 Sable, three mullets of eight points Argent, 1 and 2; 2 Azure, a ship in full sail Or.
Coat of arms designed by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finish.
Coat of arms of the Sea of the Mediterrean designed and emblazoned by me as imaginary heraldry. This coat of arms is one of my very first heraldic designs.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Azure, Or, Three, Eight, One, Party per fess, Mullet, Disordered, Ship and Full sail.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Imaginary, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Imaginary bearer: Mediterranean, Sea of the.
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. Crest: Upon a helm, with a wreath Or, Vert, and Azure a falcon rising Or, langued Gules. Mantling: dexter Azure doubled Or, sinister Vert doubled Or.
Signet ring engraved in mirror and red wax seal impression, based on the design of the coat of arms of Jesús Angueira Duro from Galicia, created by him and me, and painted by me.
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, In pile, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Falcon, Rising, Langued, Mantling, Dexter, Doubled and Sinister.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Sealed.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Seal, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Angueira Duro, Jesus.
Sable, a sun in splendour Or in the dexter chief, and a dexter hand couped at the wrist proper pointing thereto in the sinister base, and per chevron Argent three brach hound's heads couped Azure, 1 and 2. Motto: «Di Droimíní e Delle Alpi» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.
Heraldic device designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a sealed finishing.
The arms of John Brady from Ireland, designed, emblazoned, and sealed by me. To write here his blazon I follow an Irish style.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Or, Argent, Azure, One, Three, Party per chevron, Dexter, Chief, Sun in splendour, Sinister, Hand, Couped, Wrist, Bendwise, Proper, In base, Brach hound, Dog, Head, Disordered and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee Triple-Pointed and Sealed.
Classification: Personal, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Brady, John.
Argent, a bend Azure charged with a jaguar rampant Argent, spotted Azure. Motto: «Barrio Bajo» Sable with initial letters Gules over a scroll Argent.
Heraldic device designed by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a chasuble external shape and with a texturized finish.
The coat of arms of the Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena, Queretaro, Mexico, designed by Joaquin Haces Perdomo and me, and emblazoned, dated, signed and sealed by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Sable, Gules, One, Bend, Charged, Jaguar, Rampant, Spotted, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Chasuble.
Classification: Civic, Created, Boa, Sealed arms and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Barrio Bajo of Mon'Tarena.
Sable, a dolphin naiant Or; a chief embattled Vert, fimbriated Or.
Escudo de sable, un delfín nadante de oro; un jefe almenado de sinople y perfilado de oro.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a ogee shape, illuminated, and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Dolphin, Naiant, Or, Chief, Embattled, Vert and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Shorey, David Ryan.
Simon de Croome ~ Simon de Crombe.
Argent, a Chevron Gules, on a Chief Gules, three escallops Argent, in fess.
Escudo de plata: un cabrio de gules; el jefe de azur, tres veneras de plata, en faja.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 623] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 623].
The 3 escallops are in the chief then the description «in fess» are not really needed.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Chevron, Gules, Chief, Three, Escallop and In fess.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón de Croome.
Simon de Vere ~ Simon de Ver.
Gules, three cinquefoils Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres quinquefolios de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 85] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 85].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Cinquefoil, Argent and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón de Vere.
Simon FitzSimon ~ Simon le FizSimon.
Gules, three chess rooks Ermine.
Escudo de gules, tres roques de armiños.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 224] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 224].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Chess rooks, Ermine and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Simón FitzSimon.
Sir Robert Knollys ~ Sir Robert Knolles (1325-1407).
Gules, on a chevron Argent three roses Gules, barbed Vert and seeded Or.
Escudo de gules, un cabrio de plata cargado de tres rosas de gules, barbadas de sinople y botonadas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: the mouth is rounded; the field is illuminated in Gules; the chevron is outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent metal; the roses outlined in Sable are illuminated the petals in Gules, the leaves in Vert and the central button in Or; and the whole has a parchment finish.
Robert Knolles participated in the Hundred Years' War, on the side of England, and in 1367, he was with Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince, at the Battle of Nájera.
In the Battle of Nájera, on the way to Navarrete, Pedro I of Castile, with direct English support, and his half-brother Don Enrique de Trastámara, with indirect French support, faced each other. English and French hoped that supporting their side's victory would allow them to have the Castilian fleet on their side, which was more powerful than theirs, in their Hundred Years' War.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions and Gules.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of England and Army and Navy.
Bearer: Knollys, Robert.
Gules, three Clarions Or.
Plain tinctures and parchment finishing.
This wind musical instrument appears at [Académie internationale d'héraldique; 1952; figura 476] as «claricord» and also «clarion», I like more this second name.
The clarion is also called «clarichord», «sufflue» or «rest». Then other alternative blazons for this coat of arms could be «Gules, three Claricords Or», «Gules, three Clarichords Or» or «Gules, three Sufflues Or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Three, Clarion and Or.
Style keywords: Parchment, Outlined in sable and Plain tincture.
Classification: Interpreted and Kingdom of England.
Bearer: Grenville, Thomas.
Azure, between two palm fronds in pile reversed a Lady of Mercy grasping in her sinister hand a broken chain Argent, and charged on the chest with an escutcheon per fess, 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent, and 2 Or, four pallets Gules.
This is the coat of arms of Sister Esperanza Vega Lanzagorta, designed by Juan Lanzagorta Vallin and painted by me in 2 steps. In the 1st row is the selected version of her coat of arms, and in the 2nd row is an alternative version; both are based on the same structure and concepts. The blazon for the alternative version is as follows, note that the only change is the arrangement of the two palm fronds, from pile reversed to pile: «Azure, between two palm fronds in pile a Lady of Mercy grasping in her sinister hand a broken chain Argent, and charged on the chest with an escutcheon per fess, 1 Gules, a cross patty Argent, and 2 Or, four pallets Gules».
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Gules, Or, One, Two, Our Lady of Mercy, Grasping, Sinister, Hand, Broken, Chain, Charged, Chest, Escutcheon, Party per fess, Cross patty, Cross couped, Between, Palm frond, In pile reversed and In pile.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Personal, Created, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vega Lanzagorta, Sister Esperanza.
Argent, three lozenges Sable; on a chief wavy Azure, three snowflakes Argent.
Escudo de plata, tres losanjes de sable; en un jefe ondeado de azur, tres copos de nieve de plata.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of Jon Sneddon emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Sable, Azure, Three, Lozenge, Chief, Charged, Wavy, Snowflake and Ordered.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Sneddon, Jon.
Zurich, Switzerland.
Argent, an eagle displayed Gules, crowned, langued, membered and armed, charged on its chest with a mullet of six points voided, and interlaced Or.
Escudo de plata, un águila de gules, coronada, lampasada, membrada y armada, cargada en su pecho de una estrella de seis puntas, hueca y entrelazada todo de oro.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a iridescent finish.
Another version of this blazon «Argent, a eagle displayed Gules, crowned, langued, membered and armed, charged on its chest with a star of David Or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Eagle, Gules, Crowned, Langued, Membered, Armed, Charged, Mullet, Six, Base (lower 1/3), Voided, Interlaced and Or.
Style keywords: Iridescent (nacar), Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Personal and Created.
Bearer: Sosa-Garcia, Rodolfo.
Ermine, three pomegranates inverted Or, seeded Gules, slipped and leaved Vert, ensigned with an open crown, alternating four rosettes of acanthus leaves, visible three, and four pomegranates Or, visible two, lined Gules. Crest: A crown of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate. The shield is surrounded by the Grand Collar of the Sovereign and Most Noble Order of the Pomegranate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Pomegranate, Reversed, Or, Seeded (pomegranate), Gules, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, On, One, Crown, Alternately, Four, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Visible, Two, Lined, Crest and mantling, Surrounded and Grand collar.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Leather and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Coat of arms, Armorial roll and Castilian language.
Bearer: Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la.
Azure, a palm tree eradicated, between in sinister a lion rampant supporting it Or, in dexter three millwheels, 2 and 1, and in chief a crescent Argent.
Escudo de azur, una palmera arrancada, acompañada a la siniestra de un león rampante empinado a ella ambos de oro, a la diestra de tres ruedas de molino, 2 y 1, y en jefe un creciente todo de plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a shape endend with an ogee arch, illuminated, and with a parchement finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Palm tree, Tree, Erased, Between, Sinister, Lion, Rampant, Supporting, Or, Dexter, Three, Millwheel, Ordered, In chief, Crescent and Argent.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Parchment.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Spanò, Diego Pantaleone.
Tierced per pale: 1 Or, upon a fess Azure a lion passant Gules holding a sword point upwards Argent [for Spiteri]; 2 Azure, upon a base Vert a tree eradicated proper, supported at sinister by a man proper wearing a loincloth Argent and holding in his sinister a spear point upwards Or and in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or [for Debono], 3 Gules, two hands clasped throughout proper, vested Argent, holding a dagger point upwards Argent, hilted Or, in chief three mullets of six points in fess Or and in base a sprig of olive fesswise proper [for Zammit].
Terciado en palo: 1o de oro, una faja de azur cargada de un león pasante de gules teniendo una espada alzada de plata [de Spiteri]; 2o de azur, un árbol arrancado al natural, terrazado de sinople, soportado a la siniestra de un hombre al natural, vestido de un taparrabos de plata, teniendo en su siniestra una lanza alzada de oro, en jefe tres estrellas de seis puntas en faja de oro [de Debono]; 3o de gules, una alianza moviente de los flancos de carnación, vestida de plata, teniendo una daga alzada de plata, guarnecida de oro, en jefe tres estrellas de seis puntas en faja de oro, en punta una ramita de olivo puesta en faja al natural [de Zammit].
Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Personal coat of arms of Her Excellency Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, grant G0134 by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta. This coat of arms has been emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Gules, Argent, Vert, One, Three, Tierced per pale, Fess, Lion, Passant, Sword, Point upwards, Base, Tree, Eradicated, Proper, Sinister, Male figure, Loincloth, Spear, In chief, Mullet, In fess, Two hands clasped, Dagger, Hilted, In base, Sprig, Olive tree and Fesswise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Spiteri Debono, Myriam.
Structure of this standard:
Blazon keywords: Or, One, Chevron, Gules, Charged, Three, Crescent, Argent, Between, Cross, Flory, Pomegranate, Proper, Slipped, Leaved, Vert, Motto and Four crescents joined millsailwise.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable.
Classification: Personal, Created, Standard and Flag.
Bearer: Rica II, Nick Allen.
Argent, a fess Gules between two Lions passant Azure, langued Gules.
I have interpreted this coat of arms with a semi-circular shape; tintures argent, gules, and azure; outlined with sable; and a iridiscent finishing.
Blazon keywords: Argent, One, Fess, Gules, Between, Two, Lion passant, Azure and Langued.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Iridescent (nacar) and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stauffenberg, Claus von.
Or, a fess chequey Azure and Argent.
Escudo de oro, una faja ajedrezada de azur y plata.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a rough finishing.
Coat of arms of the lineage Stewart of Scotland. I have emblazoned it with a fess chequy of 3 rows, symmetric and with 9 columns of squares, provided that its height is 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Argent, One, Three, Nine, Fess and Chequey.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Rough.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Stewart of Scotland, lineage.
Blazon of the Talbot lineage of England.
Escudo de gules, un león rampante dentro de una bordura angrelada todo oro.
Gules, a lion rampant within a bordure engrailed Or.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a freehand finish.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] writes it in French as «de gueules, au lion d'or, à la bordure engrelée du même». y [Burke, J.; 1836; volume 3, pages 359-360] writes it in English as «Gu. a lion rampant, within a bordure engr. or».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Lion, Rampant, Within, Bordure, Engrailed and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Kingdom of England.
Party per fess indented perlong Or and Azure overall on a fess Azure a mullet Or; on a chief cousu Or an eagle displayed, a crown Or above.
Escudo cortado encajado de oro y azur, brochante sobre la partición una faja de azur cargada de una estrella de cinco puntas de oro; en un jefe cosido de oro, un águila surmontada de una corona ambas de sable.
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
The ancient arms of the family Tamburelli, Lords of Pietra Gravina, as used by Don Eugenio Ugo Augusto Tamburelli, emblazoned by me. These arms have been requested by Andrea Tamburelli Lanzara di Pietragavina. There are heraldists who consider the chief to be an ordinary, and therefore a metal chief on a metal field violates the rule of tincture, which prohibits metal on metal, I share this view. Others understand the chief as a division of the field, and thus a metal chief may appear next to a metal field without breaking the rule. For this reason, in these cases, I use the term «cousu» not as a heraldic attribute or a justification, but rather as a signal that, depending on whether the chief is seen as an ordinary or a field division, this arrangement may or may not be problematic. It also serves to show that I am fully aware of the issue. In Italy, and this is an Italian coat of arms, there are numerous arms with an eagle displayed Sable over a chief Or, which clearly corresponds to the imperial arms, «Or, an eagle displayed Sable». These chiefs have their origin in the Guelph and Ghibelline conflicts, the papacy against the empire, with the Ghibellines, supporters of the Holy Roman Empire, frequently adopting the so-called «capo dell'Impero», a chief Or with an eagle Sable, as a symbol of their allegiance to the Emperor. Many of these «capo dell'Impero» resulted metal on metal.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Sable, One, Party per fess, Indented, Overall (line of division), Fess, Charged, Mullet, Chief, Eagle, Displayed, Crown and Above.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee, Freehand and Cousu.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tamburelli, family.
Azure, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, six fleurs de lis in orle Azure.
Coat of arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular external shape and with a texturized finishing.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Alessandro Farnese, 4th of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me. In 1956, the fourth Tercio of the Spanish Legion was created and named Tercio Alessandro Farnese in his honor. The inescutcheon has in orle the 6 fleurs the lis of the Farnese family.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, One, Six, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Inescutcheon, Fleur de lis and In orle.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Semi-circular.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tercio Alessandro Farnese.
Gules, a cross of Burgundy Or; an inescutcheon Or, three bars Gules.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de Borgoña de oro; un escusón de oro, tres fajas de gules.
Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the Tercio Great Captain, 1st of the Spanish Legion, emblazoned by me. The inescutcheon represents the coat of arms of Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, 1453-1515, known as «The Great Captain». During the Italian campaigns in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, especially during the wars of Naples, Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba reformed the Spanish army, adapting it to the new conditions of Renaissance warfare. He created a flexible tactical system based on the combination of pikemen, inspired by the Swiss; «espingarderos», forerunners of the arquebusiers; and «espadas» or shock troops, this combination would form the foundation of the future «Tercios».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, One, Three, Cross of Burgundy, Cross couped, Inescutcheon, Bar and Fess.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Military, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Tercio Great Captain.
Azure, in chief a moon with human face Argent, in base a crescent chequey Sable and Argent; overall a she-wolf ululant, sejant on the crescent proper, armed and the udders Gules.
The coat of arms of Teresa Otxoa Magaña designed by her and her husband Juan Lanzagorta Vallín, and emblazoned by me with an oval shape in 3 steps: ratios, outlined, and tinctures.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Sable, Gules, One, Chief, Moon, With human face, Base, Crescent, Chequey, Overall, She-wolf, Ululant, Sejant, Proper, Armed and Udder.
Style keywords: Ratio, Outlined, Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Oval.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Schema, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Otxoa Magaña, Teresa.
Azure, a plough share points downward Argent between, on a base enarched Vert, two bell towers Argent, port and window Sable.
This schema shows in 3 steps how I emblazon its coat of arms following the rule of 1/3 of the width of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Azure, One, Plough share, Point downwards, Argent, Between, Two, Bell tower, Port and windows, Sable, Terrace in base and Vert.
Style keywords: Ogee, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Outlined and Plain tincture.
Classification: Civic, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Schema.
Bearer: Csernely.
Gules, on a fess invected Argent, a lioness Azure, armed, langued and the udders Gules.
Credits: Juan Lanzagorta Vallin is the designer of the coat of arms.
Blazon keywords: Gules, One, Fess, Invected, Argent, Charged, Lioness, Azure, Armed, Langued and Udder.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Outlined in sable, Diapered and Outlined.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Vallín de Lanzagorta, María Concepción.
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. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Or and Azure, a terrestrial globe Azure, the continents Or, visible Europe. Mantling: Azure doubled Or.
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. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a helm along with their arms, all painted by me.
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, Two, One, Leopard, In pale, Langued, Armed, Base, Dovetailed, Oak, Tree, Branch, Leaved, Fructed, In pile, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Terrestrial globe and Mantling.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.
Bearer: Promet, family.
Quarterly Azure and Gules; overall a leopard face, crowned Or, langued Gules, within a tressure flory Or.
TheHeraldrySociety.com was founded by John P. Brooke-Little, MA, FHS in 1947.
Its objetives are to increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, armory, chivalry, genealogy and allied subjects.
I am member of The Heraldry Society since 2014. As member, my coat of arms appears in their web site in the following address TheHeraldrySociety.com/membersarms/antoniosalmeron.htm.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Coat of arms, Quarterly, Azure, Gules, Overall, Head, Leopard, Crowned, Or, Langued, Within, Tressure and Flory.
The Heraldry Society of Scotland ~ «The Heraldry Society of Scotland», was founded in 1977. Its objectives are to promote the study of heraldry and to encourage its correct use both in Scotland and abroad.
The HSS (acronym for The Heraldry Society of Scotland) encourages those who have a coat of arms and those who intend to adopt their own arms to become members of the society and also encourages to join all those interested in Scottish heraldry, therefore the HSS admits and has members from all over the world.
The HSS holds active and regular meetings throughout the year and organizes conferences and visits to places of historical and heraldic interest, both within Scotland and in other countries.
They also maintain and update a website, whose domain is Heraldry-Scotland.co.uk, with interesting and abundant reading material, among which their list of online armorials with blazons in English stands out, among which the following armorials can be highlighted:
I also find very interesting, for example, their pages on the basic principles of heraldic design, written by Doctor Patrick Barden.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Iridescent (nacar), Freehand, Semi-circular, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Azure, Saltire, Argent, Thistle, Couped (tree), In chief, In base, Inescutcheon and Gules.
Azure semé of millrinds Or; on a dexter canton Or, a lion rampant Purpure, armed and langued Gules.
Escudo de azur sembrado de anillas de molino de oro; en un cantón diestro de oro, un león rampante de púrpura, armado y lampasado de gules.
This ring is called a millrind, it is made of iron, and usually has 4 arms to better fix the millstone.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Semé, Millrind, Or, One, Canton, Dexter, Lion, Rampant, Purpure, Armed, Langued and Gules.
Style keywords: Pointed, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture and Plain tincture.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lincoln's Inn, The Honourable Society of.
1525-1581.
Lozengy Or and Azure, on a pale Gules, three estoiles Or.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur, en un palo de gules, tres estrella ondadas de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is semicircular; the field has been enameled in Azure; the lozenges with their 4 rectangular and equal angles, are outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or; the lozengy is 6 lozenges wide by 7 lozenges high; the pale outlined in Sable and illuminated in Gules; the estoiles with 6 wavy rays outlined in Sable and illuminated in metal Or; and the whole with a rough finish.
The term in Castilian for the «estrellas ondadas» (wavy stars) is «Estrella» (star) alone, which, like other figures, if not blazoned, is assumed to have 5 straight rays unless another number is stated.
The English term «estoile», which is used in this blazon, as opposed to «mullet», refers to a star of 6 wavy rays ~ «six points and wavy», which in heraldry are called wavy. Sometimes, and depending on the era, these differences may not have been so clear.
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or, Azure, Pale, Gules, Charged and Estoile.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Antrobus, Thomas.
Thomas de Warbrentone ~ Thomas de Warbleton.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur.
Coat of arms interpreted in the following manner: the shape of the base is a semicircular arch; the field has been enameled with plain metal tint Or; the lozenges with their 4 rectangular and equal angles, are outlined in Sable and illuminated in Azure; the lozengy is 6 lozenges wide by 7 lozenges high, which can also be indicated as 7 lozenges in length by 7 lozenges in latitude; and the whole has received a marble finish.
Lozengy is defined by [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 101] as «it is said of the Shield and pieces covered with lozenges».
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Warbleton, Thomas de.
Thomas de Warbleton ~ Thomas de Werblintone.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado de oro y azur.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 245] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 245].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás de Warbleton.
Thomas FitzThomas ~ Thomas le FizThomas.
Lozengy Argent and Gules.
Escudo losanjado de plata y gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 245] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 245].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Lozengy, Argent and Gules.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás FitzThomas.
Tomás Roscelyn Thomas ~ Roscelyn ~ Thomas Rocelin.
Gules, three buckles Argent.
Escudo de gules, tres hebillas de plata.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 595] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 595].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Three, Buckle, Sable and Ordered.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Tomás Roscelyn.
Gules, a stag's head caboshed Argent, attired Or, between its attires a dexter hand appaumée, couped at the wrist; on a bordure Argent eight camellias Gules, seeded Or.
Escudo de gules, un rencuentro de ciervo de plata, ramado de oro, entre sus cuernas, una mano diestra apalmada y cortada por la muñeca; una bordura de plata cargada de ocho camelia de Gules, botonadas de oro.
Arms depicted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Argent, Or, One, Eight, Stag, Head, Caboshed, Attired, Between, Dexter, Hand, Appaumée, Couped, Wrist, Bordure, Camellia and Seeded.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Thompson, Donnie.
Illuminated and a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base and Two hands clasped.
Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trading Pro School.
Party per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief two lions combatant Purpure, armed and langued Gules [for Leon], in base a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable [for Castile]; a bordure compony of eighteen sections Or and vair [for Álvarez de las Asturias].
Escudo de plata, mantelado en punta de gules, en jefe, dos leones afrontados de púrpura, armados y lampasados de gules [de León], en punta un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable [de Castilla]; una bordura componada de dieciocho compones de oro y veros [de Álvarez de las Asturias].
Coat of arms emblazoned by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a metal beaten finish.
Coat of arms of the House of Trastámara, founded by Enrique of Trastámara, later King Henry II of Castile, son of Alfonso XI and his mistress Leonor de Guzmán. Adopted at birth by Rodrigo Álvarez de las Asturias, he inherited the lordship of the County of Noreña the following year upon his adoptive father’s death. Later, his father the king granted him the County of Trastámara, among other lordships, giving rise to the House and the Trastámara dynasty, which began when Henry II ascended the throne after killing his half-brother Peter I in 1369. The Trastámara dynasty ruled in Castile, Aragon, Navarre, and Naples, and came to an end with our Queen Joanna of Castile, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, both members of the House of Trastámara. This coat of arms has been created for Fernando Durán Cabral de Mello d’Alpoim as a preparatory work for his armorial bearings. In that coat of arms, the House of Noronha inescutcheon bears the arms of Trastámara in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Two, Eighteen, Party per chevron, In chief, Lion, Combatant, Armed, Langued, In base, Castle, Triple-towered, Port and windows, Masoned, Bordure and Compony.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Metal beaten.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trastámara, House of.
Quarterly of four in four: 1 and 11 Azure, chaussé Argent; 2 and 12 Azure, contre-embrassé Argent; 3 and 9 Argent, chaussé Azure; 4 and 10 Argent, contre-embrassé Azure; 5 and 15 Azure, embrassé Argent; 6 and 16 Azure, chapé Argent; 7 and 13 Argent, embrassé Azure; 8 and 14 Argent, chapé Azure.
Escudo partido de cuatro y cortado de lo mismo: 1o y 11o de azur, calzado de plata; 2o y 12o de azur, contraembrazado de plata; 3o y 9o de plata, calzado de azur; 4o y 10o de plata, contraembrazado de azur; 5o y 15o de azur, embrazado de plata; 6o y 16o de azur, cortinado de plata; 7o y 13o de plata, embrazado de azur; 8o y 14o de plata, cortinado de azur.
Imaginary coat of arms created for aesthetic purposes with: a rounded base; its fields enameled with plain tinctures Argent and Azure; the charges that accompany them, those that form the chapé, chaussé, embrassé, and contre-embrassé, outlined in Sable and illuminated in Argent and Azure; and the whole shield has received a beaten metal finish.
[Avilés, J.; 1725a; pages 47 and 48] tells us about the chaussé that «se entiende cuando el Escudo está dividido en forma de Chevron ranversado», that is, inverted, «de modo, que llegue con su punta a lo bajo de la del Escudo, y las piezas, que le acompañan, hacen la acción de calzar, subiendo de lo bajo a lo alto; de cuya forma toma el nombre, suponiéndole siempre por campo el espacio, que hay entre las dos líneas de dichas piezas» and gives as an example Pomponne in Burgundy whose coat of arms is «de plata, calzado de gules» which is shown in [Avilés, J.; 1725a; ilustración 78].
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Chapé, Chaussé, Embrassé, Contre-embrassé, Argent and Azure.
Style keywords: Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Imaginary.
Imaginary bearer: Triangulation.
Purpure, a castle triple-towered Or, port and windows Azure, masoned Sable; on a chief Azure, a cross patty Or, between two escallops Argent.
Escudo de púrpura, un castillo de oro, aclarado de azur, mazonado de sable; un jefe de azur, cargado de una cruz patada de oro acompañada de dos veneras de plata.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: with a semicircular (round) base; the field and the chief in the flat tinctures Purpure and Azure, with a lightly-hammered metal finish; and the four charges outlined in Sable, shaded, illuminated, and with a very hammered metal finish.
I hold the University Specialist degree in Real Estate Management and Administration, awarded by the Department of Private Law of the University of Burgos. These studies are structured over three academic years and are pursued online in combination with periods of traditional classes in the summers and on-site examinations during the winters. This was my first long-term online training experience.
Blazon keywords: Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Castle, Chief, Cross, Cross patty, Cross couped and Escallop.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable, Soft metal and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Education.
Bearer: Burgos, University of.
Azure, a Tryzub Or.
Escudo de azur, un tryzub de oro.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; illuminated with metals or and color azure; outlined with sable; and an iridescent finish for the field and metallic of the tryzub.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Trident and Or.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Iridescent (nacar) and Soft metal.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Civic and State of Ukraine.
Bearer: Ukraine.
Azure, in chief three keys in bend, fesswise, to dexter, facing downwards Or, in base an open book Argent, garnished Or, the pages inscribed «Ad usum per artes» Gules. Motto: «Universitas Peñafortis».
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
The name in Latin of Raymond of Penyafort can found written with «nn» and with «ñ». The «ñ» was chosen because is shorter than double «nn» and sounds stronger.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Key, Or, In chief, In bend, Fesswise, Book, Open, Motto and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peñafort, Universidad.
Emblem Azure, Saint Michael Argent, vested and nimbed Or, grasping in his dexter hand a spear Or, point downward, and in his sinister hand bearing [ Gules, a chain orlewise, crosswise, and saltirewise Or, charged in the fess point with an emerald Vert, of Navarre ], upon a dragon Vert, armed, langued, fanged, and the eyes Gules. Motto: «Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis».
Emblema de azur, un San Miguel de plata, vestido y nimbado de oro, teniendo en su diestra una lanza de oro, con la punta hacia abajo y en su siniestra trae [ escudo gules, una cadena puesta en orla, en cruz y en sotuer de oro, cargada en el centro de una esmeralda de sinople, de Navarra ], sostenido por un dragón de sinople, armado, lampasado, fierezado y encendido de gules. Divisa: «Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis».
Emblem interpreted as follows: oval in shape and more rounded than the original; the field illuminated in Azure; its charges illuminated in Gules, Vert, Argent, and Or, and outlined in Sable; the emerald represented by an enameled area Vert; and the whole emblem has a parchment-like finish.
The archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are angels; therefore, I classify this emblem both under the category archangel and under angel, while Saint Michael himself is represented in it as a male figure.
Saint Michael the Archangel, in this representation, bears a shield which, at first, I blazon as the current coat of arms of Navarre, chains of gold, the original arms of Navarre being as blazoned in the armorial [Urfé; 15th century; folio 142]: «Gules, a carbuncle Or pommelly, illuminated Vert in the centre in the manner of an emerald». This description does not suggest the presence of chains, but rather the rays of a carbuncle, nor an actual emerald, since what corresponds to the central umbo from which the rays of the carbuncle emerge is enameled Vert.
Due to my way of painting the arms of Navarre in profile, it stands halfway between a carbuncle and chains, with the outer links round like those of a chain, the central ones long like the rays of a carbuncle, and in the centre I have not drawn an emerald, but an enameled area Vert «in the manner of an emerald».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Male figure, Angel, Archangel, Argent, Vested, Nimbed, Or, Grasping, Dexter, Spear, Point downwards, Sinister, Upon, Dragon, Vert, Armed, Langued, The fangs, The eyes, Gules and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Parchment.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Education, Emblem and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: University of Navarra.
This portrait, attributed by the seller to Frans Pourbus the Younger, was described on the market as that of a Venetian lady holding a «Venetian Lace Fan» and was said to come from a private collection in Florence, Italy. More precisely, its sales title was «Portrait of a Lady with a Venetian Lace Fan c.1595, Remarkable condition 1597».
From a heraldic point of view, the work presents, as a significant element, a coat of arms of oval shape painted on the column accompanying the figure. Oval forms are often associated with the shields of married women; if this late-sixteenth-century shield originated, for example, in England, one could be more confident that there is a relationship between the oval shape of the shield and the lady depicted. Originating in Italy, and more specifically in Venice, this oval shape may have been chosen either because the sitter was a woman or simply as a matter of fashion, since in that period and region oval shields can also be found in ecclesiastical contexts and used by men, the oval then being regarded as a form more architectural and artistic than combative.
I became aware of this painting because I was asked by a university whether I could identify the coat of arms on the column. The identification of coats of arms in historical painting is a slow, uncertain task and, in most cases, an unproductive one. It may require hours, days, weeks or even years, and often does not lead to definitive results. For this reason, I generally try to avoid this type of research.
In this particular case, I was unable to identify it. However, coats of arms, once seen, remain in visual memory; that is precisely what they are designed to do. Twenty months later, while casually reviewing a series of heraldic records published by the Italian heraldist, «Vittorio|Gifra», one of them caught my attention at an unconscious level. I continued moving through the series, but an unmistakable sense arose that something relevant had been overlooked, which led me to go back and examine the entry again with care. At that moment, the lady with the Venetian fan and the coat of arms painted on the column of the portrait immediately came to mind.
The consulted entry stated verbatim: «Stemma famiglia #VOGANZI. @voganzi Arma: d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro. A.S.Mi. Reg. 0002: stemmario Marco Cremosano - 1673; [...] et anco di diverse Famiglie d’Italia, Vol. II°, p. n°333, posizione, 3^ fila e 3° stemma da sx a dx. [Cfr.: Archinto: «de #VOGANZA de Venetia» (I 13 V a)]. Vittorio Gifra. Lun01-12-2025».
Indeed, it had been found: the coat of arms on the column belongs to the Voganzi family of Venice, whose arms are, in Italian «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro» ~ in English «Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or» ~ in Castilian «escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro».
I then proceeded to document the finding and inform the interested parties.
In the Archinto, the form «Voganza» appears, referring to a specific individual or to the nominal origin of the lineage, in the singular; for example, «una dama de la casa Voganza». By contrast, in the stemmario by Marco Cremosano the form «Voganzi» is recorded, which corresponds to the plural commonly used to designate the collective body of members of the Voganza family. Taking into account that only about 70 years elapsed between the portrait (1597) and the stemmario (1673), it is plausible that at the time the painting was made the surname could already appear as «Voganzi» or in a very similar form. Although surnames do evolve over time, the interval considered is not one of centuries, but of 7 decades.
My most important doubt in this identification concerns the colour of the field; when I first saw it, I hesitated between sable and azure. It seemed too light to be sable, I thought; it could be azure, but it is not very azure, so in my notes I left it as: «either sable or azure».
When I depict elements in saltire, I usually give precedence to the bend over the bend sinister, so my natural inclination would be to place the tibia bendwise above the tibia in bend sinisterwise. In this case, however, I have placed the tibia bend sinisterwise above, in order to remain consistent with the coat of arms on the column. In any event, this is merely an artistic detail, with no relevance from the standpoint of heraldic description, which is the same in both cases.
Categories: Identification, Interpreted, Watercolor, Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.
Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid
Azure, in base an open book Argent, in chief a sun in splendour Or. Crest: An open royal crown. Motto: «Technica impendi nationi».
Escudo de azur, un libro abierto de plata surmontado de un sol de oro. Timbrado de una corona real abierta. Lema: «Technica impendi nationi».
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field and charges are illuminated in the tinctures Azure and the metals Argent and Or, all outlined in Sable; it differs from other versions of this coat of arms in that the rays of the sun are Or instead of black, that the text over the two pages of the book can be read, and also that the three words of the motto are separated by a small dot; and the whole is watercolored.
UPM was founded in 1971 with the integration of the Higher Technical Schools of the Higher Polytechnic Institute to which the University Schools were added in 1972. It is the first university where I studied and the one from which I have the honor of holding a doctorate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Argent, Or, Book, Sun in splendour, Crest and mantling, Crown, Open royal crown and Motto.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Education.
Bearer: Technical University of Madrid.
200th Pope of the Church, from 1362 to 1370. «Urbanus V», born Guillaume de Grimoard, was born in Le Pont-de-Montvert, in the Languedoc.
Gules, a chief dancetty of four full points Or.
Escudo de gules, un jefe encajado de cuatro piezas enteras de oro.
Papal coat of arms interpreted with: a round-topped shield; the field in plain Gules; the chief indented, illuminated in metal Or, and outlined in Sable; and the whole design in hammered metal.
[Rietstap, J. B.; 1861] blazons it as Grimoard «de gueules, au chef émanché de quatre pièces d'or».
Blazon keywords: Gules, Chief, Dancetty, Or, Three and Two.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Religious and Papal States.
Bearer: Urban V.
Or, a port Or, with jambs, enarched lintel, and two open leaves, upon a three-step stairway Azure.
Escudo de oro, una puerta con jambas, dintel arqueado, dos hojas abiertas sostenida de una escalinata de tres peldaños todo de azur, aclarada de oro.
Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee external shape and with a freehand finish.
Coat of arms of the lineages Uschiolo and Ustiolo, emblazoned by me following the blazon published by Vittorio Gifra in Italian: «Arma: d’oro, alla porta di due ante a timpano arcuato d’azzurro, scalinata di tre pezzi del medesimo e aperta del campo».
Blazon keywords: Or, Azure, One, Two, Three, Port, Arched, Enarched, Upon, Step, Stairway and Port and windows.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Ogee and Freehand.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Uschiolo and Ustiolo, lineages.
Blazon of the Vera lineage of Aragon.
Vair ancient, a bordure gules charged with eight saltires couped Or.
Escudo de veros antiguos, una bordura de Gules cargada de ocho sotueres cortados de oro.
Illuminated and with a glass finish.
It can be consulted in [Mogrovejo de la Cerda, J.; 1636; cover].
[Friar, S.; 1987; pages 156-157] says of the vair: «originates from the fur of a species of squirrel... which was popular in the Middle Ages as a lining for the garments of those not entitled to wear ermine. The animal was blue-grey on the back and white underneath. By sewing a number of these pelts together, with white and blue-grey alternating,... one which easily translated into the stylized armorial form of Vair and its variants».
Blazon keywords: Vair ancient, One, Bordure, Gules, Charged, Eight, Saltire, Party per fess and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Coat of arms.
Chequey Or and Azure.
Escudo ajedrezado de oro y azur.
Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined 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.
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.
Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the ninth is Vidaurre, who bears as arms a shield Or and, in the middle, a fess Azure, in the same manner as this shield is now painted.
Or, a fess Azure.
Escudo de oro, una faja de azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the fess illuminated in Azure and outlined in Sable; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.
Interpreted from the ninth coat of arms of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the preceding text taken from the transcription appearing in [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].
Under the title «Surname of Vidaurre» this coat of arms can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 9 of the manuscript].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Fess and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: Vidaurre of Navarre.
Blazon equivalent to: Vernon, barón de Shubbroc.
Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Label and Suspended.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Vidriales, C. M..
Interpreted coat of arms: with a semi-circular shape; illuminated with metals argent and or and colors sable and azure; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Argent, Cross, Sable, Bordure, Motto, Or, Thirteen, Hurt, Hurt, torteau, pellet, pomme and golpe, Azure, Three, In pale, Four, Five, Chief, Fleur de lis, Cantoned and Martlet.
Style keywords: Freehand, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Vidriales, M. P..
Blazon of the Vilardi lineage of Italy.
Argent, on a pile issuant from the base Azure a saltire Or.
Escudo de plata, una pira de azur cargada de un sotuer de oro.
Illuminated and a free hand finishing.
[Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 138] says that the a pile issuant from the base is «a triangle whose base issues from the base of the shield, being a third of its width», but when it is painted in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 2002; page 268, figure 279] along with the pile the width of the base of both isosceles triangles is 2/3 of the width of the shield. I think the width of 2/3 is, in these 2 cases, better than 1/3 width, because with 1/3 there is not enough room for charges, as shown in the figure below.
There are scholars who say that the pile issuant from the base must not touch the upper edge of the shield and others that its tip should be in the center of the chief. In the previous image, the pile issuant from the base of the 1st shield fulfills the first affirmation, and in the 2nd shield, its tip is in the center of the chief.
I have the doubt if it should not be a saltire raguly.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Pile issuant from base, Azure, Charged, Saltire and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Italian Republic.
Paly of six Azure and Or; over all a bend Azure.
Blazon keywords: Paly, Six, Azure, Or, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated) and Bend.
Style keywords: Pointed, Metal beaten, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Gifra, Vittorio.
Blazon of the lineage Voganzi in Venice
Azure, two tibiae proper in saltire, between four fleurs de lis Or
Escudo de azur, dos tibias al natural en sotuer, cantonadas de cuatro flores de lis de oro.
Illuminated and watercolor.
The blazon in Italian is «d’azzurro, a due tibie in decusse al naturale, accantonate da quattro gigli d’oro».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Tibia, Proper, In saltire, Cantoned, Four, Fleur de lis and Or.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Outlined in sable and Illuminated.
Classification: Personal, Lineage, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Baron Walker of Worcester
Party per pale Sable and Or semé of portcullises and three turreted towers all counterchanged.
Escudo partido de sable y oro sembrado del uno al otro de rastrillos y torres tridonjonadas.
Illuminated with lights and shadows and with a metallic finish.
Coat of arms of Peter Edward Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, emblazoned by me in 4 steps, notice that it is a double semé.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Sable, Or, Semé, Counterchanged, Portcullis, Tower, With a turret, Three and Turret.
Style keywords: Soft metal, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Interpreted and Schema.
Bearer: Walker, Peter Edward.
Thomas de Warbleton ~ Thomas de Warbrentone.
Lozengy Or and Azure.
Escudo losanjado oro y azur.
Coat of arms interpreted with: the semicircular base shape; the field of plain metal Or; the lozenges illuminated in Azure, outlined in Sable and with their 4 angles at 90o; the lozengy of proportion 5 x 6; and the whole with a raised-stroke effect.
Can be found in [Heralds' Roll, T.; 1280; shield number 647], in [St. George's Roll; 1285; shield number 245] and in [Charles' Roll; 1285; shield number 360].
Blazon keywords: Lozengy, Or and Azure.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Warbrentone, Thomas de.
Guillermo Bardolf ~ William Bardolf ~ Willem Bardulf.
Azure, three cinquefoils Or.
Escudo de azur, tres quinquefolios de or.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 223] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 223].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Three, Cinquefoil, Or and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Shaded, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo Bardolf.
William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby ~ Cunte de Ferrers.
Vairy Or and Gules.
Escudo verado de oro y gules.
Interpreted coat of arms, the shape of the shield is triangular and curved plain tinctures metal Or and color Gules, outlined in sable; and a free hand finishing.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 17] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 17].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vairy, Or and Gules.
Style keywords: Triangular curved, Plain tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo de Ferrers.
William de Handsacre ~ William de Hondeshacre.
Ermine, three chess rooks Gules.
Escudo de armiños, tres roques de gules.
Included in [Vincent, MS; 1285; number 469] also known as [St. George's Roll; 1285; number 469].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Ermine, Three, Chess rooks, Gules and Ordered.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted and Personal.
Bearer: Guillermo de Handsacre.
Sable, on a chevron Argent three spears' heads Gules, in chief two unicorns' heads erased Argent, horned and crined Or, langued Gules, in base on a pile of the last issuant from the chevron a unicorn head erased Sable, langued Gules.
Escudo de sable, un cabrio de plata con tres puntas de lanza de gules; en jefe, dos cabezas de unicornio arrancadas de plata, cabelladas y acornadas de oro, lampasadas de gules; en punta, una pila de oro, saliente del cabrio, cargada de una cabeza de unicornio de sable, lampasada de gules.
Illuminated and a watercolor finishing.
Note that it is a pile bacause it does not touch the border of the shield.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Chevron, Argent, Three, Spear's head, Gules, In chief, Two, Head, Unicorn, Erased, Crined, Horned, Or, Langued, In base, One and Pile.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Wright, Charles F. M..
Blazon of the Zuzaeta lineage of the Basque Country.
Azure, five mullets Or.
Illuminated and a freehand finishing.
The default arrangement is in saltire, which is why I do not specify it, but if one wished to do so, it could be written as «Azure, five mullets Or in saltire».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Five, Mullet and Or.
Style keywords: Freehand, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted and Lineage.
Atom, Crescent, Diamond, Emerald, Estoile, Increscent, Lightning flash, Moon, Mount, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Orbital, Plough of Ursa Major, Rainbow, Ray of the sun, River, Sea, Snowflake, Sun, Sun in splendour, Sun of May, Terrestrial globe, Trimount, Water and Wave.
Acorn, Apple, Apple tree, Ash, Bluebonnet, Camellia, Chrysanthemum, Cinquefoil, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Double rose, Eguzki-lore, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Holm oak, Hop cone, Indian paintbrush, Kapok tree, Laurel, Lily, Linden, Lotus flower, Madonna lily, Mexican cedar tree, Oak, Olive tree, Palm tree, Plantain plant, Pomegranate, Poplar leaf, Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Thistle, Tree, Tulip, Vine and Wheat.
Badger, Bald eagle, Barbel, Barn owl, Bear, Beaver, Bee, Beetle, Bighorn sheep, Binson, Black grouse, Blackbird, Boar, Brach hound, Bull, Cow, Doe, Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Eagle, Elephant, Falcon, Female figure, Fish, Flame, Fly, Fox, Frog, Goat, Goldfinch, Goose, Heron, Horse, Hummingbird, Jaguar, Lark, Leopard, Lion, Lion passant, Lion rampant guardant, Lioness, Lynx, Male figure, Martlet, Merino ram, Monkey, Owl, Panther, Parrot, Peacock, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Pronghorn, Puffin, Quetzal, Raven, Roe deer, Rooster, Savage, Seagull, Serpent, She-wolf, Stag, Starling, Swan, Talbot, Turtle, Tyger, Vulture, Warren hound and Wolf.
Arm, Beak, Branch, Caboshed, Chest, Claw, Covert, Dorsal fin, Eagle claw, Ear of wheat, Ermine spot, Escallop, Feather, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Forepaw, Hand, Head, Heart, Hoof, Leaf, Neck, Ostrich feather, Palm frond, Paw, Roe deers' attires, Shoulder, Sprig, Stags' attires, Stem, Swallow-tail, Tail, Tail addorsed, Tail fin, Talon, Tibia, Tooth, Trunk, Trunk (elephant), Two hands clasped, Two wings in vol, Udder, Wing and Wrist.
Ace of spades, Anchor, Anvil, Arch, Arm vambraced, Armillary sphere, Arrow, Axe, Bell, Bell tower, Beret, Bonfire, Book, Bookmark, Bow, Branding iron, Bridge, Broken, Buckle, Cannon, Cannon dismounted, Cannon port, Canopy roof, Carbuncle, Castle, Cauldron, Celtic Trinity knot, Chain, Chess rooks, Church, Clarion, Clay pot, Closed book, Club, Column, Comb, Compass rose, Conductor's baton, Cord, Covered cup, Crozier, Crucible, Cuffed, Cup, Cutlass, Cyclamor, Dagger, Displayed scroll, Double vajra, Drum, Ecclesiastical cap, Fanon, Federschwert, Fleam, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Galician granary, Garb, Gauntlet, Geometric solid, Grenade, Halberd, Hammer, Harp, Host, Hourglass, Key, Key ward, Knight, Knot, Lantern, Letter, Line, Loincloth, Maunch, Menorah, Millrind, Millstone, Millwheel, Minaret, Monstrance, Mortar, Mullet of six points pierced, Nail, Non-classic artifact, Norman ship, Number, Oar, Oil lamp, Open book, Page, Pair of pliers, Pair of scales, Parchment, Pestle, Piano, Pilgrim's staff, Plough share, Polish winged hussar, Port, Portcullis, Potent, Quill, Ribbon, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Sabre, Sackbut, Sail, Scroll, Scythe, Sheaf of tobacco, Ship, Skirt, Spear, Spear's head, Stairway, Star of David, Step, Sword, Symbol, Tetrahedron, Torch, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Turret, Two-handed sword, Wagon-wheel, Water-bouget, Wheel, Winnowing fan and With a turret.
Angel, Archangel, Basilisk, Dragon, Dragon's head, Garuda, Golden fleece, Griffin, Heart enflamed, Justice, Mermaid, Our Lady of Mercy, Ouroboros, Paschal lamb, Pegasus, Phoenix, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint George, Sea-griffin, Sea-lion, Trinity, Triton, Unicorn, Winged hand and Wyvern.
Port and windows, Between, Watercolor, Proper, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Boa, Bordure, Overall, Wreath, Charged, Crest, Ogee, Crown, Created, Quarterly, Outlined in sable, Two, In chief, In base, Coat of arms, Mullet, Fess, Fleur de lis, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Motto, Lion, Lineage, Masoned, Semi-circular, Or, Party per pale, Leather, Argent, Without divisions, Civic, Rampant, Sable, Vert, Plain tincture, Freehand, Three and One.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.