By joining the points Pp at the base with Ps at the sinister and Pd at the dexter with Pj at the chief of the figure I can construct a bar more quickly.
If b and h are the width and height of the shield and b/3 the bar width, then the angle â of the bar is the arctangent of h/b, the angle ô = 90o-â is complementary to â, the adjacent side to ô is half the bar width, b/6, and the hypotenuse, horizontal Gules at the base, which determines the position of point Pp is equal to the adjacent side divided by the cosine of ô, that is, b/6 / cosine of ô, which can be approximated by 2b/9 with an error of 2.4%, an error that in heraldic art is admissible.
The angle ê = ô = 90o-â is complementary to â, its opposite side is also half the bar width and the hypotenuse, vertical Vert at the dexter, which determines the position of point Pd is equal to the opposite side divided by the sine of ê, that is, b/6 / sine of ê, which can be approximated by 2h/9 with an error of 2.4%.
The calculation of its position at the chief is equivalent to that of point Pp with the same approximation of 2b/9, horizontal Gules at the chief.
The calculation of its position at the sinister is equivalent to that of point Pd and can be approximated by 2h/9, vertical Vert at the sinister.
Blazon keywords: Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Freehand and Semi-circular.
Classification: PDF and Schema.
This heraldic catalogue consists of 14 pages in DIN A4 format; 10 of the pages are framed in Gules and Argent with the arms of the kingdom, combining 78 castles with 78 crowned lions, 152 of which are small figures and 4 large ones; it includes 11 different heraldic elements for colour printing; and the texts are in Sable with highlights in Gules.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued and Crowned.
Classification: PDF, Created, Civic, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Kingdom of Castile and Leon and Canting.
Bearer: Castile and León.
The cottise is the bend diminished to 1/2 or 1/3 of its width, depending on the author.
If the bend width is 1/3 of the shield width b, then that of the cottise is 1/2 x b/3 = b/6. From a bend I can, for example, draw on it the vertical V1-V2 and divide it by Thales into 4 segments, assigning the 2 central ones to the cottise, drawing its sides parallel to the bend. When dividing by 2, an even number, no segment remains centred. Therefore, I divide by 4, double of 2, and group the 2 central segments. The width of each segment is 1/4 x b/3 = b/12 and the 2 central ones sum b/12 + b/12 = b/6.
If the diminution is to 1/3 of the bend width, then the cottise width is 1/3 x b/3 = b/9. From the previous bend I can follow the same process, drawing on the bend the vertical line V1-V2 and dividing it by Thales. In this second case it is divided by 3 which, being odd, leaves one of the segments centred and it is not necessary to divide by double as in the first case. To finish constructing this cottise it suffices to draw through the ends of the central segment 2 lines parallel to the bend of which this cottise is a diminution.
Blazon keywords: Bendlet and Bend.
Style keywords: Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: PDF and Schema.
Depending on the author, the counter-cottise is the bar diminished to 1/2 or 1/3 of its width.
If b is the shield width, b/3 that of the bar, then that of the counter-cottise is 1/2 x b/3 = b/6. On a bar I can draw the vertical V1-V2 and divide it by Thales into 4 segments, assigning the 2 central ones to the counter-cottise with sides parallel to the bar. The width of each segment is 1/4 x b/3 = b/12 and the 2 central ones sum b/12 + b/12 = b/6.
If the diminution is to be 1/3 of the bar width, then the counter-cottise width is 1/3 x b/3 = b/9. From the same previous bar I can repeat the process, drawing on the bar the vertical line V1-V2 and dividing it by Thales, in this case, into 3 segments, assigning the central segment to the counter-cottise with sides also parallel to those of its bar.
Blazon keywords: Bendlet sinister and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: PDF and Schema.
There are several methods to draw a pointed coat of arms, for example, the method of [The Heraldry Society; 2013; page 7]. There are also several pointed coat of arms with the ratio 5/6 between its width b and its height h.
The previous illustation shows my method to draw a 5/6 pointed coat of arms. The center Cd of the dexter arc is 17h/36 = 17b/30 from the top of the shield and its radious is 13h/24 = 13b/20, or what is the same, its diameter is 13h/12 = 13b/10.
The position of the Cs of the sinister arc and its construction is symmetric to the dexter arc with respect to the vertical axis, as shown in the following illustration.
Style keywords: Freehand and Pointed.
Classification: PDF and Schema.
Composition of the armorial of [Edward IV of England; 1461] based on a set of photographs sourced from the «American Branch» of «The Richard III Society». The rows of shields and banners have been numbered from row 1 to row 27.
Classification: PDF, Kingdom of England, House of York and Personal.
Bearer: Edward IV of England.
The Commoners' Roll of Arms 2023 Full Edition, 260 pages featuring 401 coats of arms for people and 8 for entities, 92 badges, 69 standards, 30 flags, 299 written blazons, 68 heraldic artists, 36 heralds, 46 heraldic jurisdictions, 43 authorities, certificators and registers cited, 192 issued certifications for people and 7 for entities.
I am editor of the «Commoners' Roll of Arms» of the International Society of Commoners Heraldry and I have edited 145 biweekly editions from 2017 to 2023.
Jueju.es is my project to translate Jué jù poems from the Táng dynasty (from the 7th to the 10th century) and is aimed at learning the Chinese language. To this end, the translations of the poems, with meter but without rhyme, seek an isomorphism between the original poem in Chinese and its translation into Spanish.
This isomorphism allows us to associate, through a color scheme, each Chinese character and its pronunciation with 1 or 2 words in Spanish, which allows you to learn the Chinese language through its classic poets: Wáng Wéi, Li Bái, Dù Fu, Mèng Hàorán, Xi Birén, Yú Shìnán, Li Duan, Li Pín, Li Shangyin, Liú Chángqing, Wáng Zhihuàn, Zhang Hù, Zhang Jiulíng, etc.
Also, in jueju.es The poems are accompanied by vocabulary tables in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, pinyin pronunciation and translation into English and Spanish, drawings with pictograms and ideograms, derivation diagrams for compound characters, tonal schemes to help with the intonation of accents, explanatory texts and my own illustrations of the poems in ink and watercolor.
Below are, in PDF format, 2 pages of my translation of the poem «The Song of Geshu» by the poet Xi Birén dedicated to General Geshu Han, both of the Tang dynasty. I have selected this poem, from among the dozens that make up the project jueju.es, because it is especially heroic with its 7 stars, the night, the knife and the horses.
This heraldic catalogue has 8 DIN A4 pages; 4 of the pages framed with a vairy Or and Gules; it includes 8 different heraldic pieces for color printing; and with Sable text and Gules capital letters. The heraldic catalogue is shown below in PDF format.
Credits: Dr.ª Marianne Steinbauer tiene los derechos del tipo de letra.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Or, Argent, Five, Sword, Point upwards, In fess, Vairy, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued, The fangs, The eyes, Sinister, Grasping, Key, Supporter (animal), Supporter and Motto.
Classification: PDF, Created, Personal, Catalogue and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Martos García, Juan Carlos.
This heraldic catalog has 6 DIN A4 format pages; 3 of the pages framed in Gules and with 22 cross patties Argent; includes 5 different heraldic shields for color printing; and with Sable texts with highlights in Gules.
Blazon keywords: Party per fess, Gules, Or, Argent, Cross, One, Cross patty, Cross couped and Pale.
Classification: PDF, Interpreted, Religious, Catalogue and Heraldic document.
Bearer: Our Lady of Mercy, Order of.
Atom, Crescent, Diamond, Emerald, Estoile, Goutte, 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, Bunch, Camellia, Chrysanthemum, Cinquefoil, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Double rose, Eguzki-lore, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Grape, 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, Cat, Cow, Doe, Dog, Dolphin, Dove, Eagle, Elephant, Falcon, Female figure, Fish, Flame, Fly, Fox, Frog, Gazelle, 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, Stag's massacre, 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, Baton of Herald, 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, Celtic trefoil knot, Chain, Chess rooks, Church, Clarion, Clay pot, Closed book, Club, Column, Comb, Comedy mask, Compass rose, Conductor's baton, Cord, Covered cup, Crossbow, Crossed staff, 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, Pestle, Piano, Pilgrim's staff, Plough share, Polish winged hussar, Port, Portcullis, Potent, Quill, Ribbon, Rolled scroll, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Sabre, Sackbut, Sail, Scepter, Scroll, Scythe, Sheaf of tobacco, Ship, Skirt, Spear, Spear's head, Stairway, Star of David, Step, Sword, Symbol, Tetrahedron, Torch, Tower, Tragedy mask, 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, Point upwards, Pointed, Armed, Armorial roll, Azure, Bend, Bend sinister, Wreath, House of York, Castile and León, Castle, Catalogue, Crest, Five, Bendlet sinister, Crowned, Party per fess, Bendlet, Created, Cross, Cross patty, Cross couped, Quarterly, Doctor, Heraldic document, Edward IV of England, In color, In fess, The eyes, Link, Sword, Schema, The fangs, Personal, Gules, Interpreted, Isch, Jué jù, Mantling, Langued, Motto, Lion, Or, PDF, Argent, Rampant, Freehand and One.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135,
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28046 Madrid, Spain.