Surmounted

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Escudo de Castilla y León Libro abierto, hojas de plata, filo de oro, guardas de gules, tapas de sable.

Alfonso X of Castile; 1265

Coat of Arms of Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, first Duke of Arévalo

Alfonso X of Castile, The Wise, «The Seven-Part Code», its estimated completion year is 1265.


This is the copy I can consult, as it is available in the Hispanic Digital Library, it is a manuscript measuring 42 by 30 centimeters that once belonged to Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, first Duke of Arévalo, which later came into the possession of the Catholic Monarchs, initially Queen Isabella I of Castile, and after her death, King Ferdinand reclaimed it for the price of 5,251 maravedis. The original is housed in the National Library, in display case 4/6.

This copy, in addition to its numerous capital letters, has 8 illustrated pages, which according to its subsequent hand-numbering in pencil are:

  • Page 6, among its illustrations can be seen 2 coats of arms of the Zúñiga family «Argent, a bend Sable, over all, a chain in orle Or», in this case formed by 16 links, 8 round and 8 more elongated placed in profile.
  • Pages 106 and 191, on the latter can be seen a curious bishop-lizard climbing.
  • Pages 294 and 331, on the 2nd at the bottom, a maiden is seen walking a monkey to relieve itself and to her right a fight of men with beast bodies.
  • Page 379 and on its previous unnumbered page, and finally, on page 415 which begins with a tournament where the 2nd knight bears the ancient arms of France «Azure, semy of fleurs de lis Or».

The coat of arms that illustrates this bibliographic reference is that of Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán. For the creation of his chain, I followed the illustration of his 2 coats of arms on the already mentioned page 6 of this manuscript.

The Seven-Part Code, Alfonso X of Castile, pages 14 and 15

It is one of my favorite manuscripts and, perhaps, the one with which I have created the most things.


Bibliographical reference of century XIII.

Classification: Castilian language, Manuscript and In color.

Author: Alfonso X of Castile.

External links:

Internal resources: AlfonsoXDeCastilla1265.7Partidas.10642.pdf.

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Escudo de Castilla y León Libro abierto, hojas de plata, filo de oro, guardas de gules, tapas de sable.

Bosque, J. del; 1540

Main coat of arms of the Armory Book of the Kingdom of Navarre

Juan del Bosque, «Libro de Armería del Reino de Navarra», which is currently missing and whose subsequent copy, commissioned in 1572, is kept in the Royal and General Archive of Navarre, estimated year of creation 1540.


The origin of this armorial dates back to 1527, when the Navarrese Courts requested that the Royal Council and the Chamber of Comptos ~ Chamber of Accounts and Fiscal Control, record in a book the coats of arms of the kingdom of Navarre starting with that of the king of Navarre and the houses and lineages of the so-called «ricoshombres», Almorrabides, Guebara, Aybar, Baztanes, Urroz, Lete, Subiça, Rada, Vidaurre, Qasqante, Monteagudo, and Mauleón, also including the coats of arms of other manors, houses, valleys, towns, and nobles [Valverde Ogallar, P. B.; 2001; page 326].

According to [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; page 35] the book was compiled around the year 1540, and this is the date I use for referencing this armorial.

This first manuscript created by Juan del Bosque was taken by the royal visitor Hernán Suárez de Toledo, under the pretext of taking it to Emperor Charles V, despite being requested back by the Navarrese Courts, it was never returned and was definitively lost. The armorial that has come down to us is a recreation commissioned in 1572 [Valverde Ogallar, P. B.; 2001; page 327].

According to [Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 1974; page 19] the recreation of this armorial was carried out based on certifications, such as those from the herald Azcárraga, and notes and partial copies of the stolen book, like the copy kept in the monastery of Leyre.

Another noteworthy bibliographic reference about this armorial, in addition to those previously mentioned, is [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, F.; 2001].

The image illustrating this bibliographic reference is the coat of arms of the king of Navarre, which I recreated based on the illustration in this armorial, on its first folio according to the numbering given to it in 1613.


Bibliographical reference of century XVI.

The author is Bosque, Juan del.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Carlos Vidriales, selection of heraldic art done by me

VidrialesC 34 VisionDeConjunto jpg

Arms of Carlos Vidriales and his daughter and son


Categories: 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, Base (lower 1/3), Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Label, Cadency, Cantoned and Martlet.

Root: Vidriales García y Bustamante, Carlos.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Clement XII

Bendy of six Gules and Argent; over all a fess Azure.

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.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Or outlined clenched gauntlet

Party per bend sinister Or and Gules, a clenched gauntlet Sable.

Party per bend sinister Or and Gules, a clenched gauntlet Sable.

Escudo tajado de oro y gules; brochante sobre la partición un guantelete de sable, puesto en palo.


Blazon keywords: Party per bend sinister, Or, Gules, Surmounted, Gauntlet, Sable and Palewise.

Style keywords: Pointed and Plain tincture.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Wilkins, Tim.

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Escudo de Castilla y León

Power, Guy Harold

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.

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.

Escudo de plata, dos flechas alzadas en sotuer de sable, barbadas y empenadas de Gules, brochante una daga de comando alzada en palo de gules, guarnecida y pomelada de sable; en un jefe centellado de sable, un lambel de tres pendientes de oro.

Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, illuminated, and with a freehand finishing.


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 and Or.

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

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Power, Guy Harold.

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Escudo de Castilla y León Libro abierto, hojas de plata, filo de oro, guardas de gules, tapas de sable.

The Heraldry Society; 2013

The Heraldry Society, Education Pack, A brief explanation of Heraldry

The Heraldry Society, «Education Pack, A brief explanation of Heraldry for teachers together with explanatory sheets and templates for students», Baldock, Hertfordshire, 2013.


This bibliographical reference is illustrated with the quartered coat of arms of The Heraldry Society.


Bibliographical reference of century XXI.

The author is The Heraldry Society.

The following article cites this bibliographic reference:

External resource:

Internal resources: TheHeraldrySociety2013.EducationPack.pdf.

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Escudo de Castilla y León Fortaleza de oro y mazonada de sable.

The International Heraldry Society

Vert, an inescutcheon Argent; overall a compass rose Sable and Or.

Vert, an inescutcheon Argent; overall a compass rose Sable and Or.

Escudo de sinople, un escusón de plata; brochante sobre el todo, una rosa de los vientos de sable y oro.

The International Heraldry Society has its Facebook group in the following address facebook.com/groups/int.herald.


Categories: Institution, Without divisions, Vert, Inescutcheon, Argent, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Compass rose, Sable and Or.

Separador heráldico
Escudo de Castilla y León

Vittorio Gifra compared to con Almorrabides of Navarre

Paly of six Azure and Or; over all a bend Azure.

Almorrabides of Navarre Or, three Pallets Azure.

Paly of six Azure and Or; over all a bend Azure.

For this comparison I make the optical illusion as if the coat of arms of Almorrabides de Navarra was Azure, instead of being Or, and the Pallets Or, instead of being Azure. Para esta comparación hago el juego visual como si el escudo de Almorrabides de Navarra fuera de Azur, en vez de ser de Oro, y que los palos que sobresalen iluminados son los de Oro, en vez de ser los de Azur.


Blazon keywords: Paly, Six, Azure, Or, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Bend, Without divisions, Three and Pale.

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

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted, Personal and Kingdom of Navarre.

Bearer: Gifra, Vittorio.

 

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