Argote de Molina, Gonzalo
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 ancient vair, rounded or of the old form, which are always Argent and Azure, are illuminated and outlined in Sable; and the whole of the hereditary coat of arms has a raised-stroke drawing.
Este escudo puede encontrarse en el libro del propio [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; páginas 14 y 168], en la página 14 en grande, con cimera y rodeado de otros escudos de menor tamaño y en la página 168 de menor tamaño, con yelmo y lambrequines. En ambos casos el trazado de los veros es antiguo, redondeados, y en estas interpretaciones así los he reflejado.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Azure, Cross and Vair ancient.
Style keywords: Freehand, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and Heraldry and heralds.
Bearer: Argote de Molina, Gonzalo.
Gonzalo Argote de Molina
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.
Bailleul, commune of
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.
Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de
Justice and High Sheriff of Castile, first knight of the realm, warden of the fortress of Burgos, administrator of the mastership of the Order of Alcántara, nobleman of Castile, 1410–1488.
Argent, a bend Sable; overall a chain orlewise Or.
Escudo de plata, una banda de sable; brochante sobre el todo una cadena puesta en orla de oro.
Coat of arms of Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán, which I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field and the bend are illuminated in flat tinctures Argent and Sable; the chain is illuminated in Or; and the whole is rendered with a raised-stroke effect.
For the crafting of the chain in this coat of arms, which has a total of 16 links, of which 8 are long and 8 are round, I have followed the two coats of arms of Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán that appear in what was his copy of [Alfonso X of Castile; 1265; page 6 of the later pencil numbering].
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Sable, Or, One, Bend, Chain, Orlewise and Overall.
Style keywords: Freehand and Illuminated.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de.
Álvaro de Zúñiga y Guzmán
Lord of Zúñiga and Mendavia and of Béjar and Bañares and of Gibraleón, 1st Duke of Arévalo, 1st Duke of Plasencia, 1st Count of Bañares, 1st Duke of Béjar, 2nd Count of Plasencia, and Grandee of Castile.
Argent, a bend Sable; overall a chain orlewise Or.
Escudo de plata, una banda de sable; brochante sobre el todo una cadena puesta en orla de oro.
Personal coat of arms interpreted by me as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; both the field and the bend have been illuminated in flat tinctures Argent and Sable; the links of the chain are enameled and illuminated in Or; and the whole is made of beaten metal.
In [Argote de Molina, G.; 1588; page 94 according to the numbering of the book, or page 93 according to the numbering accompanying the illustrations] this coat of arms appears under the title «Zúñigas» with the overlying chain formed only by 8 long links.
In [Anonymous; 1800a; page 46] the blazon of «the Zúñigas» is described, where in this book, curiously, the letter Z is ordered after C and before D.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, Sable, Or, One, Bend, Chain, Orlewise and Overall.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de.
Scheme of a bend and a bend sinister
Proportions and angle of a bend and a bend sinister.
The proportion of a coat of arms is 5/6,
- with 5 being the base, the so-called adjacent side, b in the diagram, and
- with 6 being the height, the so-called opposite side, h in the diagram.
The tangent of the angle between the base of the shield and the diagonal of the bend is calculated as the opposite side divided by the adjacent side, that is, 6 divided by 5 which is 1.2 = 6/5.
If I wish to know the angle, I must apply the inverse function of the tangent, which is the arctangent. Therefore, the angle is arctangent(6/5) = arctangent(1.2) = 50.194o, which in radians is 0.876, and I usually round it to 50.2o.
The complementary angle to 50.2o is 39.8o (90o - 50.2o = 39.8o), which is the angle formed between the diagonal of the bend sinister and the dexter side of the shield.
Depending on the artist, on his style or, in other cases, on the need to organize the space within the shield, angles of 45o can also be used, corresponding to the diagonal angle of a square.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Bend and Bend sinister.
Style keywords: Semi-circular.
Classification: Schema and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de.
Savoy, Duchy of
Gules, a cross Argent.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de plata.
Coat of arms of the House of Savoy and the Duchy of Savoy, which I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat tincture Gules; the cross is illuminated in Argent; and the whole coat of arms is rendered with a raised-stroke effect.
This coat of arms is both familial and political, for it is also the coat of arms of the French departments of Savoy and Haute-Savoie, both belonging to the Rhône-Alpes region.
The cross in this shield is an honourable ordinary, for it is a full cross, the result of combining a fess and a pale. This full cross is wide and reaches the edges of the shield and is therefore large enough to bear charges. For this reason these ordinaries are called “honourable,” because they may be honoured with additional charges. In English heraldry they are known as «ordinaries», [The Heraldry Society; 2013; page 11].
This coat of arms is recorded in the armorial [Marshal, L.; 1295; shield number 32] together with the text «Le Counte de Sauveys, Gules a cross argent, Amadeus V, Comte de Savoie».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms and House of Savoy.
Bearer: Savoy, Duchy of.
Haute-Savoie
Gules, a cross Argent.
Escudo de gules, una cruz de plata.
Existing coat of arms interpreted by me of the following form: the shape of the shield is semi-circular; the tincture of the field is gules; the tincture of the cross is metal argente; and all the coat of arms has a watercolor finish.
In French its blazon is «de gueules à la croix d'argent».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent and Cross.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Civic, Coat of arms and House of Savoy.
Bearer: Savoy, Duchy of.
Continue with: Scheme with a fess and a cross.
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Language
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Categories of heraldry
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Divisions of the field
- Without divisions
- Party per pale
- Party per fess
- Party per bend
- Party per bend sinister
- Tierce
- Tierce sinister
- Tierced per fess
- Tierced per bend
- Tierced pallwise inverted
- Quarterly
- Quarterly per saltire
- Gyronny
- Party per fess, the chief per pale
- Party per pale, the sinister per fess
- Party per fess, the base per pale
- Party per pale, the dexter per fess
- Chapé
- Chaussé
- Party per chevron
- Enté en point
- Flanched
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Metals
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Colours
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Furs
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Other tinctures
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Ordinaries and sub-ordinaries
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Diminutives of the ordinaries
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Other charges
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Charges from Nature
Water, Eagle, Bald eagle, Eagle claw, Dorsal fin, Tail fin, Two hands clasped, Lark, Tree, Trunk, Rainbow, Atom, Barbel, Acorn, Bighorn sheep, Arm, Owl, Vulture, Horse, Head, Goat, Camellia, Thistle, Merino ram, Kapok tree, Stag, Doe, Crescent, Increscent, Chrysanthemum, Tail, Tail addorsed, Ermine spot, Hummingbird, Snowflake, Heart, Roe deer, Neck, Roe deers' attires, Raven, Dolphin, Diamond, Tooth, Elephant, Emerald, Starling, Mullet, Mullet of four points, Star of David, Estoile, Male figure, Fleur de lis, Flower, Cornflower, Dogwood flower, Lotus flower, Hop cone, Bluebonnet, Puffin, Ash, Rooster, Claw, Talon, Goose, Heron, Seagull, Pomegranate, Sunflower, Swallow-tail, Falcon, Leaf, Boar, Goldfinch, Laurel, Barn owl, Lion, Lioness, Lion passant, Leopard, Lion rampant guardant, Lynx, Lily, Madonna lily, Flame, Wolf, She-wolf, Parrot, Moon, Hand, Apple, Apple tree, Martlet, Wing, Two wings in vol, Covert, Blackbird, Mount, Trimount, Fly, Wrist, Elm, Olive tree, Orbital, Bear, Palm frond, Palm tree, Dove, Poplar leaf, Panther, Jaguar, Vine, Paw, Forepaw, Foot (palmiped), Foreleg, Peacock, Chest, Pelican, Pelican in her piety, Dog, Brach hound, Fish, Hoof, Beak, Quill, Cinquefoil, Quetzal, Branch, Sprig, Frog, Shamrock, Caboshed, Oak, Holm oak, Rose, Double rose, Savage, Serpent, Plough of Ursa Major, Sun, Sun in splendour, Ray of the sun, Lightning flash, Stem, Badger, Tyger, Linden, Wheat, Wheat spike, Bull, Tulip, Udder, Escallop and Fox.
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Artificial charges
Halberd, Plough share, Ace of spades, Anchor, Cyclamor, Torch, Bow, Arch, Harp, Non-classic artifact, Winnowing fan, Crozier, Conductor's baton, Pair of scales, Ship, Norman ship, Beret, Grenade, Ecclesiastical cap, Arm vambraced, Knight, Chain, Covered cup, Monstrance, Bell, Bell tower, Cannon dismounted, Carbuncle, Castle, Ribbon, Clarion, Nail, Cord, Dagger, Key ward, Turret, With a turret, Armillary sphere, Sword, Federschwert, Sabre, Parchment, Scroll, Arrow, Club, Garb, Sheaf of tobacco, Scythe, Gauntlet, Axe, Buckle, Galician granary, Polish winged hussar, Church, Oil lamp, Spear, Spear's head, Fleam, Letter, Book, Open book, Closed book, Bookmark, Page, Line, Lantern, Key, Four crescents joined millsailwise, Hammer, Menorah, Mortar, Pestle, Number, Knot, Celtic Trinity knot, Water-bouget, Comb, Piano, Millstone, Millrind, Millwheel, Clay pot, Bridge, Cuffed, Hourglass, Chess rooks, Compass rose, Rosette of acanthus leaves, Mullet of six points pierced, Broken, Portcullis, Wheel, Wagon-wheel, Symbol, Sackbut, Drum, Geometric solid, Tetrahedron, Tower, Trident, Trumpet, Double vajra and Anvil.
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Immaterial charges
Angel, Archangel, Heart enflamed, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Paschal lamb, Dragon, Wyvern, Phoenix, Garuda, Griffin, Sea-griffin, Winged hand, Our Lady of Mercy, Pegasus, Saint George, Mermaid, Trinity, Triton, Golden fleece, Unicorn and Ouroboros.
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External elements
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Heraldic creations
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References
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Formats
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Keywords on this page
Watercolor, Argote de Molina, Gonzalo, Azure, Bailleul, commune of, Bend, Bend sinister, Overall, Chain, House of Savoy, Heraldry and heralds, Cross, Outlined in sable, Coat of arms, Schema, Fess, Personal, Gules, Illuminated, Interpreted, Semi-circular, Metal beaten, Or, Argent, Without divisions, Civic, Orlewise, Kingdom of France, Rough, Sable, Savoy, Duchy of, Freehand, One, Vair, Vair ancient and Zúñiga y Guzmán, Álvaro de.