Raven

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Category: Raven.

Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper. Motto: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Escudo de plata, un trechor doble flordelisado de sanguíneo; sobre el todo, un cuervo (Corvus corax) volando puesto en sotuer al natural. Lema: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, with a pointed external shape and with a rough finish.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Double tressure, Flory, Overall, Raven, Volant, Saltirewise, Proper and Motto.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.

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

Bearer: Thompson, Alton.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an acorn leaved and slipped Or, between two ravens addorsed and regardant Argent; 2 Vert, a stag's massacre Or. Motto: «Si non rides, flebis».

Escudo cortado: 1^o de azur, una bellota hojada y tallada de oro, acompañada de dos cuervos de espaldas y contornados de plata; 2^o de sinople, una masacre de oro. Lema: «Si non rides, flebis».

Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

The coat of arms of Christopher Edwards, from New South Wales, Australia, designed by him, refined and emblazoned by me. The motto «Si non rides, flebis» means «If you do not laugh, you will cry» in Latin.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Vert, One, Two, Party per fess, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Between, Raven, Addorsed, Regardant, Stag's massacre and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Edwards, Christopher.

Party per fess: 1 Azure, an acorn leaved and slipped Or, between two ravens addorsed and regardant Argent; 2 Vert, a stag's massacre Or. Crest: Upon a helm lined Purpure with a wreath Or and Azure, a comedy mask bendwise Vert conjoined in fess with a tragedy mask bend sinisterwise Azure. Mantling: Azure doubled Or, and suspended therefrom, one on each side, two bunches of grapes Purpure, leaved Vert, and slipped Or.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

The coat of arms of Christopher Edwards, from New South Wales, Australia, designed by him, refined and emblazoned by me. The bunches of grapes suspended from the mantling have specific symbolic meaning for the armiger and are not merely decorative motifs, but heraldic elements with their own significance within the coat of arms; when the coat of arms has cats as supporters, the bunches of grapes will serve as their base.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Or, Argent, Vert, Purpure, One, Two, Party per fess, Acorn, Leaved, Slipped, Between, Raven, Addorsed, Regardant, Stag's massacre, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Lined, Wreath, Comedy mask, Bendwise, Conjoined in fess, Tragedy mask, Bend sinisterwise, Mantling, Suspended, Bunch and Grape.

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

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

Bearer: Edwards, Christopher.

Argent, a double tressure flory Sanguine, overall a raven (Corvus corax) volant saltirewise proper. Crest: A conductor's baton fesswise proper. Motto: «Liberté, Beauté, Vérité, Amour».

Arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, One, Double tressure, Flory, Overall, Raven, Volant, Saltirewise, Proper, Crest, Conductor's baton, Fesswise and Motto.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Pointed and Rough.

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

Bearer: Thompson, Alton.

Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or. Motto: «Laus · Virtutis · Actio».

Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed outer contour and with a leather finish.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Goutte, Grasping, Beak, Annulet and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Rawson, lineage.

Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or.

Arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with an ogee triple-pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Goutte, Grasping, Beak and Annulet.

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

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

Bearer: Rawson, lineage.

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. Motto: «Incipit Vita Nova» Or, over a scroll Sanguine doubled Or.

Coat of arms interpreted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with an ogee outer contour and with a leather finishing.

Design rationale

The arms symbolise the dawn of a new life. The field is tierced per fess to evoke the sky in 3 stages: Sable for the darkness of night, Azure for the horizon at first light, and Sanguine for the rising sun. The 7 stars of Ursa Major, in their traditional arrangement, evoke guidance, constancy, and a Dantesque reference, as the constellation appears in the Divine Comedy. The demi-sun in base, gold upon sanguine, marks the moment of emotional awakening, the dawn of love. The scroll motto «Incipit Vita Nova», the first line of Dante’s Vita Nuova, reflects a personal spiritual transformation. The Azure speaks of eternal loyalty, and the silver stars of purity. The choice of Sanguine, both for the sunlit sky and for the scroll and mantling, is also an homage to Beatrice’s dress as described by Dante at their first encounter. All of the above holds a parallel with the bearer’s personal life, which gives this composition a dual significance, both literary and deeply intimate. The raven as crest, a symbol of memory and intelligence, represents the collector’s spirit and a deep inner life.

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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, Mantling, Motto and Scroll.

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

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

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable, in chief two pairs of gouttes Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or. Motto: «Laus · Virtutis · Actio».

Coat of arms of Seth Rawson, emblazoned by me and reproduced as a giclée print using natural pigments on 100% cotton Hahnemühle paper from a mill founded in 1584, with a weight of 285-300 g/m², measuring 30 x 42 cm, approximately 12 x 16.5 inches, and sealed by me.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, In chief, Pair, Goutte, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Grasping, Beak, Annulet and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee Triple-Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa, Photographic and Giclée.

Bearer: Rawson, Seth.

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 wreath Or and Sanguine, a raven proper.

Coat of arms of Marcio Vieira Nastri emblazoned by me. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a raven along with his coat of arms, both painted by me.

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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), Wreath, Raven and Proper.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee.

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

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Party per fess Azure and Sable, overall a four-towered castle Or, port and windows Sable, in chief two pairs of gouttes Or. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azure, a raven's head Sable, charged upon the neck with three gouttes, 1 and 2, and holding in its beak an annulet Or.

Coat of arms for Seth Rawson emblazoned by me. The image shows a photograph of a hand-painted drawing made by me. It depicts a raven's head sable charged with three drops and holding a ring in its beak, together with the coat of arms painted in flat tinctures, of which this raven is the crest. The complete achievement is also shown, consisting of the shield surmounted by the raven as a crest upon a torse, painted with highlights and shading to give volume and depth.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Sable, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per fess, Overall, Four-towered, Castle, Port and windows, In chief, Pair, Goutte, Crest, Wreath, Raven, Head, Charged, Neck, Grasping, Beak and Annulet.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Ogee Triple-Pointed.

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

Bearer: Rawson, Seth.