Azure, on waves of the sea in base Argent, a ship oars in action Or, pennant flying, and in full sail Argent; on a chief Argent, a closed book Gules, edges and clasps Or. Supporter behind the shield: A linden eradicated Sable, leaved Vert, fructed Or.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, Vert, One, Wavy, Sea, In base, On, Ship, Oar, Sail, Chief, Closed book, Book, Clasped, Supporter (thing), Supporter, Behind the shield, Linden, Eradicated, Leaved, Fructed, Motto and Scroll.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Pointed and Freehand.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa, Coat of arms, Pennon and Flag.
Bearer: Strategy Department of Consultoria.IO.
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.
Credits:
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Or, Female figure, One, Justice, Vested, Dexter, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Sinister, Pair of scales, Crest, Open royal crown, Crown, Motto (identification) and Motto.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Illuminated, Shaded, Semi-circular and Outlined in the field tincture.
Classification: Video, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Created and Socioeconomic.
Bearer: ANPC.
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 with: a semicircular (round) base; the field and the chief watercolored in the flat tinctures Purpure and Azure; and the charges illuminated, outlined in Sable, with a very hammered metal finish.
Although it is a university of recent creation, in 1994, its best-known campus is the so-called Hospital del Rey, located on the edge of the Way of St. James and originally intended to care for pilgrims and founded, in 1195, by Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet. The effigies of both monarchs decorate the main gate of the Hospital, called the Gate of the Pilgrims, which is, in turn, the symbol of the University of Burgos.
Regarding the escallop (venera), [Valero de Bernabé, L.; Márquez de la Plata, V. M.; 2003; page 197] notes that among the wide variety of shells, it is the scallop or pilgrim’s shell that is most used in heraldry and in blazons it is named «venera», and that it is drawn with its concave side against the field and its convex side visible, with its ribs vertical and its ears (auricles) toward the chief of the shield, and that when the concave side is shown one must specify it in the blazon as «alzada», and when the ears are in a different tincture it is said «orejada», for example, «an escallop Or, its ears Gules».
Blazon keywords: Purpure, Or, Azure, Sable, Argent, Castle, Chief, Cross, Cross patty, Cross couped and Escallop.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Watercolor and Hard metal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Education.
Bearer: Burgos, University of.
Heraldic art of the County of Cheshire.
Azure, a sword erect Or, between three garbs Or, 2 and 1. Motto: «Jure et dignitate gladii».
Escudo de azur, una espada alzada de oro, acompañada de tres gavillas de trigo de oro, 2 y 1. Lema: «Jure et dignitate gladii».
Coat of arms interpreted with: a rounded base; the field illuminated in Azure; the charges illuminated in Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a watercolour finish.
«The Cheshire Heraldry Trust» is a foundation whose specific aim is the promotion of the study and dissemination of the heraldry of Cheshire county and whose general purpose includes the study of heraldry and its related disciplines. To achieve these objectives it organises conferences, debates, visits and exhibitions, produces publications, cooperates with other bodies sharing common goals and promotes the heraldic art of the County of Cheshire through the internet.
The website Cheshire-Heraldry.org.uk is the public face on the internet of «The Cheshire Heraldry Trust», and among its extensive content, the following 4 sections are of particular interest:
Martin S. J. Goldstraw is one of the founders of «The Cheshire Heraldry Trust» and is the author and illustrator of the website Cheshire-Heraldry.org.uk and of a series of heraldry books, for example, [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013a] and [Goldstraw, M. S. J.; 2013b].
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Rounded, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Watercolor, Cheshire County, Without divisions, Azure, Or, Sword, Point upwards, Between, Wheat, Garb, Ordered and Motto.
External resource:
Root: Cheshire, County of.
I thank the Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau, ALAB for appointing me correspondent fellow of this institution, it is an honor for me. Thank you very much to Manuel Beninger for proposing me. In the image, the coat of arms of ALAB emblazoned by me in 3 steps.
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, Doctor, Certification, Heraldic document, Portuguese language, In color and Photographic.
Bearer: Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau.
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.
Escudo de azur, flanqueado curvo de plata: en jefe, un libro abierto de oro, hojado de plata; en punta, un roble arrancado de plata, frutado de oro; en cada flanco, una antorcha de sinople, encendida al natural.
Coat of arms devised by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a semi-circular outer contour and with a metal beaten finishing.
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, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Metal beaten.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Del Fabbro Universidad.
Azure, two rolled scrolls in saltire Argent, tied with a ribbon fesswise Vert; a bordure trefoiled Or; overall a chief Or charged with an oak branch leaved and fructed proper. Motto: «Cuimhnigí ar ár Sinnsir».
Escudo de azur, dos pergaminos enrollados en sotuer de plata, ligados con una cinta puesta en faja de sinople, una bordura trebolada de oro; brochante sobre el todo un jefe de oro cargado de una rama de roble hojada y frutada al natural. Lema: «Cuimhnigí ar ár Sinnsir».
Arms emblazoned by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a leather finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Vert, Or, One, Two, Rolled scroll, In saltire, Tied, Ribbon, Fesswise, Bordure, Trefoiled, Overall, Chief, Charged, Oak, Tree, Branch, Leaved, Fructed, Proper and Motto.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Leather.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Genealogical Society of Ireland.
Party per pale: 1 Argent, a tree issuant from base Murrey; 2 Murrey; two annulets interlaced, in pale Or; in a chief Sable, three arches Argent. Motto: «Hacienda de Triana».
Escudo partido: 1o de plata, un árbol moviente de la punta de morado; 2o de morado, dos anilletes entrelazos, en palo de oro; en un jefe de sable, tres arcos de plata. Divisa: «Hacienda de Triana».
Arms depicted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, with a chasuble outer contour and with a watercolor finish.
Blazon keywords: Sable, Argent, Murrey, Or, One, Two, Three, Party per pale, Tree, Issuant, Base, Annulet, Interlaced, In pale, Chief, Arch and Motto.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Chasuble and Watercolor.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Triana, Hacienda de.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 Or, four pallets Gules; 2 and 3 Gules, two bezants in pale.
Escudo cuartelado: 1o y 4o de oro, cuatro palos de gules; 2o y 3o de gules, dos bezantes en palo de oro.
Coat of arms of the IESE Business School, which I have interpreted as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat tinctures Or and Gules; the pales and the bezants are illuminated in Gules and Or; and the whole coat of arms has a watercolor finish.
I have the honour of holding a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from IESE of the University of Navarra. I always say that, as a whole, the IESE Executive MBA is the best education I have received throughout my life. I keep very good memories and friends from those two years of study.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Pale, Bezant and plate and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Education and Coat of arms.
Bearer: IESE.
Azure: a warren hound parado statant Argent; a base hearty Argent.
Escudo de azur: un podenco parado de plata; la campaña encajada de corazones de plata.
Coat of arms that I have created as follows: the shape of the shield is pointed and rounded; the field in flat tincture Azure; the warren hound and the base hearty are illuminated Argent and delineated Sable; and the whole has a roughened finish.
In [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 79, fourth paragraph from the beginning] we are told that «no fixed idea can be formed about the origin and representation of these figures» «encajadas» «in Armory, since the» different «authors do not agree in their opinions for a complete understanding», or comprehension, «of them; nor can one derive their proper name, for each author explains it with different words and terms». And he continues on the next page, [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 80, second paragraph from the beginning], stating that «We shall call them, as has been said, encajadas or emanchadas, which are the common terms by which they will be better understood, and which many use in Blazon for the resemblance that the figure has to the fitting of a wedge» and, indeed, the hearts form such a fitting, the upper ones with the lower ones, appearing difficult to separate.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Argent, Warren hound, Dog, Base, Base (lower 1/3), Dancetty and Heart.
Style keywords: Ogee, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Rough.
Classification: Created, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Latidos Podencos.
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.
Argent, a cross patty Gules, cantoned of four mullets of eight points Azure; on a chief Sable, an elephant passant Or. Motto: «Prior tempore potior iure»
Escudo de plata, una estrecha patada de gules, cantonada de cuatro estrellas de ocho puntas de azur; en un jefe de sable, un elefante pasante de oro. Lema: «Prior tempore potior iure»
Coat of arms of the RIAG interpreted with: a pointed base; the field illuminated in Argent; the chief illuminated in Sable; the motto illuminated in Argent with letters in Sable; the narrow cross illuminated in Gules; the 4 eight-pointed stars illuminated in Azure; the cross and the stars outlined in Sable; the elephant illuminated in Or and outlined of the field; the motto outlined in Sable, written in the same colour and illuminated in Argent; and the whole with a rough finish.
[Avilés, J.; 1780a; página 113] writes «Paté, se dice de las Cruces, cuyos extremos se ensanchan un poco. Viene esta voz de la latina patula, cosa extendida, ó dilatada», and in this way uses the term «Cruz paté», instead of cruz patada, in [Avilés, J.; 1780a; páginas 60, 91, 92, 127 y 297]. In the blazon at escueladeheraldica.es/armorial-riag-pagina-1 the term «crus estrecha paté de gules» is also used, although I have preferred to use in this blazon the equivalent expression «una estrecha patada de gules».
Its Latin motto «Prior tempore potior iure» means that whoever comes first in time has more right than whoever comes after, and naturally refers to the concept of registration, since, in general, the person who registers a coat of arms first has more right to defend its ownership than the person who registers the same coat of arms after the first.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Diminished cross, Patty, Gules, Cantoned, Mullet, Eight, Azure, Chief, Sable, Elephant, Passant, Or and Motto.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture and Parchment.
Classification: Socioeconomic.
Bearer: Registro Internacional de Armas Gentilicias.
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.
Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry, of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa.
Emblem quarterly per saltire: 1, a cross of Saint James; 2, a cross of Calatrava; 3, a cross of Alcantara; 4, a cross of Montesa.
Emblema cuartelado en sotuer: 1o, una cruz de Santiago; 2o, una cruz de Calatrava; 3o, una cruz de Alcántara; 4o, una cruz de Montesa.
Interpretation of the emblem of the Royal Council with: its four crosses outlined in Sable, illuminated in Gules, Vert, and Sable; and a heavily hammered metal finish.
There is another version of this emblem of the Royal Council with the crosses of its four orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara, and Montesa outlined in Or instead of Sable.
Blazon keywords: Cross, Quarterly per saltire, Cross of Saint James, Cross couped, Cross of Calatrava, Cross of Alcantara and Cross of Montesa.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Council of the Orders of Chivalry.
Emblem of the Royal Spanish Academy
Emblemb Argent, a crucible Argent, enflamed and on a bonfire hoguera Gules and Or.
Emblema de plata, un crisol de plata, llameante y sumado a una hoguera de gules y oro.
Painted by me with a raised-stroke finish, with an oval shape and with a thin golden edge around it which is purely ornamental.
The Royal Spanish Academy, also known by its acronym RAE, is made up of 46 full members, all elected for life to occupy seats designated by letters of the Spanish alphabet.
In addition to the full members, the Royal Spanish Academy also has corresponding members and other associated members, which completes its structure as the main regulatory institution of the Spanish language.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Freehand, Emblem, Without divisions, Argent, One, Crucible, Enflamed, Bonfire, Gules and Or.
Founded in the year 1987, it is the first organisation of its kind in the world
Azure, an inescutcheon Argent, enflamed in orle of sixteen points and irradiated throughout of sixty-four lines Or.
Escudo de azur, un escusón de plata, llameante en orla de Dieciséis llamas y radiante de sesenta y cuatro líneas movientes todas de oro.
The Society of Heraldic Arts is an international organization founded in 1987, committed to the promotion and preservation of heraldic art. The society brings together artists, craftsmen, and enthusiasts who work in various forms of heraldic expression, from painting and sculpture to calligraphy and jewelry. With members worldwide, the SHA encourages the exchange of knowledge and skill development through exhibitions, publications, and events.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Semi-circular, Coat of arms, Azure, Inescutcheon, Argent, Enflamed, In orle, Sixteen, Flame, Irradiated, Sixty-four, Line, Throughout (all sides) and Or.
Within socioeconomic heraldry, I classify the arms of all collectives not included in the previous categories, such as, for example, commercial societies, which may represent companies, their brands, and products, sports clubs and federations, associations, professional colleges, educational institutions, arms granted or assumed collectively, etc.
For example, the coats of arms of universities, both private and public, belong to this category, the former naturally and the latter considering their appropriate autonomy from state powers. In this way, the coat of arms of the IESE, as a business school, is an example of socioeconomic heraldry.
Also included are the coats of arms of associations, like the Norsk Heraldisk Forening, and of companies, such as the arms of Alea Capital.
This category partially coincides with what [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; page 119] refers to as «representative heraldry».
Categories: Criterion and Socioeconomic.
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.
With the aim of aiding in the study and perpetuation of heraldry in the United States and abroad.
Sable, a lion rampant Or, armed and langued Gules, crowned Or, holding in the dexter a baton flory Or.
Escudo de sable, un león rampante de oro, armado y lampasado de gules, coronado de oro, teniendo en su diestra un cetro flordelisado de oro.
I interpret its coat of arms with: a Spanish base in semicircular (round) form; the field illuminated in Sable; the lion, its crown and its baton outlined of the field, shaded and illuminated in Or, except the claws and tongue which are Gules; and the whole with a lightly beaten metal finish.
The baton ends in a fleur-de-lis, hence it is blazoned as «flory» and according to [Avilés, J.; 1780a; página 93] «flordelisadas, se dice de las Cruces, cuyos brazos se terminan en flores de Lis».
For a time I distinguished between «flordelisadas» and «florenzadas» crosses depending on the artistic style of the termination, but over time I found that the difference was, precisely, more artistic than heraldic, so I decided to use the term flordelisada in a general way.
Some authors consider them different terms and others equivalent. If they are considered equivalent then florenzadas ~ flordelisadas and, therefore, «cetro florenzado» ~ «cetro flordelisado». In English one says «flory» ~ «flordelisado» and it can also be found written as «fleury» ~ «floretty» ~ «florenté», for example, [The Heraldry Society; 2013; página 6] uses the term «flory» to describe the very arms of The Heraldry Society when it blazons them as «Quarterly Azure and Gules a Lion's Face crowned with an Ancient Crown Or within a Tressure flory on the outer edge of the same».
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter and Flory.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Shaded, Soft metal and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The American College of Heraldry.
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.
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.
Quarterly Azure and Gules; overall a leopard face, crowned Or, langued Gules, within a tressure flory Or. Motto: «Entalente a parler d'armes».
Escudo cuartelado de azur y gules; brochante sobre el todo, una cabeza de leopardo coronada de oro, lampasada de gules, dentro de un trechor flordelisado de oro. Lema: «Entalente a parler d'armes».
Coat of arms interpreted with: a pointed base; its quarters enamelled in plain Azure and Gules; its tressure flory and the leopard face illuminated in Or and Gules; the motto is illuminated in Gules on an Argent scroll lined Azure; and all outlined in Sable and with a parchment finish.
The tressure, according to [Avilés, J.; 1780a; pages 242 and 243], «es una especie de Orla estrecha, ó un filete puesto en la misma situación de la Orla», regarding its dimensions in relation to those of the orle it states that «es de la mitad de su anchura, correspondiente á la quarta parte de la latitud de la Bordura, y la vigésimaquarta del Escudo», further clarifying that of these pieces called tressures there are «simples, y dobles, algunas veces floronadas, otras contrafloronadas, y también flordelisadas.», the last of which is the case of the present coat of arms.
Since the tressure is a piece of half the width of the orle it can be considered a diminutive piece, and that is how it is read in many texts; however, the «piezas fundamentales de la heráldica son», according to [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; page 144], «aspa, banda, barra, bordura, cabrio, campaña, cantón, cruz, escusón, faja, franco cuartel, jefe, jirón, lambel, orla, palo, perla, pila, pira y trechor» and, accordingly, in his synoptic table [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1975; pages 150-151] includes the tressure within the category of fundamental pieces.
One of the fundamental differences in heraldry between leopards and lions is that the former «tienen siempre la cabeza de frente, mostrando los dos ojos» and the latter «son siempre de perfil, y no descubren sino uno solo», [Avilés, J.; 1780a; page 330]. It is for this reason that, as against the English blazon which reads «a Lion face» ~ «una cara de león», in Castilian I write «una cabeza de leopardo».
The motto «Entalente a parler d'armes» bearing in mind that in French «entalente», in the context of battle, means «hábil y valiente», could be translated as «Valientes y con talento para hablar de armas», my shorter and freer translation would be «¡Hablemos de armas!» with exclamation marks to show that the one who says it is eager to do so. Regarding the translation of «entalente» the following article by Auguste Vachon, Outaouais Herald Emeritus, is of interest: Entalenté à parler d'armes. Additionally, it should be noted that today it would be written as «Entalente à parler d'armes» with a grave accent.
«The official blazon»The official blazon of this coat of arms is «Quarterly Azure and Gules a lion’s face crowned with an Ancient Crown Or within a tressure flory on the outer edge of the same». The following are my comments to the official blazon:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Gules, Overall, Head, Leopard, Crowned, Or, Langued, Within, Tressure, Flory and Motto.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Freehand.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The Heraldry Society.
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.
Vert, an inescutcheon Argent; overall a compass rose Sable and Or. Motto: «De jure».
Escudo de sinople, un escusón de plata; brochante sobre el todo, una rosa de los vientos de sable y oro. Lema: «De jure».
I have interpreted this coat of arms with: a Spanish base, that is, semicircular (round); the field and the inescutcheon in plain green and Argent; the compass rose illuminated in Sable and Or and outlined in Sable; and the whole with a parchment finish.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Vert, Inescutcheon, Argent, Surmounted, Overall (deprecated), Compass rose, Sable, Or and Motto.
Style keywords: Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture, Parchment and Semi-circular.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The International Heraldry Society.
Illuminated and a rough finishing.
Blazon keywords: Gules, Cross, Or, Lily, Flower, Slipped, Seeded, Argent, Azure, Vert, In chief, Charged, Trimount, Counterchanged, Torch, In base, Two hands clasped, Motto and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trading Pro School.
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.
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.
Party per pale: 1 Azure, an angel Argent, crowned, crined and vested Or holding an open book Argent; 2 Or, three horses' heads couped, in pale Sable. Motto «Club Ecuestre Val’Quirico».
Escudo partido: 1o de azur, un ángel de plata, coronado, cabellado y vestido de oro cargado con un libro de plata abierto; 2o de oro, tres cabezas de caballo cortadas, en palo de sable. Divisa «Club Ecuestre Val’Quirico».
I created this coat of arms of an socioecomic entity with: the shape rounded; its two fields was illuminated with color Azur and metal Or; the figures was illuminated with metals Or and Argent and color Sable; the angel is outlined in color Sable; the heads of the horses are outlined from the metal of the field; a motto writen in Sable over an scroll illuminated with Or outlined in color Sable; and the whole picture has a crystalline finish.
Blazon keywords: Party per pale, Azure, One, Angel, Argent, Crowned, Crown, Crined, Vested, Or, Charged, Book, Open, Three, Head, Horse, Sable, Couped, In pale and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Crystalline, Illuminated, Rounded, Outlined in the field tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Created and Socioeconomic.
Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.
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, Easter lily, Eguzki-lore, Elm, Fleur de lis, Flower, Gourd, Grape, Holm oak, Hop cone, Indian paintbrush, Kapok tree, Laurel, Lily, Linden, Lotus flower, Madonna lily, Madrone tree, 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, Mountain bluebird, 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), Footprint, 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, Archer, 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, Caravel, Carbuncle, Castle, Cauldron, Celtic Trinity knot, Celtic trefoil knot, Censer, Chain, Chess rooks, Chi-Rho symbol, 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, Full plate armor, Galician granary, Garb, Gauntlet, Geometric solid, Grenade, Halberd, Hammer, Harp, Host, Hourglass, Incense burner, 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, Wall, 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.
Watercolor, Parchment, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Boa, Overall, Head, Base, Charged, Crest, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Created, Cross, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Dexter, Motto (identification), Two, Education, Emblem, In chief, In pale, In base, Coat of arms, Fructed, Gules, Leaved, Illuminated, Institution, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Motto, Book, Semi-circular, Or, Argent, Without divisions, Sable, Vert, Socioeconomic, Shaded, Freehand, Three, One and Tree.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
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Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.