Argent, a tower with a turret Gules, port and windows Argent, masoned Sable. Crest: A mural crown Or.
Coat of arms of the Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau, ALAB, designed by Joseph Crews and outlined by me.
Blazon keywords: Argent, Gules, Sable, Or, One, Tower, Turret, Port and windows, Masoned, Crest, Mural crown and Crown.
Style keywords: Outlined, Outlined in sable and Semi-circular.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Academia de Letras e Artes da Guiné-Bissau.
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.
Azure, a Female representing Justice Argent, clothed Or, holding in the dexter hand a Sword Argent, garnished Or, and in the sinister hand Pair of Scales Or.
Escudo de gules, una Justicia de plata, vestida de oro, en su diestra una espada de plata, alzada, guarnecida de oro y en su siniestra una balanza de oro.
Coat of arms organized by me, based on a previous ideation by the ANPC, with the following characteristics: the mouth of the shield is rounded and is outlined in sable at double my usual thickness;
The National Association of Criminology Experts and Experts in Forensic Sciences for the Courts of Justice, as can be consulted at its address Asociacion-ANPC.es, groups university graduates in Criminology and prestigious experts in the different specialties of the forensic and expert areas.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Argent, Or, Female figure, One, Justice, Vested, Dexter, Sword, Point upwards, Hilted, Sinister and Pair of scales.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Illuminated, Semi-circular and Outlined in the field tincture.
Classification: Coat of arms, 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.
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.
Emblem, an inescutcheon, enflamed in orle of sixteen points and irradiated throughout of sixty-four lines Gules.
Emblema, un escusón, llameante en orla de Dieciséis llamas y radiante de sesenta y cuatro líneas movientes todo de gules.
Its focus on heraldic art, along with its foundation in 1987, makes it a pioneering institution in this field on a global scale.
The Society of Heraldic Arts enjoys significant international recognition among heraldic artists, designers, and craftsmen, and its website is heraldic-arts.com.
Its members cover the full range of activities within heraldry for individuals, personal heraldry, public and private entities, socioeconomic heraldry, as well as municipalities, regions, etc., governance heraldry.
The Society of Heraldic Arts used to publish a quarterly magazine called «The Heraldic Craftsman», which was sent to all its members, but it is no longer in publication. The Society also provides advice on the correct use of heraldry to enhance corporate and personal identity.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Freehand, Semi-circular, Emblem, Gules, Inescutcheon, Enflamed, In orle, Sixteen, Flame, Irradiated, Sixty-four, Line and Throughout (all sides).
Root: Society of Heraldic Arts.
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 IESE interpreted by me as follows: the shield has a semicircular (round) base; the field is illuminated in flat tinctures Or and Gules; the eight pales and the four bezants are illuminated in Gules and Or; and the whole coat of arms has a beaten metal finish.
IESE was founded in 1958 under the name Institute of Higher Business Studies, it is the business management school of the University of Navarra and is currently known as IESE Business School.
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Gules, Or, Pale, Bezant and plate and In pale.
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Metal beaten.
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.
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.
Coat of arms emblazoned by me with a pointed shape, the lion is outlined with the color of the field, Purpure, the millrinds are outlined Sable, all the coat of ars is illuminated, and with a watercolor finishing.
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, Illuminated and Watercolor.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Lincoln's Inn, The Honourable Society of.
Norsk Heraldisk Forening, in English, Nordic Heraldry Society, was founded on February 27, 1969, at the National Archives in Oslo, with the aim of promoting the study and knowledge of heraldry through meetings, lectures, excursions, and other dissemination methods, and additionally, to become an advisory body to resolve issues in matters of heraldry, flags, personal coats of arms, etc. Its first president was Dr. Philos Herman L. Løvenskiold.
Since then, these have remained the objectives of the Norsk Heraldisk Forening, and its membership count has remained between 150 and 200 members, and it cooperates with the Nordic Heraldry Society, «Societas Heraldica Scandinavica».
The website's address is Heraldikk.no, its content is available in both Norwegian and English, and they work systematically to expand it and provide greater and better information to both its members and those interested in heraldry.
Alex Maxwell Findlater described it in English, including its crest, in an article that was on their previous website under the title «About the society», as follows: «Gules issuant from base two battle-axes addorsed Argent shafted Or overall at the nombril point an escutcheon Or; for Crest between two axes of the arms a panache of three peacock feathers proper; Mantling Gules doubled Or». But given that «shafted» applies to weapons with a shaft and «hafted» to weapons with a handle, in the case of axes, I use «hafted» although both terms correspond to the Spanish «fustado».
Note how the axes are described as battle-axes, just as in the blazon of the Norwegian coat of arms, where its lion holds a battle-axe.
Coat of arms I attempted to interpret in the Norwegian style, all in flat tinctures, without Sable outlines, lighting or shading, and only with a simple rough finish.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Semi-circular, Plain tincture, Outlined in the field tincture, Rough, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Gules, Axe, Argent, Hafted, Or, Addorsed, Issuant from base, Overall, At the nombril and Escutcheon.
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.
Illuminated and a leather finishing.
This is the coat of arms of the Universidad Peñafort of Mexico. It is a Law university and its name came from Raymond of Penyafort (XIII century) who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, which mostly remained in use until 1917, and that is why it is the patron saint of lawyers. The symbols Raymond of Penyafort are a key and a book. This coat of arms has been designed and emblazoned by me.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Three, Key, Or, In chief, In bend, Fesswise, Book, Open and Motto.
Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Peñafort, Universidad.
RIAG
Argent, a cross patty Gules, cantoned of four mullets of eight points Azure; on a chief Sable, an elephant passant Or.
The Registro Internacional de Armas Gentilicias, is also known as RIAG, and escueladeheraldica.es is its domain.
It is a private register of coat of arms founded in 2006 in Seville, Spain by the herald Ignacio Koblischek Zaragoza.
Since its creation the aim of RIAG has been to promote the use of personal coats of arms, that is, of heraldic arms.
In addition, RIAG offers advice on heraldic design and the composition of armorial bearings and the dissemination of our coats of arms once registered, as it is a private register with public access through the internet.
The accreditation document for registration in RIAG is received by email in PDF format, it is a diptych that can be printed double-sided and which includes the coat of arms, the flag, the seal and the blazon.
My own coat of arms is registered in RIAG and, additionally, I was able to count on the invaluable advice of Mr. Ignacio Koblischek, to whom, once again and from here, I express my gratitude.
Categories: Institution, Socioeconomic, Semi-circular, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Freehand, Argent, Diminished cross, Patty, Gules, Cantoned, Mullet, Eight, Azure, Chief, Sable, Elephant, Passant and Or.
The Royal Association of Hidalgos of Spain was founded under the name «Asociación de Hidalgos, Infanzones y Noblezas a Fuero de España» by Vicente and Francisco de Cadenas y Vicent, the Marquises of Siete Iglesias and of Zayas, and also by Valentín Dávila Jalón, Marquis of Dávila.
This association brings together nobles of Spanish lineages with the aim of maintaining and promoting the traditional values of the hidalguía and is inspired by the principles of Christian humanism. It fulfills its duty to provide services to Spain, its institutions and its citizens, with loyalty to the Crown and commitment to Spanish culture and history.
Its magazine Hidalgos, also known as «La Gacetilla de Hidalgos de España», or simply «La Gacetilla», as this was its name until the end of 2010, precisely until its issue 524 of October, November and December 2010. This magazine is an excellent source of knowledge and information, and some of its articles are cited throughout Blason.es, for example, those by [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2009b], [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2010] and [Valero de Bernabé, L.; 2012b].
In saltire arrangements, I prefer to place the element in bend over the element in bend sinister, since the bend takes precedence over the bend sinister. Therefore, in my interpretation of this coat of arms and unlike other interpretations, the two-handed sword placed in bend is drawn above the one placed in bend sinister.
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Metal beaten, Emblem, Two-handed sword, Argent, Hilted, Or, In saltire, Crest, Closed royal crown and Crown.
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.
Emblemb Argent, a crucible Argent, enflamed and on a bonfire hoguera Gules and Or. Crest: A closed royal crown Or, with eight arches, visible five. Motto around the shield: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» Or over a scroll Azure, fimbriated Or.
Emblema de plata, un crisol de plata, llameante y sumado a una hoguera de gules y oro. Timbrado de una corona real cerrada. Lema alrededor del escudo: «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor» de oro sobre una filacteria de azur, perfilada de oro.
Painted by me with a metalwork finish, with an oval shape.
The Royal Spanish Academy was founded in 1713 on the initiative of Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, eighth Marquess of Villena and Duke of Escalona, with the aim of «fixing the words and vocabulary of the Castilian language in its greatest propriety, elegance, and purity». A year later, in 1714, its creation was approved by a Royal Decree of Philip V.
To symbolize its purpose, its emblem with a crucible to the fire and its motto «Limpia, fija y da esplendor» [Zamora Vicente, A.; 1999] were chosen by secret ballot. In some old versions of this emblem the motto can be read with the term «fixa» and a comma before the conjunction, that is, «Limpia, fixa, y da esplendor».
This article is illustrated with my personal interpretation of this emblem of the Royal Spanish Academy, crested with a closed royal crown of 8 arches, of which the 5 frontal ones are completely visible.
In this, as in any of my works, I always consult its dictionaries, almost as much, as the most interesting and specific works on the subject of study.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Argent, One, Crucible, Enflamed, Bonfire, Gules, Or, Closed royal crown, Crown, Motto, Within, Scroll, Azure and Fimbriated.
Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Metalwork and Emblem.
Bearer: Royal Spanish Academy.
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.
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 and Lined.
Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Pointed, Illuminated and Leather.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Interpreted and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Granada, Soberana y Muy Noble Orden de la.
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. Motto: «Ubi concordia ibi victoria» Sable over a scroll Or.
Escudo de azur, en punta un mar ondado de plata sumado de un barco con remos de oro, con vela y gallardete de plata; en un jefe de plata, un libro cerrado y brochado de oro, tapas de gules. Lema: «Ubi concordia ibi victoria» de sable sobre una filacteria de oro.
Coat of arms designed by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, with a pointed external shape and with a freehand finishing.
Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, Or, Gules, Sable, One, Wavy, Sea, In base, On, Ship, Oar, Sail, Chief, Closed book, Book, Clasped, 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.
Azure, in base an open book Argent, in chief a sun in splendour Or. Crest: An open royal crown. Motto: «Technica impendi nationi». Motto around the shield: «Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid» fimbriated and inscribed Or.
Escudo de azur, un libro abierto de plata surmontado de un sol de oro. Timbrado de una corona real abierta. Lema: «Technica impendi nationi». Divisa alrededor del escudo: «Universidad de Politécnica de Madrid» perfilada y en letras de oro.
Coat of arms interpreted as follows: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Azure; the field and charges are illuminated in the tinctures Azure and the metals Argent and Or, all outlined in Sable; my rendition of this coat of arms differs from others in that the sun’s rays, although outlined in Sable, are Or; in the legibility of the text written on the book; and in separating with a dot the words that form the motto; and the whole finished with a beaten-metal effect.
In [Huidobro Moya, J. M.; 2024; page 231] this version of the coat of arms of the Technical University of Madrid, created by me, is illustrated. Both José Manuel Huidobro Moya and I are «alumni» of this university.
This image shows my interpretation of the coat of arms of the Technical University of Madrid, together with the doctoral signet ring that the University presented to me on the occasion of my PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 1992, a field in which I have worked since 1985.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Argent, Or, Book, Sun in splendour, Crest and mantling, Crown, Open royal crown, Motto and Motto (identification).
Style keywords: Semi-circular, Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in sable and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Collage and Education.
Bearer: Technical University of Madrid.
It was founded in New Orleans, state of Louisiana, in the year 1972 and, subsequently, was legally structured as a non-profit association in the state of Alabama.
The aim of the «College» is to contribute to the orderly development of the American heraldic tradition, whose origins go back to and are the same as those of the United States of America, and to meet the heraldic needs of its citizens.
The American College of Heraldry is governed by its Board of Directors, which elects both the directors of the «College» and its Advisory Council.
There are different ways of belonging to The American College of Heraldry, from members distinguished by their recognised prestige in the field of heraldry or by their contribution to heraldry from academic institutions to other persons interested in heraldry and, even, young associate members who are minors.
The address of its website is AmericanCollegeOfHeraldry.org, where the blazon of its arms is written as «Sable, a lion rampant, crowned with an ancient coronet, holding in the dexter paw a baton fleury Or, armed and langued Gules».
Categories: Institution, Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded, Parchment, Semi-circular, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Sable, Lion, Or, Rampant, Armed, Langued, Gules, Crown, Open royal crown, Crowned, Dexter, Grasping, Scepter and Flory.
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.
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.
Interpretation I have made: as a pointed shield; with its quarters enamelled in plain Azure and Gules; its tressure flory and its leopard face outlined in Sable, shaded and illuminated in Or with the tongue in Gules; and the whole with a beaten metal finish.
In its own publication [The Heraldry Society; 2013; página 6] the blazon is written 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» where:
Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Azure, Gules, Overall, Head, Leopard, Crowned, Or, Langued, Within, Tressure and Flory.
Style keywords: Pointed, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Shaded and Metal beaten.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic and Coat of arms.
Bearer: The Heraldry Society.
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 and Two hands clasped.
Style keywords: Rough, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Pointed.
Classification: Socioeconomic, Created and Coat of arms.
Bearer: Trading Pro School.
Emblem Azure, Saint Michael, grasping in his dexter hand a spear, point downward, and in his sinister hand bearing a coat of arms, upon a dragon Argent.
Emblema de azur, un Arcángel Miguel, teniendo en su diestra una lanza, con la punta hacia abajo y en su siniestra un escudo, sostenido por un dragón, todo de plata.
Two tinctures emblem interpreted as follows: an oval shape with a 5x6 proportion; the field illuminated in Gules, unlike its original colour; all its charges illuminated in Argent and outlined in the colour of the field; and the finish is marble-like.
The IESE Business School, where I studied, is the business school of the University of Navarre.
I also have the honour of having collaborated for years with the University of Navarre.
Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, Male figure, Angel, Archangel, Argent, Grasping, Dexter, Spear, Point downwards, Sinister, Upon and Dragon.
Style keywords: Oval, Illuminated, Outlined in the field tincture and Marmoreal.
Classification: Interpreted, Socioeconomic, Education, Emblem and Kingdom of Navarre.
Bearer: University of Navarra.
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. Crest: Upon a wreath Or and Azur, an owl's head couped at the shoulders Or, beaked Argent.
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. Timbrado de un burelete de oro y azur cimado de un búho naciente de oro, picado de plata.
Freehand 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, Crest and mantling, Wreath, Owl, Nascent and Beaked.
Style keywords: Watercolor, Illuminated, Rounded, Outlined in the field tincture and Outlined in sable.
Classification: Created and Socioeconomic.
Bearer: Club Ecuestre Val'Quirico.
Atom, Cloud, Crescent, Decrescent, 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, Mulberry tree, Oak, Olive tree, Palm tree, Plantain plant, Pomegranate, Poplar leaf, Prickly pear cactus, Rose, Scots pine, 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, Salamander, 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 deer' attire, Shoulder, Sprig, Stag's attire, Stag's massacre, 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, Adze, 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, Flagpole, 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, Metal mortar, Millrind, Millstone, Millwheel, Minaret, Monstrance, Mortar, Mullet of six points pierced, Nail, Non-classic artifact, Norman ship, Number, Oar, Oil lamp, Open book, Page, Paintbrush, 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, Two-man cross-cut saw, Wagon-wheel, Wall between two towers, Wall couped, 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, Pointed, Armed, Azure, Boa, Overall, Head, Base, Charged, Crest, Crown, Crowned, Created, Cross, Outlined in sable, Outlined in the field tincture, Dexter, Two, Education, Emblem, In chief, In pale, In base, Coat of arms, Inescutcheon, Fructed, Gules, Leaved, Illuminated, Institution, Interpreted, Chief, Langued, Motto, Book, Enflamed, Semi-circular, Metal beaten, Or, Oval, Argent, Without divisions, Sable, Vert, Socioeconomic, Freehand, Three, One and Tree.
Dr. Antonio Salmerón y Cabañas,
,
Paseo de la Castellana 135,
7th floor,
28046 Madrid, Spain.