Heraldry
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
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Heraldry & Associated Projects Tackled The Fleurs-de-Lys section in the “Gallery” of this site contains (but not exclusively - dip round the other Heraldry albums in the 'Gallery') images from some of the work I undertook (or hope to undertake) on/for various people, places and shields. The work is distinctly amateur, very enthusiastic, and with no commercial profit intended or made - all copies provided for others have been donated by me, and any gratuities go towards printing & production costs and to the CAFOD charity. Although I have hopefully progressed in knowledge since the first project (Thrumpton Hall), there will no doubt be many errors - please let me know via the website email address on the Home page of any mistakes you think I have made, plus any other comments you might have. Thanks, Vic List of Projects Tackled - ask about these if interested- see more by "READ ..." link below
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Three Enigmas in the Maconnais, France |
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Saturday, 19 December 2009 |
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Three Enigmas concerning ??? “Les Malartic d’Hurigny” ??? This article is a version (altered for this website, and incorporating the contents of a later Appendix ) of an original document prepared by me for the Château des Poccards, Hurigny, near Macon, Burgundy, for the use of M & Mme Fizaine, the owners, and their guests in a superb Guesthouse, to enable some identification of the heraldry (and a probably related portrait) in their sitting-room. ....0000.... The Identifications & therefore the Argument in this Monograph draw heavily on the following sources: De la Chenaye-Desbois et Badier: ‘Dictionnaire de la Noblesse’ (1770) Rietstap: ‘Armorial Général Vols 1 & 2’ (1965) Renesse: ‘Dictionnaire des figures héraldique’ (1892) Viton de Saint Allais, ‘Nobiliare Universel de France’ (1814) Various Websites but principally ‘Heralogic’ The Identifications of all but the “Three Enigmas” (ie, two of the Shields & the Portrait) in a letter (2005) to M & Mme Fizaine by M Michel Cour-Mach, visitor to the Château (2005) Contents of Article Chapter One : Introducing the Château des Poccards .......... page 2 Chapter Two : The Shields - Images & Notes .......... page 3 Chapter Three : Heraldic identification & description of the “House” Coat of Arms below (from the Château des Poccards website) .......... page 4 Chapter Four : The Portrait in the Salon .......... page 5 Chapter Five: the Family Background .......... page 6 Chapter Six : Further Discoveries? .......... page 7 Chapter Seven : Further Mystery - and Conclusion? .......... page 8 Read on via red "Read..." button below to get full article; then use the red "Next >>" links at bottom left of chapters to reach ensuing chapters (or find individual chapters by using the red links at top of each chapter window) |
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The Affective Fleur-de-Lys |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
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“From Effective to Affective”
The Fleur-de-Lys as an Icon
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[This piece has taken its place in shortened form as Prologue to a separate website article, now published in our ‘Stained Glass’ section] n. 1. also i·kon (  k n ) a. An image; a representation. b. A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage, traditionally used and venerated in the Eastern Church. 2. An important and enduring symbol: "Voyager will take its place ... alongside such icons of airborne adventure as The Spirit of St. Louis and [the] Bell X-1" William D. Marbach. 3. One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol: "He is ... a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation" Harry F. Waters. www.thefreedictionary.com/icon
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WHY (me and) HERALDRY |
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Monday, 31 August 2009 |
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Why Heraldry?
A Look into Armorial Design
Chapter One: Dim Emblazonings - & Dimmer Roots Chapter Two: Marriages & Deaths - Achievements & Hatchments Chapter Three: Multi-shields - Multi-Blood Chapter Four: Complexity and Simplicity - Making the Image Conclusion: What to Think - Past & Future?  The following is very much a personal view of the attractions to me of the study of Heraldry, using some of the things I have seen and projects I have undertaken as illustrations of what I hope might also interest the reader. Your views, via the email address on this website, are very welcome. Vic |
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The Long Whatton Charles Townley "Achievement" |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
Heraldry & the possible origins of the Charles Townley Achievement
at Long Whatton
A Monograph on how Personal Family Heraldry works[This piece, which indicates a great deal of how heraldry "works", originated in a talk I did for the Diseworth & Long Whatton Local History Society ( click link) , which was shortened into an article for their website - my thanks are due to Meg Galley of the Society for her introduction to my contribution to a most interesting site, & previously to her & other Society members for their hospitality & the chance to give a talk which gave me certainly a great deal of satisfaction & an extended learning experience.] “The Desire for Recognition”
 The Long Whatton Engraving
We see here a coat of arms related to a premier herald: his role in that craft or profession would be used to create many a personal shield, like the one in the above engraving (or drawing) found in The Manor House, Long Whatton, Leicestershire. Charles (later Sir Charles) Townley lived, with his young wife, Mary Eastwood, as did many descendants, in this property in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, the birth-village of his mother Sarah Wilde.
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Canons Ashby Project |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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The Book Room Panels, Canons Ashby
This project takes its origins distantly from an interest in the heraldry of Canons Ashby, Northants, a National Trust property, that started when we visited some years ago. Along with the universally good welcome we got there, the Curator kindly gave me, on the spot, a lot of information, straight from their computer records, about the “coloured” heraldry (windows & small panels in the house, and hatchments in the church). More recently, on a visit in May 2008, I became intrigued by two larger wooden panels in the Reading Room, depicted below (my thanks for the photographs which Victoria Witty, the House Steward, kindly sent me in answer to some queries that were forming in my mind).
(If you click on the links below the images, you should get a larger picture, which can be viewed more clearly.)  
Left-hand Panel represents John COPE (dexter/your left) Right-hand Panel represents Humphrey STAFFORD (dexter/your left), married to Margaret TAME (sinister/your right) with contributory heraldic families (see enhanced sketches below)
(after decease of Humphrey Stafford) married to Margaret TAME (sinister/your right) |
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Intro to Site |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 |
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Our Website This article refers to the "Welcome to our Taylors" heraldic image on the Front Page
The “coat of arms” on the "Home" Frontpage will be recognised by those in the know as a not very authentic or accurate piece of Heraldry: it should be seen partly to reflect my very amateur enthusiasm for the art or science of Heraldry,but, in the context of this website, more as an entry into the spirit of our site, one of only modest seriousness in what we offer in the various categories and sections, all of which can be obtained by the fairly usual process of clicking, pointing/hovering and menus to open up the information, images and thoughts contained in the site. |
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