Could someone please help with the proper blazon for this?
By the looks of it:
Quarterly Argent and Vert 1: a talbot sejant Sable. 2 & 3: a Corinthian pillar Argent. 4: a raven close contourne Proper taloned Or. Over all an escutcheon Argent charged with a (long) Celtic cross Vert.
The pillars may well be flower stands in which case the balzon would change to that.
Thanks a bunch Sandy :D
Sandy Turnbull;48885 wrote:
By the looks of it:
Quarterly Argent and Vert 1: a talbot sejant Sable. 2 & 3: a Corinthian pillar Argent. 4: a raven close contourne Proper taloned Or. Over all an escutcheon Argent charged with a (long) Celtic cross Vert.
The pillars may well be flower stands in which case the balzon would change to that.
Wouldn’t it be proper, no pun intended, to make sure the raven is known to be facing sinister, or is that what close contourne means?
Turned in a direction which is not the usual one :p , very savvy
Linusboarder;48890 wrote:
Wouldn’t it be proper, no pun intended, to make sure the raven is known to be facing sinister, or is that what close contourné means?
Close means that the wings of the raven or any other bird are closed or at rest.
Contourné is a French word literally meaning turned against (what is the rule or law) and was originally derived from the Italian verb contornare. It is an exquisite heraldic term but its usage seems to be limited to the most erudite of heralds.
