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The collections of heraldic clipart offered here (to which we hope to be
adding periodically) contain renditions of heraldic charges as they were
drawn in earlier times, as opposed to what is now most prevalently
available - modern
renditions, the vast majority taken from the works of A.C. Fox-Davies.
This is not to say that these modern drawings of charges are not useful;
only that sometimes an individual may want to draw a coat of arms in the
style of an
earlier age, and there is a dearth of sources for such period clipart
renditions. The heraldic charges offered here were taken from specific
times and places, as noted in each set, and each charge is named by its
type, source, and date
(e.g., "Unicorn Rampant SW1450" is a Unicorn Rampant, taken from
Scheibler's Wappenbuch, dated 1450 A.D. A table in each booklet
lists the sources, dates, and abbreviations used in naming each charge.
Each set consists of a booklet with printed copies of each of the charges
(three-hole punched for convenience in placing in a binder) and a CD-ROM
or USB drive (whichever you prefer) which contains a copy of the booklet
in .pdf
format as well as every charge contained therein in three standard
graphics formats: .bmp, .jpg, and .tif; and two vector graphics formats:
.eps and .svg.
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Period Heraldic Clipart: German. This collection of fifty
German heraldic charges
have been taken from Jakob Streit - Stammbuch mit den Wappen
seiner
Verwandten, seiner Tübinger und Ingolstädter Universiätsfreunde
und von Kollegen
am Reichskammergericht zu Speyer, dated 1560; Ortenburger
Wappenbuch, dated
1466-1473; Freiherr von Scheibler's Wappenbuch, dated 1450; and
Otto Titan von
Hefner, Grund-Saeze der Wappenkunst,
Nuremberg, 1855, Pl. IV (dated illustrations
from the 13th through 16th Centuries).
The charges include: Architecture (Towers); Beasts (Boar, Bull,
Cat, Deer, Frog,
Goat and Ram, Lion, Wolf); Birds (Eagle, Stork, Swan); Body
Parts (Arm, Attires);
Crescent; Crown; Covered Cup; Flowers (Rose, Sexfoil); Heads
(Boar, Bull, Dog,
Stag); Linden leaf; Miscellaneous charges (Banner, Buckle, Dice,
Horseshoe,
Pilgrim's flask, Gemmed ring, and a template for Shield, Helm
and Mantling);
Monster (Unicorn, illustrated at left); Tools (Axes; Bucket;
Knife blade; Rake;
Shears; Urn/Pot).(Item #CA01) ($15.00) |
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Period
Heraldic Clipart: German: Volume II. This collection of
sixty-four German
heraldic charges have been taken from Jakob Streit - Stammbuch
mit den Wappen
seiner Verwandten, seiner Tübinger und Ingolstädter
Universiätsfreunde und von
Kollegen am Reichskammergericht zu Speyer, dated 1560;
Freiherr von Scheibler's
Wappenbuch, dated 1450; Vigil Rabers Neustifter
Wappenbuch, 1548; and Virgil
Solis' Wappenbüchlein, 1555.
The charges include: Architecture (Castles, Column, Towers);
Banners; Beasts
(Beaver, Boar, Dog, Wolf, Elephant, Goat/Ram, Hare, Horse, and
Lion); Birds
(Generic bird, Crane, Eagles, Swan [illustrated at left]);
Crescent; Cross bottony;
Escarbuncle; Fish; Flame; Fleur-de-lys; Flowers (Rose); Fruit
(Pomegranate,
Strawberry plant); Heads (Bull, Horse, Lion, Human, Swan);
Miscellaneous Charges
(Bell, Hand, Glove, Hunting horn, Key, Mullet of six points,
Stag's attire, Sun,
Sword, Wagon frame, Wagon wheel); Monsters (Griffin, Melusine),
and Shield
blanks (one with helm and mantling). (Item #CA02) ($15.00) |