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« am: 14. Februar 2008, 23:47:54 » |
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Have you ever seen an authentic wyvern? No? So how to draw one if it's necessary for a crest or as a supporter?  Recently I came across some very nice examples in bright sunshine, and I think they can give an idea of how to make them better in heraldic design:    I'm quite sure that Dominik knows where I met them..... |
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« Antworten #1 am: 15. Februar 2008, 17:16:52 » |
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Beautiful sample! My Grandpa used to have a smaller one in a birdcage, its colour was green and it was quite mean  . |
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DominikS
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« Antworten #3 am: 15. Februar 2008, 22:58:43 » |
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Great work! But frankly, I have no idea where you took those pictures.
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« Antworten #4 am: 16. Februar 2008, 08:37:10 » |
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No idea? I'll help you:
- the photos have been taken last year.
- you just moved away from it a little bit.....
- and the name of the owner of these wyverns was Hugo Damian....
- and his home is very (!) large.
Now it's easy, isn't ist?
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« Letzte Änderung: 16. Februar 2008, 10:59:41 von Herold-vom-Rhein »
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DominikS
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« Antworten #5 am: 16. Februar 2008, 14:18:00 » |
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Then I guess it's at the castle of Bruchsal?
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« Antworten #6 am: 16. Februar 2008, 19:01:19 » |
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Of cause it is! These photos have been taken before we started to our nice trip to Gernsbach and Baden-Baden All the photos of Bruchsal palace are still on my hard disc, perhaps I will find some time tomorrow to begin writing about the palace and its heraldry. Now I'm just back from some further training about ear diseases, and I will spend the evening together with a friend playing GO. |
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« Letzte Änderung: 17. Februar 2008, 01:01:08 von Herold-vom-Rhein »
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« Antworten #7 am: 16. Februar 2008, 21:53:02 » |
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Beautiful dragon, thanks for showing these pictures to us. |
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« Antworten #8 am: 17. Februar 2008, 21:20:59 » |
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...perhaps I will find some time tomorrow to begin writing about the palace and its heraldry....
Progress report: I'm still at work, all the ground plans are finished, the photos are selected and already downsized, but the texts still need some more time and effort. Altogether we have 14 coats of arms. Sorry, but I have to keep you in suspense a little bit more..... |
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« Antworten #9 am: 17. Februar 2008, 22:25:40 » |
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Beautiful dragon, That's not a dragon In German heraldry, it's usually defined like this: dragon - 4 legs, wyvern - 2 legs. The German translation would be "Drachen" vs. "Lindwurm". Makes me always think about old maps: "there be dragons"  |
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« Antworten #11 am: 17. Februar 2008, 22:47:11 » |
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Just to give you a glance at the concept of architecture:  The wyverns are at the corners of the main building, altogether four at the eastern front, two at the side corners, two in the middle. update: I'm still writing, it's a mammoth project, we'll get 15 separate pages about Bruchsal. |
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« Letzte Änderung: 19. Februar 2008, 00:39:15 von Herold-vom-Rhein »
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« Antworten #12 am: 19. Februar 2008, 19:23:50 » |
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Bernhard proves us both wrong (again). I stand corrected |
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