Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Penbox

See also: Penbox in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

A stylized container with multiple sections for writing implements and accessories, originating in Islamic heraldry. Default orientation: fesswise. No proper coloration.

Penbox (1) §

Source: Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Artist unknown. (Adapted from a photograph of the facade of a ruined house in Aleppo, dated to before 1497, depicting the emblem of Qānṣūh al-Yaḥyāwī.)

Penbox (2) §

Source: Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Artist unknown. (Adapted from a photograph of the Caravanserai of Yūnus al-Dawādār in Gaza City, Palestine, dated to 1387, depicting the emblem of Amir Yunis Ibn ‘Abdallah al-Nawruzi.)