Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Salient

See also: Unicorn salient and Unicorn salient in Pennsic Traceable Art.

Frog Salient §

A leaping amphibian.

Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Bored-Artist Collection. Artist: Imayne de Merlowe.

Antelope Salient §

A swift hybrid monster similar to a deer but with serrated horns, a tusk on its nose, and a lion’s tail.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Ortus Sanitatis. Artist unknown.

Beaver Salient (1) §

An aquatic mammal that builds dams to aid in fishing. No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: Ortus Sanitatis. Artist unknown.

Beaver Salient (2) §

An aquatic mammal that builds dams to aid in fishing. No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Þórý Veðardóttir. License: CC BY-NC-SA; comercial use requires permision.

Beaver Salient Vorant of a Fish §

An aquatic mammal that builds dams to aid in fishing.

No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Þórý Veðardóttir. License: CC BY-NC-SA; comercial use requires permision.

Domestic Cat Salient §

A domesticated feline.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.

Dog Salient §

A domesticated canine. Any period breed of dog may be used. No default posture. No proper coloration.

A hound with hanging ears may be blazoned a “talbot.” Period scent hound breeds include the bloodhound.

Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.

Goat Clymant (1) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Goat Clymant (2) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Goat Clymant (3) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Goat Clymant (4) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Aegidius Tschudi's Armorial. Artist unknown. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.

Goat Clymant (5) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of di Capris, page 96.)

Goat Clymant (6) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Priorista di Giuliano de' Ricci. Artist unknown. (Vol. I, folio 57v, arms of Borgo.)

Goat Clymant (7) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Goat Salient (1) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “clymant” is used for goats in a rampant posture.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.

Goat Salient (2) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Wellcome Collection. Artist: Abraham de Bruyn. (From an engraving circa 1570.)

Guinea Pig Salient §

A domesticated herbivore of the pre-Columbian Andes.

No default posture. No proper coloration

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Horse Salient (1) §

A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Gustav Völker. License: Public domain.

Horse Salient (2) §

A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Jerboa Salient §

A long-legged rodent of the desert.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Di Amador.

Lion Salient (1) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Workes of Armorie. Artist: John Bossewell.

Lion Salient (2) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Lion Salient (3) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts. Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.

Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.

Lion Salient Tail Nowed §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts. Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).

Winged Lion Salient §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts. Default posture: rampant. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Pantheon Salient §

A heraldic monster with a deer-like body, a fox tail, and a smattering of stars.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Rabbit Salient (1) §

A gentle and prolific beast. May be blazoned a "hare" or "coney."

Default posture: sejant. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Rabbit Salient (2) §

A gentle and prolific beast. May be blazoned a "hare" or "coney."

Default posture: sejant. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Rabbit Salient (3) §

A gentle and prolific beast. May be blazoned a "hare" or "coney." Default posture: sejant. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor. Artist: Jean Du Cros. (Arms of Tarse, folio 13v.)

Rabbit Salient (4) §

A gentle and prolific beast. May be blazoned a "hare" or "coney." Default posture: sejant. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke. (From page 5, arms of Roy de Tace.)

Three Rabbits Salient Conjoined §

A gentle and prolific beast. May be blazoned a "hare" or "coney."

Default posture: sejant. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke. (Page 68.)

Ram Clymant (1) §

A male ovine, or sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Necrologium Minoritarum Ratisponensium. Artist unknown. (Page 56.) Adapted by Malyss Makneile.

Ram Clymant (2) §

A male ovine, or sheep.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Sheep Salient §

A fluffy ungulate. A male sheep is blazoned a "ram", while a female may be blazoned a "ewe."

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Stag Springing (1) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.”

No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

The term “springing” is a synonym for “salient” that is applied to deer.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Stag Springing (2) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.”

No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

The term “springing” is a synonym for “salient” that is applied to deer.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Stag Springing Regardant §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.”

No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

The term “springing” is a synonym for “salient” that is applied to deer.

Artist: Jon Chesey. Adapted from Anton Tirol's Wappenbuch (German, c. 1540).

Tyger Salient §

A fast-running heraldic beast with the body of a wolf, the tail of a lion, and a downwards-pointed horn on its nose.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Tyger Salient Regardant §

A fast-running heraldic beast with the body of a wolf, the tail of a lion, and a downwards-pointed horn on its nose.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Tyger Salient Regardant Incensed §

A fast-running heraldic beast with the body of a wolf, the tail of a lion, and a downwards-pointed horn on its nose. No default posture. No proper coloration.

The term “incensed” signifies that it has flames emerging from its mouth and ears..

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Unicorn Salient §

A mythical goat-like (or sometimes horse-like) creature with a beard and a single horn.

Default posture: rampant. No proper coloration.

The Continental unicorn looks more like a goat than a horse.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.

Wildcat Salient Guardant Collared and Lined §

An un-domesticated feline. Sometimes blazoned a “cat-a-mountain.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art. Artist: John Vinycomb.

Wolf Salient (1) §

A wild canid.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.

Wolf Salient (2) §

A wild canid.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.

Lamia Salient Guardant §

A hybrid monster formed of a lion with the head and bosom of a woman, the rear legs of a goat, and the tail of a horse.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art. Artist: John Vinycomb.