The coat of arms is made of wool and silver and gold threads (20 warp density)
We are members of the heraldic arts professional network. In this capacity, we bring our craftsmanship expertise to a new service dedicated to creating coats of arms : https://etudes-historiques.com/2020/04/20/decouvrez-notre-nouveau-service-de-creation-de-blason/
There are various specialists in this network : historian and genealogist victorien leman, illuminator marie demesse (panthéa), stonemason yann chancerel and our aubusson tapestry atelier. Each of us contributes to the project as follows. Victorien Leman is both an historian and a genealogist. He is an expert on historical, patrimonial and genealogical studies. He has been working from home place Brittany from 2015, but his activities reach out far out to other French areas or nearby countries. Victorien Leman has specialized in old properties such as churches, castles, manors and chapels, and also on pre-revolutionary genealogies, essentially concerned with lineage and heraldry. In ournetwork, Victorien Leman is in charge of ensuring coats of arms are actually available and contributes to its design. More information here : www.etudes-historiques.com
Panthéa is the name of Marie Demesse’s company workshop. She explores and rediscovers the medieval art of illumination by manipulating medieval materials and colours. Using parchment and natural pigments from vegetals and minerals, Marie Demesse copies, interprets and creates works of art inspired from 7th to15th century models found in papers and scientific books about illumination and manuscripts.Hence the accuracy of her creations, faithful both in style and in material to medieval illumination.
Marie Demesse should be opening a class by the end of the year, where she will teach illumination to the public.
In our network, Marie Demesse takes part to the design of coats of arms and creates unique illuminated heraldry meeting the wishes of customers while adding her personal touch. Electronic templates of heraldry are also possible. More information here : https://panthea-enluminure.com/
Yann Chancerel carves granite. Now in Pléhédel, Northern Brittany, he worked fifteen years at heritage restoration as a stonemason. He graduated from a Master course in restoration of heritage property. Yann is particularly inspired by traditional Breton statues, coats of arm and patterns. He has developed an acute knowledge of geology and culture, and can enhance your heraldic creations when carving them.
Aubusson tapestry has existed for centuries and directly derives from a need for distinction. Lords and knights would use flags and banners in order to be identified during battles, and narrative tapestries abundantly illustrate military episodes where colourful banners flap over the scene. Being recognized and singled out persisted outside the battlefield, though, for it is linked to a wider need of social standing, first from kings and princes, but also by other aristocrats and gradually by all layers of society, including middle classes. The concern for visual identity is still strong today ; in the network, our Atelier is dedicated to selecting, designing and finding a textile interpretation in which the choice of colours, besides being highly decorative, sharpens the meaning of the symbolic patterns.
More information here : www.atelier-bernet.fr
