Greifenstein

family·DE·strict·Clemmensen (Ordinary of Medieval Armorials)

Blazon

De sable au griffon d'or.

Original entry: griffin segreant · S O · Nüremberg · 1386

Blazon written automatically by Enquerre from the coded entry of Steen Clemmensen’s public database, Ordinary of Medieval Armorials (v2.1, 2020), used with the author’s permission. armorial.dk

Other names

Identified as: Greifenstein, von Greifenstein

In medieval armorials

Le Blancq (1380) no. 3523 “brant van genstz”
Bellenville (1386) no. 410 “..rert vâ grêst'”
Ingeram (1459) no. 540 “vô griffen/stain” · crest: man's head hatted
Donaueschinger (1460) no. 528, fol. 69v1 “<grifenstain>” · crest: bust of man with donkey's ears (Midas' bust)
Styria (1460) no. 127 “greiffenstain” · crest: man's head with donkey's ears (Midas' head)
St. Gallen Haggenberg (1488) no. 1244 “von greiffenstein” · crest: bust of man with donkey's ears (Midas' bust)
Rugen (Jörg) (1499) no. 2676 “grÿffenstein” · crest: bust of man with donkey's ears (Midas' bust)

Tinctures

or (charge)

sable (field)

Charges

griffon (meuble)

Parsed structure (AST)

{
  "field": {
    "tincture": {
      "name": "sable",
      "category": "colour"
    }
  },
  "charges": [
    {
      "name": "griffon",
      "count": 1,
      "category": "meuble",
      "tincture": {
        "name": "or",
        "category": "metal"
      }
    }
  ]
}