. Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis: the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen. f which, however (Suabia), the tinctures are different (No. 11). The legend attaching to the origin of the bearings is that, in873, Geoffrey de Velon, Count of Barcelona, returning all bloodyfrom battle, the King of Spain dipped his fingers in the Countsblood, and drew red lines with them on his shield. A variety of the tradition is found in Fords Spain (1845, p. 492),the blazon given there, however, being rather confused. The heraldicarms of Barcelona are Or, four bars g
. Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis: the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen. f which, however (Suabia), the tinctures are different (No. 11). The legend attaching to the origin of the bearings is that, in873, Geoffrey de Velon, Count of Barcelona, returning all bloodyfrom battle, the King of Spain dipped his fingers in the Countsblood, and drew red lines with them on his shield. A variety of the tradition is found in Fords Spain (1845, p. 492),the blazon given there, however, being rather confused. The heraldicarms of Barcelona are Or, four bars gules, with St. Georges crossargent. These were the bearings of the old counts ; and are said tohave been assumed by Wilfrid el velloso (he had hair on the soles ofhis feet) ; after a battle with the Normans, he drew his bloody fingersover his shield—a truly soldier-like blazon—cruor horrida tinxerat arma. There is a similar tradition as to the origin of the arms of Keith(No. 30). According to Menestrier the arms of Barcelona are relative to thename barras longas {Origine des ornemcns des Armoirics, p. 342). IX [9].
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