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VAL D'ARNO.
D. Sesto of St. Brancazio. | ||
1. Vert; a lion rampant, proper. | ||
2. Argent; a lion rampant, gules. | ||
3. Azure; a lion rampant, argent. | ||
E. Sesto of the Cathedral gates. | ||
1. Azure; a lion (passant?) or. | ||
2. Or; a dragon, vert. | ||
3. Argent; a lion rampant, azure, crowned, or. | ||
F. Sesto of St. Peter's gates. | ||
1. Or; two keys, gules. | ||
2. An Italian (or more definitely a Greek and Etruscan bearing; I do not know how to blazon it;) concentric bands, argent and sable. This is one of the remains of the Greek expressions of storm; hail, or the Trinacrian limbs, being put on the giant's shields also. It is connected besides with the Cretan labyrinth, and the circles of the Inferno. | ||
3. Parted per fesse, gules and vai (I don't know if vai means grey—not a proper heraldic colour—or vaire). |
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