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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / heraldry | | Spanish term or phrase: rampante | The DRAE defines this as: 1. adj. Se dice del león o de otro animal cuando está en el campo del escudo de armas con la mano abierta y las garras tendidas en ademán de agarrar o asir.
My text, talking about a scene on lám. 20 of the Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca in which four lords prepare to fast:
Sobre cada uno de los del [dos?] hombres del lado izquierdo está posada una gran águila que luce las alas a medio desplegar; sobre los de la derecha apreciamos a un jaguar en actitud rampante. Tanto las águilas como los jaguares están allí para ayudar a que los señores puedan sobrevivir al trance del sacrificio, por eso les dan de beber.
Is there a term in heraldry in English for what the DRAE describes? TIA! |
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| | rampant | Explanation:
This Rampant Stylized Eagle guards it's holder on a field of yellow/gold
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