(2) As exemplified by the Wyvern armorial plate, Valencian potters drew on a repertoire ... on the underside with boldly painted animal figures also drawing on European heraldry. Seamless combinations ...

we can identify individual themes seen in the Lusterware Plate with Heraldic Device in the Wyvern Collection, crafted in the mid-to-late 15th century in Valencia. The shape of the bowl itself, a deep ...

In medieval mythology and heraldry – the practice of devising coats of arms – wyverns are described as serpent-like creatures with wings, often having spiked tails. The word “wyvern” is ...

So there we have it. A wyvern is a GM griffin." End of story. Well, no, not at all. Robert Newsham, of Heysham, Lancashire, disagrees. "A griffin in heraldry and indeed in mythology," he writes ...