The Book of Traceable Heraldic Art

Since 2016, I have worked to build The Book of Traceable Heraldic Art into a leading source of armorial clip art for use by heralds and scribes in the SCA and kindred historical reenactment groups.

Over six thousand images are now available through the website in high-resolution and vector formats, as well as being downloadable in printable PDF format for use at offline events. Material is sourced from a mix of period manuscripts, copyright-free Victorian texts, and modern illustrators who have graciously offered to share their work with the community.

Blog Posts

Traceable Art Summer Update
Corrections Wanted!
Thanks to All of the Traceable Artists
Third Quarter Update
A Winter’s Worth of Traceable Art
Traceable Art Autumnal Wrapup
Traceable Art for Pennsic 49
Traceable Art Visitor Analytics
Traceable Art at Year’s End
Autumn Art Updates
JSON Data for the Traceable Art
Traceable Art at Summer’s End
A Database Schema for the Traceable Art
Seeking A Technical Collaborator or Successor for the Traceable Heraldic Art
An Idiosyncratic System for Publishing the Traceable Heraldic Art
Traceable Additions for May
April Additions to the Traceable Art
New Clip Art Files Posted Without Gray Fills
Addressing Gray Fills and Uneven Line Weights
Traceable Art for February
A Technique For Internal Detailing On Sable Clip-Art Charges
Traceable Art for December
Traceable Art for November
September’s New Traceable Art
August Additions to the Traceable Art
DMCA Takedown Notices
Traceable Art for June and July
May Additions to Traceable Art
Traceable Art Acknowledgements
Traceable Art Quarantine Update
Using DrawShield for Emblazons
Using GIMP for Emblazons
#HeraldicLove 2020
Traceable Art Winter Update
New Fall Illustrations
Traceable Art at Pennsic XLVIII
April’s Traceable Art
Another Round of Traceable Art
Recent Art Additions
Traceable Art at Pennsic XLVII
Heraldic Templates
New Traceable Images
Traceable Art Fall Update
Traceable Art at Pennsic
Traceable Art Update For April
More (and Less!) Traceable Art
More Traceable Art
Traceable Art Update
A Traceable Resource for Armory Illustration