# Ex Libris (Bookplate) × Heraldry — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=ex-libris+heraldry
# Ex Libris (Bookplate) carries the structure. Heraldry appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from Ex Libris (Bookplate) (Style, 15th century–) and its accent from Heraldry (Style, 12th century–). Structural cues: The EX LIBRIS formula; Heraldry and allegory; Precise miniature engraving; The owner's self-image. Accent cues, used sparingly: Limited tincture colors; The grammar of shield divisions; Describability in blazon; Stylized animal poses. Composition: One scene in a small upright field, lettering pushed to top or foot. Type and lettering: The formula and name in fixed places, weight matched to the image. Let one material quality come from the second style: Metals and a short list of colors, color never laid on color. Mood: Luxury, Intimacy, Nostalgia, Trust. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - Ex Libris (Bookplate): Packing in favorite imagery leaves the lines clogged and unreadable once the plate is seen at the size it is actually pasted.
# - Heraldry: Choosing tinctures by eye breaks the rule about metal on color, and the result can no longer be described as arms at all.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/ex-libris/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/heraldry/design.md