Edited sentence: Later, especially around the end of the 16th century, Spanish heraldry went into a decline.Spanish Heraldic practice has gone through several stages.The art became rather unpleasant to the eye.The art was commercialized and served more the egos of the armigers and to show family alliances than any other purpose.The original style was simple and elegant.The tendency in the art is now once again towards simplicity and elegance.This decline began to end around the 19th century and presently the art is in a sort of rebirth