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| More details about British and American Coats of Arms: |
Within the indexed page images of seven books, you'll find crests, coats
of arms, mottoes, and lineages referencing approximately 137,000 individuals.
The information collected here ranges from illustrated compilations of coats of
arms to definitions of terms used in heraldic research.
Among the indexed images, you'll find a comprehensive guide to all coats of arms
known to have been used in the United States since its earliest colonial days,
as well as the best-known reference work on British heraldry (John Bernard Burke's
The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales). Some of the
books list lines of descent connecting the earliest known holder of a coat of
arms to a recent descendent. This detailed connection makes it easier than ever
to determine if your family history should include a particular coat of arms.
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| Sources for British and American Coats of Arms: |
- Bolton's American
Armory
Charles Knowles Bolton
This comprehensive guide includes virtually all coats-of-arms known to have
been in use in the United States since its earliest colonial days.
- The General Armory
of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
John Bernard Burke
Considered the supreme reference work in British heraldry, this book was hailed
as a monument by leading authorities at the time of publication. The range
of this definitive work is encyclopedic. It contains approximately 70,000
descriptions of coats-of-arms of British families listed alphabetically by
the owner's surname. You'll also find an extensive list of mottoes, a glossary,
a dictionary of heraldic terms, and lists of the Royal Armory and Orders of
Knighthood.
- Crozier's General
Armory
William Armstrong Crozier
- Virginia County Records.
Vol. V: Virginia Heraldica A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat
Armor
William Armstrong Crozier
- Fairbairn's Book of
Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland
James Fairbairn
This register of all crests known to have been in use in Great Britain and
Ireland is the definitive book in its field.
- Complete American
Armoury and Blue Book
John Matthews
- An Ordinary of Arms:
Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland
Sir James Balfour Paul
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