On 10th June 1128, Geoffrey V d'Anjou is said to have been knighted and given arms by his father-in-law, Henry I of England, and in 2013 June 10 was declared International Heraldry Day.
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"A lion, for instance, which in nature is not a very distinctive object, was portrayed, for greater distinction, with its leonine attributes, its fierce expression, frightful claws, lithe and lissom body all vastly exaggerated, so that indeed it looked more like a lion than did ever any lion of nature. In this wise, by turning away from true representation and adopting a character all its own, was the 'heraldic lion' born, and with it came also the manner of depicting all the other beasts and forms and patterns which is so peculiarly heraldic."
Sir George Rothe Bellew (1899-1993)
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- David B. Appleton
- I'm an Academic Herald. I'm not a "real" herald; I don't register people's coats of arms (though I can certainly suggest designs for those who might be interested). What I do is study, research, teach, and write about heraldry. And I like to share what I have learned about heraldry, hence this blog. I hope that you'll find it informative, interesting at least occasionally, and worth your time to come back. Got a question? Comments? Feel free to let me know. I'd love to hear from you. You can find my contact information in my Profile.
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Some Articles I've Written
- A brief history of heralds and heraldic organizations in the United States of America following independence
- American Heraldry Collection (in .xlsx and .docx)
- Augmentations of Arms
- Camels in Heraldry: Symbols in War and Peace
- Is That a Bicycle Tire on the Crest? The Evolution of an Emblazon
- Myth and Propaganda in the Book of St. Albans
- New Directions in Heraldry
- Period Style Heraldry: An Introduction
- Should Heraldry Be Replaced by a Logo? (in German)
- The "Heraldry" of the Mamluks
- The Gore Roll: An Introduction
- The United States of America: The search for a national coat of arms
- The Use of Computers in Heraldry
- The Use of Heraldry in a Non-Heraldic Culture
- The Westford Knight
- Whence the Winslow Motto?
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Websites of Heraldic Interest
- 15th Century English Patents of Arms
- A Beginner's Guide to Heraldry
- A Plea for American Heraldry (1868)
- Alphabetic List of Heraldic Terms
- Araldica On Line (links to Italian heraldry sites)
- AraldicaCivica
- Armorial Gold's Heraldry Dictionary
- Biblioteca Heráldica (in Spanish)
- Committee on Heraldry of the NEHGS
- De Wapens van de Leden van het Amsterdamse Chirurgijnsgilde
- Fifteenth Century English Patents of Arms
- Heraldic Bibliography
- Heraldic Bibliography - Introduction
- Heraldic Science Héraldique
- Heraldica
- Héraldique européenne
- Heraldry in America
- Heralds Visitations and the College of Arms
- History and Art in the coats of arms of the Popes
- International Heraldry and Heralds
- King René's Tournament Book
- L'Armorial des villes et des villages de France
- Lithuanian Heraldry Commission
- Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus
- Matricula Armorum
- Modern Armorial Bookplates
- Nova Heroldia (in Polish)
- Original Patents of Arms, National Archives of Hungary
- Pratt Institute Library - Ex Libris Collection
- Puncher Heraldry Program
- The Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada
Heraldic Artists' Websites
- Alexander Kurov
- Antonio Salmerón Cabañas
- Barbora Kamínková
- Benoit Behydezell
- Brian Abshier
- Carl Anders Breitholtz
- Carlos Navarro - Heraldic Artist
- David P. Burkart
- David Truzzi-Franconi
- Kevin Grieg
- Laurent Granier
- Lee Lumbley
- Marco Foppoli
- Matthew Alderman
- Mauro Pieroni - Scultore in Araldica
- Neil Bromley
- Patrick Damiaens
- Petr Tybitancl
- Quentin Peacock
- Ronny Andersen
- Sally Mangum
- Society of Heraldic Arts
- Srechko Nikitovich
- Stefan Amatiesei
- Steve Cowan
- Tania Crossingham
- Tudor-Radu Tiron
Some Good On-Line Armorials and Ordinaries
- A Roll of Early American Arms
- Alexander Nisbet's Heraldic Plates originally intended for his "System of Heraldry"
- An Armorial of Famous Musicians
- An Ordinary of Arms (Scotland) (1893)
- Armas o blasones de familias diferentes (17th C)
- ARMMA: ARmorial Monumental du Moyen-Âge
- Armorial "Le Breton"
- Armorial d'Hozier (with links to images)
- Armorial du Saint-Empire (Armorial of the Holy Roman Empire)
- Armorial Families, Vol. 1 (A.C. Fox-Davies)
- Armorial Families, Vol. 2 (A.C. Fox-Davies)
- Armorial Gelre
- Armorial Général by Rietstap
- Armorial Général de France (d'Hozier) (1696)
- Armorial Wijnbergen (modern depictions of the arms)
- Armoriale delle famiglie italiane
- Arms of the Popes (in Russian)
- Belarusian Nobility Coats of Arms
- Civic Heraldry of England and Wales
- Coats of Arms and Emblems of Rajput Provinces of India
- Coats of Arms of Families of France
- Conseil Français d'Héraldique
- Crozier's General Armory
- Digitised Armorials (Heraldica Nova)
- e-codices: Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland (search "wappenbuch")
- Escutcheons of Science
- Flags and Arms of Serbia (in English)
- Flags and Arms of the Modern Era (Balkan civic heraldry)
- Genealogía de varias casas (BNE Ms. S.XVII)
- Heraldic Register of the Vlaamse Heraldische Raad
- Heraldry of the West of England
- Heraldry of the World (was International Civic Heraldry)
- Ingeram Codex, or Codex Cotta (1459)
- Jan Raneke Archive of Coats of Arms in Medieval Europe
- Kleine Salzburgische Chronik (1624)
- Links to Online Rolls of Arms
- Livro do Armeiro-Mor (1506-1509)
- Luzerner Familienwappen
- Manesse Codex (1305-1340)
- Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book
- Medieval Armorials
- Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum Digitale Bibliothek
- Orders of the Elephant and Dannebrog Books
- Papworth's Ordinary Vol. I
- Papworth's Ordinary Vol. II
- Recorded Arms for Campbell
- Siebmacher's Wappenbuch (1701)
- Siebmacher's Wappenbücher, with search function
- Sir David Lindsay of the Mount's Armorial (Scotland)
- The Book of Public Arms (Fox-Davies)
- The Chinese Armorial
- The Gelre Armorial
- The Public Register of Arms, Flags, and Badges of Canada
- Three rolls of arms of the latter part of the thirteenth century
- Ukrainian Heraldry (in English)
- Virginia Heraldica (Crozier)
- Wappen der Reichsfürstentümer und französischer Herzogtümer, c 1590-1595
- Wappen= und Handbuch
- Wappenbuch der Katharina von Nassau-Dillenburg
- Wappenbuch des Hans Ulrich Fisch (1627)
- Wappenbuch of the Arlberg Brotherhood of St. Christopher by Vigil Raber
- WappenWiki
Military Heraldry Websites
Videos and Movie Clips About Heraldry
- A Q&A With the Lord Lyon King of Arms
- Carving a Heraldic Crest in Stone
- Coat of Arms (Audiopedia)
- Coats of Arms of the Signers of the (American) Declaration of Independence
- Conservation of the Coats of Arms of the Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Drawing Heraldry
- Drawing Heraldry : Decorating Cookies
- Emblazoned Introduction to Heraldry
- Good Flag, Bad Flag [applicable to heraldry, too!]
- Heraldry (Audiopedia)
- Heraldry (John Dough)
- Heraldry: What is a coat of arms and what is it for?
- Heralds Tabard by Vittorio Gifra
- History of Heraldry with Peter O'Donoghue
- How to Blazon a Coat of Arms
- How to Trace Your Coat of Arms
- Introduction to Heraldry in America
- Irish Civic Heraldry: People, Places, and the Past
- James Bond and the College of Arms (OHMSS)
- Leather Conservation: The Black Prince's Shield
- Lord Lyon YouTube Channel
- TED Talk: Why City Flags May Be the Worst Designed Thing You've Never Noticed
- The College of Arms
- The College of Arms in the Eighteenth Century
- The Herald's Complaint (humor)
- The Heraldic Artist: Neil Bromley
- The Proud Symbolism of Heraldry
- The Real Truth Behind Coats of Arms
- The Story of Municipal Heraldry in the USA
- Unicorns and Eagles: Scottish Influence on American Heraldry
- University of Salford Coat of Arms
- Up Close with The Black Prince's Cap of Maintenance (Canterbury Cathedral)
- What is and Is NOT a Coat of Arms
Some Good On-Line Heraldry Books
- A Complete Guide to Heraldry (Fox-Davies)
- A Dictionary of Heraldry, by Elvin (1889)
- A Display of Heraldrie by John Guillim (1611 ed.)
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (Burke)
- A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry (Gough and Parker) (1894)
- A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry (Parker)
- A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry (Parker)
- A System of Heraldry, Vol. 1 (Nisbet)
- A System of Heraldry, Vol. 2 (Nisbet)
- A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry (Woodward)
- A Treatise on Heraldry (Woodward)
- Bibliotheca heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ
- English Brasses (Woodcock) (1949)
- Grantees of Arms to the End of the Seventeenth Century
- Heraldic Badges (Fox-Davies)
- Heraldic Symbols of Georgia
- Heraldry for Beginners
- Heraldry Online - Online Heraldic Resources
- Historic Heraldry Handbook
- Robbia Heraldry
- The Right to Bear Arms (Fox-Davies)
- Ye Comic History of Heraldry (1878)
On-Line Heraldic Clipart
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