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Some Special Interests => Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms => Topic started by: Berlin-Bob on Saturday 04 December 10 10:31 GMT (UK)
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Some Tips and Resources for Heraldry, Crests, and Coats of Arms
Some general tips
Topic: Looking for “Your” Coat of Arms - A few pointers
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,490335.0.html
Heraldic Terms
There's an explanation of heraldic terminology at
http://apl385.com/gilling/herldref.htm
Online Books
An alphabetical dictionary of coats of arms belonging to families in Great Britain and Ireland
: forming an extensive ordinary of British armorials (1874), John W Papworth
- Vol. I: http://www.archive.org/details/alphabeticaldict01papw
- Vol. II http://www.archive.org/details/alphabeticaldict02papw
The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Sir Bernard Burke
http://www.archive.org/details/generalarmoryofe00burk
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, John Burke
http://www.archive.org/details/agenealogicalan01burkgoog
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, John Burke
http://www.archive.org/details/agenealogicalan02burkgoog
The Heraldic Register 1849-1850, Sir Bernard Burke
http://www.archive.org/details/heraldicregister00burkiala
A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
http://www.archive.org/details/completeguidetoh00foxdrich
I and others have compiled a list of scanned heraldic books that are available online. The list can be found at:
Online Heraldic Resources
http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/Archivebookslinks.htm
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