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5 x 11: The Meaning of Arms

This site discusses a MSc thesis on the semiotics of medieval heraldry, based on 771 heraldic traces and 86 European coats of arms.

Ahnen und Wappen

Genealogy & heraldry.

Araldica - Archivio Storico Araldico Italiano - Accurate Ricerche Araldiche

Blas

Blazon Search - Searchable Armories

A subscription based database. The blazons of the coats-of-arms of over 130,000 European noble families. Includes Rietstap's Armorial online.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Ecclesiastical Heraldry

EarlyBlazon.com

Coat of arms and characters of the Albigensian crusade.

Heraldic Primer: Table of Contents

Heraldica - Fran

Heraldry - Jerry's Heraldry

Shields, coat of arms and blazons for surnames from A to Z.
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Heraldry and Genealogy: Our Reference Library

This website is aimed at the family historian who seeks to add more depth and context to their research through the examination of the heraldry associated with their ancestral surnames. Our extensive library of links to books and websites includes information about heraldry and associated family histories in over 25 countries and historical regions of Europe. Separate web-pages have been designed to address the bearers of coats-of-arms in the following places: Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Scandinavia, and Switzerland. In addition, part of the website focuses upon strategies and resources for translating and understanding foreign language text and specialized heraldic terms.

Heraldry Design Marc MAYO

Armorial H

Heraldry Page by M.N. Razumkin

The Crown of Russian Empire - The Unofficial Home Page.

Heraldry: a Selected List of References

Bibliography from the Library of Congress.

HIC LEONES Archive: Historical Maps (Countries, Cities), Coats of Arms, and Flags (1880-1898)

Constantly growing database of detailed historical maps (countries, cities), coats of arms, and flags from the time period 1880-1898 (originals taken from dictionaries and geographical lexica).

International Civic Arms

Over 32,000 arms of towns, states and countries.

International Heraldry - Heraldry & Genealogy

How to extract genealogical information from coats of arms. You'll be surprised how much you can deduce about a family from its members' coat of arms - marriages, nationality, birth order, multiple marriages, who predeceased whom, honours awarded, etc.

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He is an engraver of coat of arms, initials and emblems in semi and precious stones.

Jeff Alvey Genealogy History Heraldry

Kleine Einf

in German.
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