Heraldry » General Resources

Modar's Heraldry Page

Heraldry as utilized by the Society for Creative Anachronsim. Useful for re-creationists.

Nobiliary law – Adelsrecht – Droit nobiliaire

Website about Nobiliary Law and related topics.

ProGenealogists - Coats of Arms, Family Crests, and Surname Origins

An article explaining some of the misconceptions surrounding these topics.
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Steven B. Madewell's Coats of Arms Index

The Coats of Arms Index contains entries and graphic renderings of arms listed in Burke's General Armory, Rietstap's Armorial General, and like compendiums.

The Armorial Register - International Register of Arms

The Register includes the rationale and history behind the use and design of featured coats of arms along with the family biographies of the bearers. This fully illustrated record of contemporary Coats of Arms used internationally is permanently displayed on our website and forms the basis of the series of prestigious works in book form known as The International Register of Arms.

The College of Arms

The Fine Art of Calligraphy, Heraldry and Medieval Illumination

Produced by artist, Neil Bromley, an extensive gallery of artwork produced on vellum and gold leaf. Family crests and shields, full coats of arms, freedom scrolls, and medieval miniatures to reproductions of manuscript pages. Past commisions have included honorary scrolls for the city of London and royalty.

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

A school for the study of the history and structure of the family and of subjects generally auxiliary to historical applications.

The Institute of Heraldry

The Law of Arms

A brief overwiev of the Law of Arms in some European legal systems.
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