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Select Bibliography
The books written
about or connected to the study of heraldry are many and various. The
following books, however, have been found to be particularly useful:
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Allcock, Hubert.
Heraldic Design: Its Origins, Ancient Forms and Modern Usage.
(New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1962).
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Boutell, Rev.
Charles. The Manual of Heraldry. Revised by J. P. Brooke-Little.
(London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1970).
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Fox-Davies, Arthur
Charles. A Complete Guide to Heraldry. (New York: Gramercy
Books, 1993; reprint of an earlier edition, New York: Dodge Pub. Co.,
1909).
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Gough, Henry,
and James Parker. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. (Oxford
and London: James Parker & Company, 1894; republished by Gale
Research Company, 1966).
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Grant, Francis
J., ed. The Manual of Heraldry: A concise description of the several
terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the
science. (Edinburgh: John Grant, 1929).
In addition, when
researching or deciphering a particular coat-of-arms or complete achievement,
the following books may be of use:
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Burke, Sir Bernard.
A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and
Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. (London: Harrison, 1866).
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Burke, Sir Bernard.
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry
including American Families with British Ancestry. (London: Burke's
Peerage Limited, 1939).
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Burke, Sir Bernard.
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry
of Ireland. Edited by L. G. Pine. (London: Burke's Peerage Ltd.,
1958).
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Burke, Sir Bernard
and Ashworth P. Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage, and Companionage.
(London: Harrison & Sons, 1914).
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Fairbairn's
Book of Crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland. (Baltimore:
Genealogical Pub. Co., 1993).
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Papworth, John
W. A alphabetic Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families
in Great Britain and Ireland. (London: T. Richards, 1874).
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Pine, L. G.,
ed. A Dictionary of Mottos. (London and Boston: Routledge &
K. Paul, 1983).
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Rietstap, Johannes-Baptist.
General Illustrated Armorial. 3rd Edition by Victor and H.
Rolland. (Lyon: Sauvegarde Historique, 1938).
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Robbins, Dame
Ceila, ed. Mottoes: a compilation of more than 9,000 mottoes from
around the world and throughout history. (Detroit, MI: Gale Research
Co., 1986).
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