Design Your Own Coat of Arms

An Introduction to Heraldry

$4.99

Publication Date: 1st July 1987

Hundreds of years ago, warriors identified themselves in battle by using certain colors and symbols on their shields. Later, these distinguishing marks also appeared on surcoats worn over armor. Thus, the term "coat of arms" was born.
Now, with genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and construction of heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.
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Hundreds of years ago, warriors identified themselves in battle by using certain colors and symbols on their shields. Later, these distinguishing marks also appeared on surcoats worn over armor. Thus, the term "coat of arms" was born.
Now, with genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and construction of heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.
Step-by-step dir... Read More
Description
Hundreds of years ago, warriors identified themselves in battle by using certain colors and symbols on their shields. Later, these distinguishing marks also appeared on surcoats worn over armor. Thus, the term "coat of arms" was born.
Now, with genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and construction of heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.
Step-by-step directions tell how to trace the shape of the shield and its divisions and how to select symbols that reflect personal origins, traits, and achievements. (Forty-seven illustrations include human forms and manmade objects such as forearms, helmets, crowns, whips, books, crosses, bells, and much more. Celestial, plant, and animal shapes include suns, roses, trees, eagles, bars, dolphins, dragons, and serpents.) You'll find tips on necessary materials, how to color and outline your design, how to achieve professional results, and even how to register your coat of arms. You'll also find sample coats of arms belonging to some of the world's most famous people, corporations, and nations.
Once you've finished your emblem, you may want to display your work on personal belongings such as a hooked rug, a wall hanging, or other needlecraft projects. Decorate a plate, mug, or other ceramic objects — or make sew-on patches, pin-on badges, and T-shirt decals. Rubber stamps, bookplates, stationery, and jewelry can be custom-made to depict your coat of arms.
Here's a book for lovers of traditional design and for those interested in the study of family histories, relationships, and accomplishments — a veritable treasury of information for anyone wishing to display his or her family's roots in a long-cherished form.


Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $4.99
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Children's Activity Books
  • Publication Date: 1st July 1987
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486249933
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
    CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General
    ART / History / Ancient & Classical
    HISTORY / Medieval
Table of Contents
Introduction
Instruction Section
Designing and Coloring Your Own Coat of Arms
Components of a Coat of Arms
Marks of Cadency
Parts of the Field
Marshalling Coats of Arms
Women and Traditional Heraldry
Blazonry
Canting Arms
National Heraldry
Blazonry of Medieval Europe
What to Do with Your Coat of Arms
Heraldry in Legend and in the World Around Us
Where to Have a Coat of Arms Designed for You
Where to Register and Record Your Coat of Arms; Heraldry Societies
A Selected Bibliography
Workbook Section
Shields
Parting the Field
Lines of Partition
Ordinaries
Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries
Common Charges (Large)
Common Charges (Small)
"Helmets, Crowns, Knots and Fur"
Mantling
Scrolls
Hundreds of years ago, warriors identified themselves in battle by using certain colors and symbols on their shields. Later, these distinguishing marks also appeared on surcoats worn over armor. Thus, the term "coat of arms" was born.
Now, with genealogist Rosemary Chorzempa's fascinating new book, anyone interested in the ancient and distinctive language of heraldry can create his or her own coat of arms. This easy-to-read, profusely illustrated guide to the history, symbolism, and construction of heraldic devices allows even a child to fashion authentic designs.
Step-by-step directions tell how to trace the shape of the shield and its divisions and how to select symbols that reflect personal origins, traits, and achievements. (Forty-seven illustrations include human forms and manmade objects such as forearms, helmets, crowns, whips, books, crosses, bells, and much more. Celestial, plant, and animal shapes include suns, roses, trees, eagles, bars, dolphins, dragons, and serpents.) You'll find tips on necessary materials, how to color and outline your design, how to achieve professional results, and even how to register your coat of arms. You'll also find sample coats of arms belonging to some of the world's most famous people, corporations, and nations.
Once you've finished your emblem, you may want to display your work on personal belongings such as a hooked rug, a wall hanging, or other needlecraft projects. Decorate a plate, mug, or other ceramic objects — or make sew-on patches, pin-on badges, and T-shirt decals. Rubber stamps, bookplates, stationery, and jewelry can be custom-made to depict your coat of arms.
Here's a book for lovers of traditional design and for those interested in the study of family histories, relationships, and accomplishments — a veritable treasury of information for anyone wishing to display his or her family's roots in a long-cherished form.


Dover Original.
  • Price: $4.99
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Children's Activity Books
  • Publication Date: 1st July 1987
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486249933
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    JUVENILE NONFICTION / General
    CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General
    ART / History / Ancient & Classical
    HISTORY / Medieval
Introduction
Instruction Section
Designing and Coloring Your Own Coat of Arms
Components of a Coat of Arms
Marks of Cadency
Parts of the Field
Marshalling Coats of Arms
Women and Traditional Heraldry
Blazonry
Canting Arms
National Heraldry
Blazonry of Medieval Europe
What to Do with Your Coat of Arms
Heraldry in Legend and in the World Around Us
Where to Have a Coat of Arms Designed for You
Where to Register and Record Your Coat of Arms; Heraldry Societies
A Selected Bibliography
Workbook Section
Shields
Parting the Field
Lines of Partition
Ordinaries
Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries
Common Charges (Large)
Common Charges (Small)
"Helmets, Crowns, Knots and Fur"
Mantling
Scrolls