A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Heraldry Circulating Materials Electronic Sources Web Sites Circulating Materials A Dictionary of Surnames - Call number REF 929.4203/H241d The Art of Heraldry - Call number 929.6/V948a Basic Heraldry - Call number 929.6/Fri Clans and Families of Ireland: The Heritage and Heradry of Irish Clans and Families - Call number 929.6/Gre Debrett's Guide to Heraldry and Regalia - Call number 929.6/Wil The Dictionary of Heraldry: Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees - Call number 929.6/Fos The Heraldic Art Source Book - Call number 929.6/Spu Heraldic Designs: for Artists and Craftspeople - Call number 929.6/Ber Heraldry: Decoration and Floral Forms - Call number 929.6/C689h An Introduction to Heraldry - Call number 929.6/O48i Oxford Guide to Heraldry - Call number 929.6/W3886o The Story of Surnames - Call number 929.4/Pi - return to the top of page - Electronic Databases GROLIER ONLINE - ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA Search for keyword "HERALDRY" to find an awesome article containing many informative sections like definition, development and regulation (including information on the College of Arms and other arms authorities), armorial achievement, descriptions (e.g. blazons, fields, ordinances, marshaling, and quartering), and the laws in England and Scotland. A bibliography is included. To access this database with a library card, click HERE. OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE QUICK SEARCH HERALDRY and read through several short definition and history articles (inclduing citation information of sources) for heraldry. - return to the top of page - Selected Web Sites College of Arms -- This official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh, Northern Irish, and Commonwealth families and their descendants. A Heraldic Primer: Table of Contents -- This website contains a series of lessons on the heraldic language for describing armory. The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (Sponsored by Georgetown University) -- This university site has links to historical information in the medieval period on such subjects as cookery, chivalry, crusades, feudalism, and manuscripts. Make Your Coat of Arms -- This site offers an e-course on Coats of Arms and lets you build one of your own online. Medieval Names Archive -- This website links to a collection of articles on medieval and renaissance names. Modar's Heraldry Page -- This site links to a large collection of articles, tools, and forms to assist in SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) heraldry, but is helpful for learning about heraldry in general. University of Notre Dame's Heraldic Dictionary -- This university site is a primer to aid in understanding blazons (descriptions) of heraldry, with illustrations of field divisions, animals, and inanimate charges. - return to the top of page -