YOUR AUTHENTIC COAT OF ARMS A personalized coat of arms  is the result of many hours of research, in strict adherence with the age-old tradition. We will research in our heraldic library that repertory over 300.000 european family coat of arms. with an Initial draft   Your coat of arms is registered in the Armorial of France & Europe.   300dpi JPG file send via email. Please count about 6-8 weeks for the completion of these coat of arms. Our price: 99 us$ DeLuxe version the same but a splendid work of art painted by hand (pigments and gold leaf) onto an authentic parchment (24x30cm). Click the image to the left to see biger price: 300 us$

The History

The phenomenon of arms transmitted from generation to generation based on the family name of the bearer dates back to the middle ages. Even in those early days, the custom was a democratic one: even though the wearing of arms started with the ecclesiastic orders, it soon (early 13th century) spread to the "middle classes", which back then, meant artisans and laborers.

Research

We maintain a library that repertory over 300.000 individual blazons. Over and above the indispensable European Armorial of J.B. Rietstap, the Universal Armorial of Jouffroy d'Eschavannes,the Burke's General Armory, the "Armorial de d'Hozier" (1696 edition), Jougla de Morenas's Grand Armorial of France,, (and more...) we are the proud possessors of several private archives.

My associates and myself are quite confident that we can respond to any question concerning heraldic research.

Personalization

In order to avoid unfortunate "double-use" (more than one person wearing the same coat of arms), we incorporate (once the arms have been found), minor modifications in the design. This can be a change of color, addition of an honorable ordinary, or other items. This practice is traditional: the younger members of a family always modified the arms of the head of the family or the title bearer.

Canting Arms

Whenever an archival research is unsuccessful, we can create, in accordance with common practice, "canting", or allusive arms. These translate the emblematic meaning of your family name into heraldic language, using appropriate etymology and symbolism.

It is also possible, upon request, to create totally original coats of arms based on personal or family details

Registration

Be they historical or allusive, your arms, to be valid and recognized, must be registeredin an Armorial. All of the arms we produce are published annually in the Armorial de France et d'Europe and registered with the French Ministry of the Interior and the French National Library. This registration guarantees your full ownership of your arms, meaning they can be handed down over the generations.