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Best Heraldry books?

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rh

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Oct 2, 2009, 11:32:34 AM10/2/09
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Here's one person's list:

Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/BestHeraldryBooks

Any other recommendations?

Joseph McMillan

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Oct 2, 2009, 1:18:21 PM10/2/09
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The American Heraldry Society's list is at
http://americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=Books.Bibliography

Joseph McMillan

Alex Maxwell Findlater

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Oct 2, 2009, 1:45:27 PM10/2/09
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or indeed a few suggestions from the HSS at
http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/reading-heraldry.html

The Mad Alchemist

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Oct 2, 2009, 2:07:53 PM10/2/09
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Here's my list: http://www.amazon.ca/Real-Heraldry-Books/lm/ZY2MWINSYJUJ/ref=cm_lmt_srch_f_1_rsrsrs0

Turenne

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Oct 2, 2009, 2:55:25 PM10/2/09
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rh wrote:

>Here's one person's list:

>Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/BestHeraldryBooks

>Any other recommendations?

Further to, and reinforcing the points made by the other chaps, it's
difficult to imagine a complete list without Boutell's 'Heraldry' and
Fox-Davies' 'A Complete Guide to Heraldry'.

Richard L

Greg

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Oct 2, 2009, 11:37:25 PM10/2/09
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"Scotland's Historic Heraldry", Bruce A. McAndrew, The Boydell Press,
2006

"Heraldry, Customs, Rules and Styles", Carl-Alexander von Volbroth,
Blanford Press, Poole, Dorsett, 1981.

"The Nature of Arms", Robert Gayre: Gayre & Nigg, Oliver and Boyd,
Edinburgh, 1961

"A System of Heraldry", Alexander NIsbet, 1722, Vol I & II reprint,
T.A Constable, Edinburgh, 1984.

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