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FAMILY BRAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Brac.

Genealogy of family Brac, origin of Brac, provenance of the family name Brac.

History and meaning for Brac.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Brac.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Brac.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Brac:

1) The origin of the family name Brac.

2) The meaning of the family name Brac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Brac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Brac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Brac proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Brac have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Brac:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Brac.
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Coat of arms for Brac and the history and origin for the family name Brac in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Brac

Coat of arms for the name Brac in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Brac are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Brac, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Brac, and origin for the family name Brac, nobiliary titles of the family name Brac and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Brac appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Brac appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Brac alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Brac, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Brac, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Brac.

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Brac appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Brac. Covers the birthplace of the name Brac, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Brac that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* The family name Brac appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Brac as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Brac

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Brac:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Brabyn | Go to name Brac | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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