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FAMILY BALSCHOF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Balschof.

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

History and meaning for Balschof.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Balschof:

1) The origin of the family name Balschof.

2) The meaning of the family name Balschof.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Balschof.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Balschof.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Balschof:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Balschof.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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Coat of arms for the name Balschof 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 Balschof 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 Balschof, 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 Balschof, and origin for the family name Balschof, nobiliary titles of the family name Balschof and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Balschof appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Balschof 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 Balschof alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Balschof, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Balschof, 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 Balschof.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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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 Balsby | Go to name Balseiro | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests