We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Descoll:
1) The origin of the family name Descoll.
2) The meaning of the family name Descoll.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Descoll.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Descoll.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Descoll:
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Descoll 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 Descoll, 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 Descoll, and origin for the family name Descoll, nobiliary titles of the family name Descoll and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Descoll appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Descoll 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 Descoll alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Descoll, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Descoll, 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 Descoll.The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Descoll appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Descoll. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Descoll.
The history and heraldry of the family name Descoll appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Descoll appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.
* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.
* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* The family name Descoll 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 Descoll as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Descoll
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