We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
The family name Dessus-le-moustier is a COMPOSITE surname of the surname Dessus, which appears first, and le-moustier.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Dessus-le-moustier:
1) The origin of the family name Dessus-le-moustier.
2) The meaning of the family name Dessus-le-moustier.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Dessus-le-moustier.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Dessus-le-moustier.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Dessus-le-moustier:
* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Dessus-le-moustier 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 Dessus-le-moustier, 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 Dessus-le-moustier, and origin for the family name Dessus-le-moustier, nobiliary titles of the family name Dessus-le-moustier and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Dessus-le-moustier appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Dessus-le-moustier 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 Dessus-le-moustier alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Dessus-le-moustier, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Dessus-le-moustier, 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 Dessus-le-moustier.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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.
* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.
* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.
* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
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* The family name Dessus-le-moustier 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 Dessus-le-moustier as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Dessus-le-moustier
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