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FAMILY GASTEBOIS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gastebois.

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

History and meaning for Gastebois.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Gastebois have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Gastebois.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gastebois:

1) The origin of the family name Gastebois.

2) The meaning of the family name Gastebois.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gastebois.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gastebois.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gastebois:

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

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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:

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* 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.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gastebley | Go to name Gastebois | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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