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FAMILY KRAPF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Krapf.

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

History and meaning for Krapf.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Krapf:

1) The origin of the family name Krapf.

2) The meaning of the family name Krapf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Krapf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Krapf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Krapf:

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

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

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

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:

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter K index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Krapek | Go to name Krapitz | 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