FAMILY MASCARON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mascaron

Coat of arms and family crest of Mascaron.

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

History and meaning for Mascaron.

We know that the family name Mascaron has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Mascaron:

1) The origin of the family name Mascaron.

2) The meaning of the family name Mascaron.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mascaron.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mascaron.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

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

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