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FAMILY TANSDORF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tansdorf.

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

History and meaning for Tansdorf.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tansdorf:

1) The origin of the family name Tansdorf.

2) The meaning of the family name Tansdorf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tansdorf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tansdorf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* 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.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Tanregge-priory | Go to name Tansdorff | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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