FAMILY VAISSE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Vaisse

Coat of arms and family crest of Vaisse.

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

History and meaning for Vaisse.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Vaisse:

1) The origin of the family name Vaisse.

2) The meaning of the family name Vaisse.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Vaisse.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Vaisse.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* 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.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

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

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

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