FAMILY BOEKELSTEYN (VAN): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Boekelsteyn (van)

Coat of arms and family crest of Boekelsteyn (van).

Genealogy of family Boekelsteyn (van), origin of Boekelsteyn (van), provenance of the family name Boekelsteyn (van).

History and meaning for Boekelsteyn (van).

Boekelsteyn (van) is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Boekelsteyn (van) an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Boekelsteyn (van) most likely originates from the NETHERLANDS.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Boekelsteyn (van):

1) The origin of the family name Boekelsteyn (van).

2) The meaning of the family name Boekelsteyn (van).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Boekelsteyn (van).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Boekelsteyn (van).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Boekelsteyn (van):

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

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

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) 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:

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* 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.

* The family name Boekelsteyn (van) 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/

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