FAMILY BOISTEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Boistel

Coat of arms and family crest of Boistel.

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

History and meaning for Boistel.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Boistel:

1) The origin of the family name Boistel.

2) The meaning of the family name Boistel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Boistel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Boistel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Boistel have or have been established, among other places, in:

* France.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Armorial du Bibliophile, by Joannis Guigard.

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

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

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) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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:

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

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

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

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Boistard de premagny et de glanville | Go to name Boistel | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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