FAMILY CALLAC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Callac

Coat of arms and family crest of Callac.

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

History and meaning for Callac.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Callac:

1) The origin of the family name Callac.

2) The meaning of the family name Callac.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Callac.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Callac.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter C index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Callaba | Go to name Callac | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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