FAMILY GATTAMELATA: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gattamelata

Coat of arms and family crest of Gattamelata.

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

History and meaning for Gattamelata.

Gattamelata 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 Gattamelata an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gattamelata:

1) The origin of the family name Gattamelata.

2) The meaning of the family name Gattamelata.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gattamelata.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gattamelata.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

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

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

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

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

The family name Gattamelata appears in the "Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti", by Gofredo di Crollalanza, which collects the stories and coats of more than 18,000 Italian and other surnames, but rooted in Italy, among them, the history, heraldry and shield or shields of the surname Gattamelata. This book is the result of long and patient searches for almost three decades, which almost represents the life of the author; It is based on the heraldic, genealogical, chivalric and nobiliary science that the author has acquired with the foundation of the Italian Heraldic Academy and the publication of the newspaper "Giornale araldico-genealogical". Surnames, such as Gattamelata, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Gattamelata, which includes historical data of the family with its location, its titles, etc.

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

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

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

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* The family name Gattamelata 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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