FAMILY GERSTMAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gerstman

Coat of arms and family crest of Gerstman.

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

History and meaning for Gerstman.

We know that the family name Gerstman has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gerstman:

1) The origin of the family name Gerstman.

2) The meaning of the family name Gerstman.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gerstman.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gerstman.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

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

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

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

* 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.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Gerstl | Go to name Gerstman (de) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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