FAMILY THAU: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Thau

Coat of arms and family crest of Thau.

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

History and meaning for Thau.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Thau:

1) The origin of the family name Thau.

2) The meaning of the family name Thau.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Thau.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Thau.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* CHESS: Chess symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

* CHAIN: The Chain generally means Captivity suffered by the defense of the King or the Homeland.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* CHECKY: The Checky symbolizes Military Art, for which reason it is usually awarded to soldiers who have exposed their lives in combat.

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Thatcher | Go to name Thau | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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