FAMILY BOSC: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bosc

Coat of arms and family crest of Bosc.

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

History and meaning for Bosc.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Bosc have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Bosc.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bosc:

1) The origin of the family name Bosc.

2) The meaning of the family name Bosc.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bosc.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bosc.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Heraldica de los apellidos canarios, by Lino Chaparro D`Acosta.

* Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna, by Augusto Cuartas.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

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

The book "Apellidos Catalanes. Heraldica de Cataluna" by Augusto Cuartas, where the history and heraldry of the name Bosc appears, describes Catalan lineages and family names, such as name Bosc. Covers the birthplace of the name Bosc, its derivatives, historical and etymological origin, as well as many other data of interest of the family name Bosc that justify its origin. All this as a result of the work of an expert in HERALDRY that has unraveled the historical and heraldic archives during a patient research work on the last names, lineages and heraldry of Catalonia.

The history and heraldry of the family name Bosc appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Bosc appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

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:

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

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

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

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