FAMILY BRISTOLANI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bristolani

Coat of arms and family crest of Bristolani.

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

History and meaning for Bristolani.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Bristolani 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 Bristolani.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bristolani:

1) The origin of the family name Bristolani.

2) The meaning of the family name Bristolani.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bristolani.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bristolani.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Italy.

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

* 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.

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Bristolani:

Name Bristolani

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Bristolani. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Bristolani and the history and origin for the family name Bristolani in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Bristolani

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

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

The family name Bristolani 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 Bristolani. 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 Bristolani, are recorded in alphabetical order. The work also includes weapons, heraldry and history of the surname Bristolani, 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

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:

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

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

Related Words: Bristolani family crest | Origin of the name Bristolani | Genealogy of the family Bristolani | Heraldry of the name Bristolani | Coat of arms of Bristolani | Genealogy of the Bristolani | Origin of the Bristolani | Meaning of the name Bristolani.

Bristolani

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

Bristolani

Bristolani

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Bristol (comte et marquis de) | Go to name Bristolani | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests