FAMILY BARRES (DES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Barres (des)

Coat of arms and family crest of Barres (des).

Genealogy of family Barres (des), origin of Barres (des), provenance of the family name Barres (des).

History and meaning for Barres (des).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Barres (des).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Barres (des).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Barres (des):

1) The origin of the family name Barres (des).

2) The meaning of the family name Barres (des).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Barres (des).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Barres (des).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Barres (des):

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

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

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

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

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

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Barres (des):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter B index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Barres du molard | Go to name Barres (des) | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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