On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Salt.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Salt.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Salt:
1) The origin of the family name Salt.
2) The meaning of the family name Salt.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Salt.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Salt.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Salt has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
As stated in the archives of the Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, the Salt proved their chivalry in this institution.
It is known that the Salt have or have been established, among other places, in:
* Catalonia (Spain).
* The Island of Mallorca (Spain).
* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.
* Russia or the Russian Empire.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Salt:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
* Nobiliario Mallorquin, by Joaquin Maria Bover.
* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.
* Russian heraldry and nobility, by Donald R. Mandich and Joseph A. Placek.
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The family Salt appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Salt and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Salt is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.
The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Salt appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Salt. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Salt.
The Nobiliario Mallorquin written by Joaquin Maria Bover, where is the heraldry and history of the family name Salt, born from the need to fix and disseminate the more or less noble lineages of Mallorca and its blazon, and the desire to reinforce the prestige of the family name Salt with the relation of the deeds of their ancestors. Joaquin Mª Bover relates in this book more or less relevant persons with the name Salt by historical facts without the need of links with nobiliary corporations or military orders, therefore combines data of the name Salt about bourgeois, peasants, workers, Jews, nobles, etc. and all this adorned with their blazons, always using as sources, armorial and specialized knowledge of the author, since this is of recognized heraldic capacity and considers heraldry as an inescapable auxiliary science of History.
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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.
* 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.
* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.
* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.
* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.
* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.
* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.
* The family name Salt 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 Salt as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Salt
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