Sources

Also known as the Armorial of Ulrich Rösch, Abbot of Saint Gall. Painted circa 1470 in Southern Germany. Illustrators unknown. Archived at http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/thumbs/csg/1084

Source for 9 illustrations.

Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg

Subtitle: Ritters und Bürgers zu Constanz. Indexed as BSB Cgm 145.

Printed circa 1480 in Southern Germany by Conrad Grünenberg. Illustrators unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0003/bsb00035320/images/

Source for 26 illustrations.

Prince Arthur's Book

Painted in England around 1480, perhaps by Thomas Wriothesley. Some images may be found on the web, but the full set is not online.

Source for 6 illustrations.

Ortus Sanitatis

Printed by Johann Prüss in 1499. Illustrators unknown. Archived at https://archive.org/details/ortussanitatis00prss/

Source for 16 illustrations.

Sarum Processional

Printed by Morin of Rouen in 1508. Illustrators unknown. Archived at https://archive.org/details/processionalead00churgoog/

Source for 6 illustrations.

Livro do Armeiro-Mor

Painted in Portugal in 1506-09 by Jean Du Cros.

Archived at https://digitarq.arquivos.pt/viewer?id=4162406 and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Livro_do_Armeiro-Mor and http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/FTP_Files/1506-1509_Livro_do_Armeiro-Mor_Portugal.pdf

Source for 13 illustrations.

BnF MS Fr 5240

Painted 1515-1547 in France. Illustrators unknown.

Archived at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53038279k.r=25183

Source for 3 illustrations.

Livro da Nobreza e Perfeição das Armas

Painted 1521-1541 in Portugal by António Godinho.

Archived at http://digitarq.arquivos.pt/ViewerForm.aspx?id=4162407

Source for 3 illustrations.

Sammelband Mehrerer Wappenbücher

Painted circa 1530 in Southern Germany. Illustrators unknown. Indexed as BSB Cod.icon. 391.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00007681/images/

Source for 21 illustrations.

Anton Tirol's Wappenbuch

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 310.

Painted circa 1490–1540 in the Tyrol.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001649/images/

Source for 13 illustrations.

Neustifter Wappenbuch

Painted circa 1540 in the Tyrol. Illustrations by Vigil Raber.

Some images may be found on the web, but the full set is not online.

Source for 17 illustrations.

Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft

Painted circa 1548 in Sterzing, Tyrol. Illustrations by Vigil Raber.

Archived at http://bilderserver.at/wappenbuecher/VirgilRaberEXAv2_52z2/

Source for 110 illustrations.

Wappenbuch Süddeutschland

Indexed as BSB Cod.icon. 392 d.

Painted before 1550 in Southern Germany. Illustrators unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/0001/bsb00018706/images/

Source for 11 illustrations.

Lewis Armorial

UPenn manuscript Lewis E 17. Painted in the 1500s in Austro- Bavaria. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_017.html

Source for 6 illustrations.

Insignia Anglica

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 291.

Painted in England circa 1550. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001647/images/

Source for 21 illustrations.

Devises Heroiques et Emblemes

Written by Claude Paradin. Illustrator unknown.

Originally published in Lyons in 1551, expanded and reissued multiple times over the following century.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/devisesheroiques00para/

Source for 7 illustrations.

Insignia Urbium Italiae Septentrionalis

Subtitled Nobilium Mediolanensium.

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 270.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001430/images/

Source for 19 illustrations.

Insignia Venetorum Nobilium II

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 272, or Insignia VII.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001419/images/

Source for 10 illustrations.

Insignia Venetorum Nobilium III

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 273, or Insignia VIII.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001420/images/

Source for 6 illustrations.

Insignia Veneta, Mantuana, Bononiensia, Anconitana, Urbinatia, Perugiensia

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 274, or Insignia IX.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001421/images/

Source for 7 illustrations.

Insignia Nobilium Patavinorum

Title continued: Impresa Ferrariensium, Pesariensium.

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 275.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001422/images/

Source for 4 illustrations.

Insignia Nobilium Veronensium, Vicentinorum

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 276.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001423/images/

Source for 9 illustrations.

Insignia Florentinorum

Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 277, or Insignia XII. Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001424/images/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/63962238@N08/albums/72157653448079488/

Source for 10 illustrations.

Insignia Lucensium, Senensium, Pisanorum

Title continued: Pistoianorum, Volterranorum, Aretinorum, Cortonensium, Borgo a S. Sepolcro. Indexed as BSB Cod. Icon. 278, or Insignia XIII.

Painted in Italy circa 1555. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001425/images/

Source for 2 illustrations.

Catalogue des Nobles Admiraulx de France

Subtitle: Depuis le Roy Philippes de Valois, Jusques à Tres Puissant, Tres Magnanime & Tres Victorieux Roy de France, Henry Deuxième

By Jean Le Féron. Artist unknown. Published in Paris, 1555. Archived at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9671229p/

Source for 3 illustrations.

Catalogue des Très Illustres Grands-Maistres de France

Subtitle: Depuis le Roy Clotaire, Deuxième du Nom, Jusques à Tres Puissant, Tres Magnanime & Tres Victorieux Roy de France, Henry Deuxième

By Jean Le Féron. Artist unknown. Published in Paris, 1555. Archived at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9671230b/

Source for 2 illustrations.

Wappenbuch of the Holy Roman Empire

Painted by Stephan Brechtel around 1560

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00020447/

Source for 4 illustrations.

Flandria Roll

Subtitle: Chorographie Flanderns in Portraits der Landesfürsten, den Wappen des Adels und des Landes und in seiner Geographie. Indexed as BSB Cod.icon. 265.

Painted in the Netherlands in 1562.

Archived at http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001350/images/

Source for 3 illustrations.

The Accedence of Armorie

By Gerard Legh (sometimes Leigh), published in England in 1562 with a second edition in 1597. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/accedenceofarmor00legh/

Source for 11 illustrations.

Rylands MS 2

Painted by Lucas Cranach the Younger in Germany in 1565.

Archived at https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/media/book/showBook/Manchester~91~1~433848~225786

Source for 10 illustrations.

Opera Dell'arte Del Cucinare

Printed by Bartolomeo Scappi in Italy in 1570. Illustrator unknown. Archived at https://archive.org/details/operavenetiascap00scap

Source for 8 illustrations.

Workes of Armorie

Subtitle: Deuyded into three bookes, entituled, the Concordes of armorie, the Armorie of honor, and of Coates and creastes.

Printed by John Bossewell in England in 1572. Illustrator unknown. Archived at https://archive.org/details/workesofarmoried00boss

Source for 37 illustrations.

Le Blason Des Armoiries

Subtitle: Auquel est monstrée la manière de laquelle les Anciens et Modernes ont usé en icelles.

Written and illustrated by Jérôme de Bara in Lyon, France, 1579. Archived at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8608301g/

Source for 83 illustrations.

Von Den Fürsten Grauen, Herren

Subtitle: auch andern alten Adelichen Bayrischen Geschlechten. Published in Germany, 1586. Artist unknown.

Archived at https://haab-digital.klassik-stiftung.de/viewer/resolver?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:32-1-10030621403

Source for 2 illustrations.

Walters Ms. W.847

Painted in England in 1589.

Archived at http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W847/

Source for 4 illustrations.

The Armes of All the Cheife Corporatons

Subtitle: of England wt. the companees of London described by letters for ther seuerall collores

Published by Benjamin Wright in London in 1596.

Archived at https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/ FOLGERCM1~6~6~793017~150630:The-armes-of-all-the-cheife- corpora

Source for 10 illustrations.

Catalogue des Noms, Surnoms, Faits et Vies

Subtitle: Des Connestables, Chanceliers, Grands Maistres, Admiraux et Mareschaux de France; Ensemble des Prévosts de Paris, Depuis Leur Premier Establissement Jusques à Très Haut, Tres Puissant, & Tres Chrestien Roy de France et de Navarre Henry III

By Jean Le Féron. Artist unknown. Published in Paris, 1598. Archived at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k15120809/

Source for 4 illustrations.

Siebmacher's Wappenbuch of 1605

Written and illustrated by Johann Siebmacher in Germany in 1605.

Archived at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Siebmachers_Wappenbuch

Source for 40 illustrations.

A Display of Heraldry

Subtitle: Manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method.

Printed by John Guillim in England in 1611. Illustrator unknown. Archived at http://archive.org/details/gri_33125009310737

Source for 110 illustrations.

O-umajirushi

Painted circa 1640 in Japan. Illustrations attributed to Kyūan. Archived at http://o-umajirushi.xavid.us/.

Source for 9 illustrations.

The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents

Published in 1658 in England. Illustrations by Edward Topsell. Archived at http://archive.org/details/historyoffourfoo00tops

Source for 5 illustrations.

Opus Insignium Armorumque

Published in 1687 in Slovenia. Illustrations by Janez Valvasor and Bartholomaeus Ramschisslu.

Archived at http://bit.ly/opus-insignium-armorumque and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Opus_insignium_armorumque

Source for 12 illustrations.

Devises et Emblemes Anciennes & Modernes

Subtitle: Tirees de Plus Celebres Auteurs

Written by Daniel de la Feuille. Published in 1699 in Augsburg, Bavaria. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/devisesetembleme00lafeu

Source for 3 illustrations.

Heraldry of Fish

Subtitle: Notices of the Principal Families Bearing Fish in Their Arms. Printed by Thomas Moule in England in 1842. Illustrator unknown. Archived at https://archive.org/details/heraldryoffishno00mouluoft/

Source for 15 illustrations.

Siebmacher's Grosses und Allgemeines Wappenbuch

Also known as Neuer Siebmacher, “the new Siebmacher.”

Published in Germany by Adolf Matthias Hildebrandt, Maximilian Gritzner, and Gustav A Seyler, 1854-1967. Illustrators unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/heraldryoffishno00mouluoft/

Source for 3 illustrations.

English Heraldry

Published by Charles Boutell in England in 1867, republished 1899. Illustrations by R. B. Utting.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/englishheraldryb00bout

Source for 7 illustrations.

The New Practical Gardener and Modern Horticulturist

Printed by Wm. MacKensie in England in 1874. Illustrator unknown. Archived at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=msu.31293010587842

Source for 1 illustration.

A Cyclopedia of Costume

Subtitle: or, Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; a General Chronological History of the Costumes of the Principal Countries of Europe, from the Commencement of the Christian Era to the Accession of George the Third.

Published 1876–79 in England by James Robinson Planché. Illustrators unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/p1cyclopediaofco01planuoft/ and https://archive.org/details/p2cyclopediaofc01planuoft/

and https://archive.org/details/b24871850_0002/page/n9/

Source for 17 illustrations.

Siegel des Mittelalters aus den Archiven der Stadt Lübeck

Published in 1879 in Germany by Verein für lübeckische Geschichte und Altertumskunde. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/siegeldesmittel00altegoog

Source for 1 illustration.

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

Subtitle: A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant.

Published by Henry Lee in England in 1887. Illustrator unknown. Archived at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43343

Source for 1 illustration.

A Treatise on Heraldry British and Foreign

Subtitle: With English and French Glossaries. Two volumes.

Published by John Woodward in England in 1892. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/treatiseonherald01wood/ and https://archive.org/details/atreatiseonhera00burngoog/

Source for 8 illustrations.

Heraldry, Ancient and Modern

Subtitle: Including Boutell's Heraldry.

Published by S.T. Aveling in 1890. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/heraldryancientm00boutrich

Source for 5 illustrations.

A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry

By James Parker, with contributions by Henry Gough, 1894. Based on the book published by his father, J. H. Parker, in 1847. Some illustrations by his daughter, Irene Parker (later Irene Hore).

Archived at https://archive.org/details/aglossarytermsu08parkgoog and https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=luMMAAAAYAAJ and https://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/index.htm

Source for 29 illustrations.

Some Feudal Coats Of Arms

Subtitle: And others, illustrated with 2,000 zinco etchings from the Bayear tapestry, Greek vases, seals, tiles, effigies, brasses and heraldic rolls.

By Joseph Foster, 1902. Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/somefeudalcoatso00fostrich

Source for 1 illustration.

Baltischer Wappen-Kalender

Published by E Bruhns, in Riga, 1902. Illustrated by M. Kortmann. Archived at https://www.digar.ee/viewer/et/nlib-digar:42026/28954

Source for 6 illustrations.

Two Tudor Books of Arms

Subtitle: Harleian Manuscripts Numbers 2169 & 6163.

By Joseph Foster, 1904. Illustrator unknown.

Based on a mid-16th C. copy of a late-15th C. manuscript. Archived at https://archive.org/details/twotudorbooksofa00fostuoft

Source for 47 illustrations.

Banners, Standards, and Badges

Subtitle: From a Tudor manuscript in the College of Arms.

By Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis (Baron Howard de Walden), 1904.

Illustrations drawn by Thomas Willement in 1829-31, based on a manuscript created in England circa 1531.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/bannersstandards00howauoft

Source for 78 illustrations.

The Art of Heraldry

Subtitle: An Encyclopædia of Armory. By Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1904.

Illustrations by H. G. Strohl, G. W. Eve, Graham Johnston, C. W. Sherborn, R. E., J. Forbes Nixon, G. Scruby, J. Vinycomb, M.R.I.A., and “Miss Helard” (a pseudonym for his wife, Mary Ellen Blanche Crookes).

Archived at https://archive.org/details/artofheraldryenc00foxd

Source for 13 illustrations.

The Principles of Design

Subtitle: A text-book for teachers, students, and craftsmen. Written and illustrated by George Woolliscroft–Rhead, 1905. Archived at https://archive.org/details/principlesofdesi00rheauoft

Source for 15 illustrations.

Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art

Subtitle: With special reference to their use in British heraldry. Written and illustrated by John Vinycomb, 1906.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/fictitioussymbol00vinyiala

Source for 35 illustrations.

Heraldic Badges

By Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1907.

Illustrator unknown.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/heraldicbadges00foxd

Source for 5 illustrations.

A Complete Guide to Heraldry

By Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, 1909.

Most illustrations by Graham Johnston. Includes illustrations by “Miss Helard” (a pseudonym for his wife, Mary Ellen Blanche Crookes) and Mr. G. W. Eve.

Archived at https://archive.org/details/completeguidetoh00foxdrich

Source for 155 illustrations.

Wappen und Siegel des Kreises Alfeld

Written by Wilhelm Barner, 1953. Illustrations by Gustav Völker.

Source for 6 illustrations.

Braunschweiger Wappenbuch

Written by Arnold Rabbow, 1977, revised 1984, 2018.

Illustrations by Gustav Völker.

Source for 1 illustration.

Wappenbuch des Landkreises Hannover

Published in Germany in 1985. Illustrations by Gustav Völker.

Source for 6 illustrations.

Wikimedia Commons

Although most Wikimedia material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution license, this collection includes only items which have been placed in the public domain.

Artists include: AceDouble, AnonMoos, Care, F.rodrigo, Fry1989, Madden, Mouagip, Orem, and Poznaniak.

Available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_coat_of_arms_elements

Source for 28 illustrations.

Heraldik-Wiki

Although most Heraldik-Wiki material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution license, this collection includes only items which have been placed in the public domain.

Artists include: Dorado, Leit, and Madboy74. Available at https://heraldik-wiki.de/

Source for 3 illustrations.

OpenClipArt

All items released into the public domain. Available at http://openclipart.org/

Source for 32 illustrations.

Heraldic Templates

Permission was granted by the artist to adapt and include these images as part of this project.

Archived at http://blog.heraldicart.org/heraldic-templates/

Source for 170 illustrations.

Pennsic Traceable Art

Permission was granted by the editor to include, update, redraw and distribute the PTA images as part of this project.

Nearly all of the charges from the third edition are included, along with some additional items from the project’s unreleased archives.

A concordance showing each PTA item and the corresponding image in this collection is available at http://heraldicart.org/pta/.

Artists include Roana d’Evreux, Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon, Bressal MacCulloch, Palotzi Marti, Gisela vom Kreuzbach, Elsbeth Anne Roth, Kolosvari Arpadne Julia, Thomas Ouswood, Margaret Makafee, and Tristran Deans, among others.

In some cases, the record of artists' credits is unclear, and we have included our best guess as to the creator, annotated as "attributed."

Images scanned by Roana d’Evreux and Thomas Ouswood.

Source for 582 illustrations.

Pennsic Traceable Art Archives

Following the publication of the third edition of the Pennsic Traceable Art, a number of additional illiustrations were collected in anticipation of the fourth edition, but were never published.

A decade later, they are being distributed here for the first time, under the same terms as for the third edition.

Artist include Gunnvôr silfrahárr, Ian of Tadcaster, and Violante de Rojas.

Source for 18 illustrations.

Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. No attribution is required for heraldic or artistic use by members of the SCA.

Available at http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Stars/Heraldry_SVG_Images/index.htm

Source for 544 illustrations.

SVG Heraldry Components

Permission was granted to include and distribute these images as part of this project. Available for free use by members of the SCA.

Available at https://svg-heraldry-components.fandom.com/

Source for 28 illustrations.

Pennsic “Bored Artists” Collection

Created by the volunteers of the art tent at Pennsic Heralds’ Point. Permission granted to share for free heraldic use within the SCA. Copyright for each item is retained by its original creator.

Artists include Æðelðryð MacGillivray, Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover, `Aziza al-Shiraziyya, Celiedh Eiriksdottir, Dorothy Mackey, Imayne de Merlowe, Jaqueline de Molieres, Kjalvor Sæbjarnardottir, Raziya Bint Rusa, Rozalia Krawczykowa, Stephanie Fahey, and Þórý Veðardóttir.

Source for 76 illustrations.

Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists

Created by the volunteers of the art tent at Pennsic Heralds’ Point.

Taken from submissions of Pennsic XLIV (2015), XLVI (2017), XLVII (2018), and XLVIII (2019).

Permission granted to share for free heraldic use within the SCA. Copyright for each item is retained by its original creator.

Source for 105 illustrations.

Book of Traceable Heraldic Art

Digital illustration and layout of this collection was performed by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Illustrations with a named artist but no identified source work were contributed to this project by their creators, who retain the copyright.

Artists include Alexandre Saint Pierre, Aliyah bat Azriel, Bahja al- Azraq, Bróccín MacIvyr, Daya Speyerin, Elizabeth Turner de Carlisle, Estelle de la Mer, Iago ab Adam, Jessimond of Emerickeskepe, Jon Chesey, Kryss Kostarev, Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin, Muirenn ingen Dunadaig, Niccolo da Palermo, Ræv Kolfinnsson, Thomas Eynsham, Þórý Veðardóttir, Ursula Messerschmitt, Vémundr Syvursson, and Zubeydah al-Badawiyyah..

This book and those illustrations, unless specified, are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. No attribution is required for heraldic or artistic use by members of the SCA. Other uses, including commercial, are allowed with appropriate credit, or contact the author for permission to use elements without attribution.

Some individual item pages note that their contents are covered by a Non-Commercial CC license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). For commercial use of those items, contact the artists directly for permission.

Source for 1313 illustrations.