Heraldry Resources

Rich Haynes, Children's and Youth Librarian, Harlan County Public Library

Books

Chorzempa, Rosemary. Design Your Own Coat of Arms. Dover. 1987. ISBN# 048624993X

Daly-Wier, Catherine. Coat of Arms. Grosset and Dunlap. 2000. ISBN# 0448419750.

Sinclair, Patti (Editor). Joust Read: 2005 Teen Summer Library Program Manual. Highsmith, Inc., 2004.

Slater, Stephen. The Complete Book of Heraldry: An International History of Heraldry and Its Contemporary Uses. Lorenz Books. 2002. ISBN# 0754810623

Wise, T. Medieval Heraldry. Osprey. 1980 ISBN# 0850453488.

Websites

Heraldica: http://www.heraldica.org/
A good site with many explanations on heraldic history, practice and terminology.

A Heraldic Primer: http://www.sca.org/heraldry/primer/
A basic introduction to heraldry used by SCA heralds to teach new heralds and SCA members on how to “speak” in “pursuivant (herald)”. This site contains heraldry “exercises” to test yourself with.

Pimbley’s Dictionary of Heraldry: http://digiserve.com/heraldry/pimbley.htm
A good dictionary for quick reference on heraldic terms.