Bishop David Toups was on a plane to Florida, returning from his introduction to members of the Diocese of Beaumont as its sixth bishop, when he began sketching out the idea for his personal coat of ...

Bruno Heim successfully contrived to be a leader in both the international affairs of the Roman Catholic Church and in the field of heraldry. He was the leading authority for all matters of heraldry ...

The origin of armory -- Heraldry and numismatics by P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton -- The status and meaning of a coat of arms in Great Britain -- The heralds and officers of arms -- English heraldic ...

A chatty coat of arms? According to the French, it is. Known as arms parlant or ‘canting’ arms, these shorthand emblems of identification play a visual pun on the family surname. It is up to the ...