German Genealogy: Reference Sources in Memorial Library : Coat of Arms
Bibliography compiled and maintained by Alan Furchtenicht
Coat of Arms
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Bauer, Konrad F. Das Bürgerwappen: ein Buch von den Wappen und Eigenmarken der deutschen Bürger und Bauern. Frankfurt/Main: Verlag der Hauserpresse, 1935.Call Number: CR1834 B3, MEMORIAL LIBRARY Stacks Regular Size Shelving(Brief history of German heraldry.)
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Großes Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz. München: E. Battenberg, 1985.Call Number: CR57 G3 G7 1985, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (MEMORIAL LIBRARY) Reference Oversize(Examples of coats of arms by family names.)
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Hussman, Heinrich. Über deutsche Wappenkunst. Wiesbaden: Guido Pressler Verlag, 1973.Call Number: CR1823 H87 1973, MEMORIAL LIBRARY Stacks Regular Size Shelving(Explains elements found in German coats of arms.)
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Lexikon Städte und Wappen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. 2. neubearb, und erweiterte Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Verlag Enzyklopädie, 1984.Call Number: DD261 B54 1984, MEMORIAL LIBRARY Stacks Regular Size Shelving(Coats of arms for cities in the former East Germany.)
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Steimel, Robert. Die Wappen der bundesdeutschen Landkreise. Köln: Steimel-Verlag, [1964].Call Number: CR553 A4, MEMORIAL LIBRARY Stacks Regular Size Shelving(Coats of arms for cities of pre-re-unification West Germany.)
Coat of Arms - MadCat Search Tips
Check also the Library Catalog and card catalogs under subject Heraldry -- Germany -- [area name, for example, Cologne]. Most sources are in the CR section of the stacks.