PDF Books in Genealogy & Heraldry Reference
A Complete Guide to Heraldry
by Arthur Charles Fox DaviesA Complete Guide to Heraldry is written by Arthur Charles Fox Davies, a British novelist remembered for his Heraldic writings such as The Right to Bear Arms, The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopedia of Armory, and Heraldry Explained. This book is a popular exposition of contemporary English heraldic practice. Heraldry is the profession, study, or art o..
The Handbook to English Heraldry
by Charles BoutellThe Handbook to English Heraldry is an exploration of historical records of English heraldry written by a Norfolk archaeologist Charles Boutell, remembered for his writings on brasses, arms and armour and heraldry. His notable writings include; The monumental brasses of England, A Manual of British Archeology, The Arts and the Artistic Manufactu..
Knole and the Sackvilles
by V. Sackville-WestThere are two sides from which you may first profitably look at the house. One is from the park, the north side. From here the pile shows best the vastness of its size; it looks like a mediaeval village. It is heaped with no attempt at symmetry; it is sombre and frowning; the grey towers rise; the battlements cut out their square regularity against..
How to Trace a Pedigree
by Helen Augusta CroftonThe study of genealogy, therefore, is a useful one; but, apart from such considerations, there are many who are personally interested in their own ancestry, and would like to be able to trace pedigrees and learn more of their family history; but the probability is that they have not the slightest idea how to set about the work. Others may think (ho..