Heraldischer Atlas; eine Sammlung von heraldischen Musterblättern für Künstler, Gewerbetreibende, sowie für Freunde der Wappenkunde was a book on
heraldry by Austrian heraldist and heraldic artist
Hugo Gerard Ströhl
Hugo Gerard Ströhl (24 September 1851 – 7 December 1919) was an Austrian heraldist.
Life
Ströhl was born in Wels in Upper Austria. A talented painter, he studied at the School for Applied Arts ("Kunstgewerbeschule des Österreichische ...
, published in Stuttgart in 1899. As the title says, it was intended as a model book for how
coats of arms should be drawn.
This large volume is still considered a standard work in German heraldic literature. The English book ''
The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory'' (1904) by
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (28 February 1871 – 19 May 1928) was a British expert on heraldry. His ''Complete Guide to Heraldry'', published in 1909, has become a standard work on heraldry in England. A barrister by profession, Fox-Davies worke ...
incorporates its plates and much of its text translated to English.
The book is now in the public domain and free to copy; since its creator died in 1919,
copyright
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expired in 1989.
Reprints
* Heraldischer Atlas. In: Heraldische Reihe. IV, PHV Verlag, Offenbach 2000,
* Heraldischer Atlas. Milano, Edizioni Orsini De Marzo, 2010,
External links
Heraldischer Atlas at austria-forum.org the full book in digitalized form.
Literature on heraldry
German-Nordic heraldry
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