Book Title: Genealogiae aliquot familiarum nobilium in Saxonia : quae vel a comitibus vel baronibus ortae, quosdam pontificiam, quosdam episcopalem dignitatem adeptos produxerunt / Collectae opera et studio M. Hieronymi Henninges Luneburgensis ecclesiastae ; nunc autem denuo auctiores et correctiores ex Bibliotheca Ranzoviana editae ; Quibus accesserunt insignia fere omnium, qui genere nobiles in Ducatibus Slesuigae, Holsatiae ac Stormariae, arces munitas, elegantia castra, praedia, domicilia, etc. possederunt, ... item in calce descriptio monumenti ab Henrico Ranzio ... etc.

Author: Henninges, Hieronymus, d. 1597

Image Title: Coat of Arms of the Rantzau Family

Description: Inscribed within a larger insignia, this coat of arms belongs to the Danish-German Rantzau family. The round shield has two halves, whose colors are identified in the inscription below the arms: the right half (which is the viewer’s left side) is red, and the left is white. The reverse is true for the horns which extend from the helmet. The inscription associates the color red with war and white with peace.

Click here for additional images available from this book.

Request a high-resolution file (fees apply)

Rights Statement: The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.
Rights Status: No Copyright - United States
Pitts Theology Library provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in the Digital Image Archive.