Scots Heraldry Books and Links

Scots Heraldry Links

CourtOfTheLordLyon.scot – The Court of the Lord Lyon – The King of Arms in Scotland

ProcuratorFiscalLyonCourt.org.uk – Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon

Heraldry-Scotland.co.uk – The Heraldry Society of Scotland

ScotArmigers.net – The Society of Scottish Armigers

Wikipedia – Scottish Heraldry

Books on Scottish Heraldry - Online

The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (SocAntScot.org) – Armorial De Gelre

The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (SocAntScot.org) – Armorial De Berry

The Science of Herauldry, by Sir George MacKenzie of Rosehaugh, (Edinburgh 1680)

An Essay on Armories, by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh 1718)

  1. A System of Heraldry, Volume 1, by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh 1722)
  2. A System of Heraldry, Volume 2, by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh1742)
  1. British Crests: Containing the Crests and Mottos of the Families of G. B. and Ire. (Vol 1), Alexander Deuchar (Edinburgh 1817)
  2. British Crests: Containing the Crests and Mottos of the Families of G. B. and Ire. (Vol 2), Alexander Deuchar (Edinburgh 1817)

A facsimile of an ancient heraldic manuscript, by Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, (1822)

  1. A Descriptive Catalogue of Impressions from Ancient Scottish Seals, by Henry Laing (Edinburgh 1850)
  2. A Supplemental Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Scottish Seals, by Henry Laing (Edinburgh 1866)

Scottish Armorial Seals, by William Rae MacDonald (Edinburgh 1904)

  1. Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, by James Fairbairn Volume 1 Edinburgh 1905.
  2. Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, by James Fairbairn Volume 2 Edinburgh 1905.
  1. Scottish Arms, Volume 1, by Robert Riddle Stodart (Edinburgh 1881)
  2. Scottish Arms, Volume 2, by Robert Riddle Stodart (Edinburgh 1881)

An Ordinary of Arms, by Sir James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh 1895)

Heraldry in relation to Scottish history and art, by Sir James Balfour Paul (Edinburgh 1900)

The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland, by George Seton

Scottish Heraldry Made Easy, by George Harvey Johnston (Edinburgh 1912)

  1. Heraldry in Scotland, Volume 1, by John Horne Stevenson (Glasgow 1914)
  2. Heraldry in Scotland, Volume 2, by John Horne Stevenson (Glasgow 1914)

The Manual of Heraldry, by Francis Grant, Albany Herald (Edinburgh 1914)

The town council seals of Scotland; historical, legendary and heraldic, by Alexander Porteous

The Arms of the baronial and police burghs of Scotland, by the Marquess of Bute

The Arms of the Scottish bishoprics, by W.T. Lyon

 

The heraldry of the Stewarts

The heraldry of the Murrays

The heraldry of the Douglases

The heraldry of the Hamiltons

The heraldry of the Johnstons

The heraldry of the Campbells

Books on Scottish Heraldry - Not Online

Scots Heraldry; A Practical Handbook, by Thomas Innis of Learney (Edinburgh 1934)

Scottish Heraldic Seals, by Stevenson and Wood (only 40 copies published in 1940)

The Scots Roll, by Colin Campbell of Inverneill (Dunfermline 1995)

Simple Heraldry, by Iain Moncreiffe of Easter Moncreiffe and Don Pottinger (199?)

Scotlands Heraldic Heritage; The Lyon Rejoicing, by Charles Burnett and Mark Dennis (Edinburgh 1997)

Scotland’s Historic Heraldry, by Bruce A. McAndrew (2006)