Book excerpt: In full color this is a great publication! Explaining the history of coats of arms and family crests. How many times have you seen weapons and other objects with engraved "crests" etc.? This work explains how crests and arms are created and how they can be researched. Imagine if your item once belonged to someone significant? Just having a family crest indicates one's origins to be of the nobility, maybe even of the aristocracy!192 pages with masses of color photographs and examples to examine making this a great gift and reference book for the aspiring aristocrat!