Author : Francis Bacon Trowbridge
Release : 2016-11-13
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Trowbridge Genealogy by : Francis Bacon Trowbridge
Download or read book The Trowbridge Genealogy written by Francis Bacon Trowbridge. This book was released on 2016-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Trowbridge Genealogy: History of the Trowbridge Family in America The arms borne by the Trowbridge family are what are termed in heraldry armes parlanfes, because of their allusion to the nameh-t-he. Bridge and the water running through. In the earliest heraldry, whenever it was possible, the object chosen was one whose name bore sufficient resemblance in sound to suggest the name of the bearer of it. This characteristic of the Trowbridge arms is an evidence of their antiquity. In A Treatise on Heraldry by Woodward and Burnett, page 362, is printed the following account of the use of the bridge in heraldry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
