Does your family have a coat of arms? To learn about heraldry, our local history librarians recommend you read the following books.
Click the titles to find out which libraries have the book and reserve a copy online. You can ask for it to be delivered to your local library.
'Boutell's heraldry' by J P Brooke-Little (1983, revised edition)
Discusses heraldic history, language, mottoes, and official and corporate heraldry.
'An heraldic alphabet' by J P Brooke-Little (1975, revised edition)
Guide to heraldry, tracing the development of coats of arms, the grammar of heraldry and the laws that govern the way in which arms are inherited.
'Arms of Sussex families' by J F Huxford (1982)
Illustrated guide to coats of arms in Sussex.
East Sussex County Council