Heraldry and Genealogy  

The following bullets describe the sections of the Heraldry subweb. Most of which are on the quick jump bar at the top and bottom of each page.

• Index, this page, lists all the files in the Heraldry subweb. The Bowen Knot (shown above right) will bring you back to this page for subweb. The arrow at the bottom of each page will return you to the Archery index.
• My Arms provides a description of how my personal arms is differenced from the oldest Bowen arms that I have been able to find. It also includes the rationale for the changes in the arms. Included is a graphic of the coat of arms which I designed (the miniature of which is used as the link to my homepage).
• Traditional Bowen Arms (within the Arms Page) gives the blazon, or specification, for the oldest Bowen arms, with an English translation. See also...
  • Other Bowen Arms
  • Names Similar to Bowen
  • Common errors in displaying the Bowen arms
• Blazonry
  • History of Heraldry - evolution of blazons
  • Parts of a Coat of Arms - practical armor that became wall hangings
  • Blazon Components - parts of the description
  • Composition Rules - how coats of arms are "specified" or recorded
• Bib contains heraldry references, with some annotations.
• Related Links has genealogy and heraldry WWW links.

Other pages in the subweb that are not on the "jump bar"

• Sr. Bowen has some links and pictures related to brave Knight Bowen, Draco, and Dragonheart.
• The Code is Sr. Bowen's knightly code.

Other related pages...

• Aliases -- other people named Greg Bowen that I have found on the Web
• What's New -- listing updates to this and other pages within Greg Bowen's web

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