BOOKS ABOUT SA HERALDRY

Anon: Arms and Crests of Schools and Universities (?1930s)

Cigarette card album of school and university arms and badges

Anon: South African Coats of Arms (1931)

Cigarette card album of municipal arms and pseudo-arms of the period

Anon: Mobil Golden Coat of Arms Collection (undated: c1980)

Full-colour sticker album of municipal arms of the period

Brownell, FG: National and Provincial Symbols (1993)

History of national and provincial arms, flags etc, illustrated in colour

Brownell, FG: National Symbols of the Republic of South Africa (1995)

The national arms and flag etc after SA was reconstituted, illustrated in colour

Brownell, FG: Heraldry in the Church of the Province of SA (2002)

Anglican diocesan and parish arms, illustrated in b/w

Bureau of Heraldry: South African Armorial (8 volumes) (1996- )

Blazons of arms registered 1963-2000

Bureau of Heraldry: Names, Special Names, and Uniforms (2000)

Details of names and uniforms registered at the Bureau

Bureau of Heraldry: Names, Uniforms and Badges (4 volumes) (2000)

Details of names, uniforms and badges registered 1935-63

Bureau of Heraldry: Alphabetical Index to SANDF Heraldic
Representations (2001)

List of defence force units which have registered arms, badges etc

Bureau of Heraldry: Index to Local and Regional Authorities Which Have Registered Arms, Badges, Flags, and Seals (2001)

List of registered municipal arms etc

Curson, HH: Colours and Honours in South Africa (1948)

History of SA military Colours and battle honours, illustrated in b/w

Government Communication & Information Service: Coat of Arms Corporate Identity Guidelines (2004)

Official rules for the display of the national arms

Laing, RA: Catalogue of Seals in the Cape Town Archives Repository (1998)

Catalogue of part of the Western Cape Archives seal collection

Laing, RA: Het Behoorlijk Zegel (2006)

Study of 18th- and 19th-century armorial seals

Owen, CR: Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa (1990)

Includes many colour plates of SA Army unit arms (shoulder flashes)

Pama, C: Heraldiek in Suid-Afrika (1956)

Short overview of heraldry in SA, illustrated in b/w

Pama, C: Wapens van die Ou Afrikaanse Families (1959)

Armorial of Afrikaner personal arms, illustrated in b/w

Pama, C: Simbole van die Unie (1960)

Short history of SA national arms and flags, illustrated in b/w and colour

Pama, C: Lions and Virgins (1965)

History of official heraldry in southern Africa, illustrated in b/w and colour

Pama, C: Heraldry of South African Families (1972)

Armorial of English and Afrikaner personal arms, illustrated in b/w

Pama, C (co-author): Families, Familiename en Familiewapens (1975)

Includes chapters on heraldry, illustrated in b/w

Pama, C: Heraldiek ABC (1980)

Children's book on heraldry, illustrated in b/w and colour

Pama, C: Die Groot Afrikaanse Familienaamboek (1983)

Dictionary of 3000-plus Afrikaner surnames, with chapters on heraldry and details of 445 arms illustrated in colour

Pama, C: British Families in South Africa (1992)

Dictionary of English SA surnames, some with arms illustrated in b/w

Radburn, A: The Seal Collection of the Western Cape Archives (2009)

Catalogue of part of the Western Cape Archives seal collection

OTHER BOOKS WITH SA HERALDIC INFORMATION AND PICTURES

Becker, D: Yellow Wings

History of World War II air force training units, with their badges in b/w

Dept of Arts & Culture: Annual Report (1994- )

Includes report on the Bureau of Heraldry

Dept of Arts & Culture: Strategic Plan 2003-06

Includes Bureau of Heraldry

Dept of Education, Arts & Sciences (later National Education): Annual
Report (1959-62)

Includes report on the Heraldry Section

Du Toit, AK: South Africa's Fighting Ships (1992)

History of SA naval ships, including their badges, illustrated in colour and b/w

Goosen, JC: South Africa's Navy - the First 50 Years (1972)

History of the SAN, with colour charts of ships' badges

Kannemeyer, AJ: Die Hugenote Familieboek (1940)

Histories of Huguenot families, many illustrated with arms in b/w

Loxton, AG: Die Afrikaner Voorgeslag (1933)

Articles on Afrikaner families, illustrated with arms in colour

Maxwell, KA & Smith JM: SA Air Force Golden Jubilee Souvenir (1970)

History of the SAAF, with colour plates of squadron Colours

McLean, S: Squadrons of the SA Air Force (2005)

SAAF squadron histories, with details and illustrations of their badges and arms

Mitford-Barberton, I & White, V: Some Frontier Families (1968)

Selected 1820 Settler and other family trees, many illustrated with arms in b/w

National Archives: Annual Report (1962- )

Includes report on the Bureau of Heraldry

Potgieter H & Steenkamp WP: Aircraft of the South African Air Force (1980)

Includes charts of SAAF unit arms

Welz, S: Cape Silver and Silversmiths (1976)

History of SA silver, including b/w photos of several armorial items

Catholic Directory of Southern Africa

Issues since c1950 are illustrated with bishops' arms in b/w

Official South African Municipal Yearbook

Issues since 1983 are illustrated with municipal arms in b/w