Carl-Alexander von Volborth
Carl-Alexander von Volborth (February 21, 1919, Berlin - February 25, 2009, Antwerp) was a German-born American heraldic artist and heraldist.
Born in Berlin-Charlottenburg, von Volborth received the Gustaf von Numers Prize 1984 in the XVIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences in Helsinki. He was a member of HEROLD, Verein für Heraldik, Genealogie und verwandte Wissenschaften zu Berlin e. V. since 1990 and a member of Académie Internationale d'Héraldique.[1]
Works
- Heraldry: Customs, Rules, and Styles Poole, Dorset, New Orchard Editions, 1981, 229 pp.
- The Art of Heraldry Poole, Dorset, Blandford Press, 1984, 224 pp.
- Heraldry of the World (edited by Hubert Chesshyre) Poole, Dorset, Blandford Press, 1973, 251 pp.
- Little Manual of Heraldry: A Synoptical Approach
- The Very Dubious Codex Senilski (with Marc Van de Cruys), Homunculus, Wijnegem, 2004
- The Very Peculiar Codex of Pluckingham Court, Homunculus, Wijnegem, 2006
Bibliography
- von Volborth, Carl-Alexander (1987). The Art of Heraldry. ISBN 1855011549.
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February 21, 1919 |
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February 25, 2009 |
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