Publications
A Palace Of Arms: Grand Masters And Heraldic Legacies
A Palace Of Arms was created to offer a colourful insight into the fascinating subject of heraldry and showcase the rich heraldic heritage found in the Grand Master’s Palace: from the time of the knights, through the British period, and into down to the present day. Today, heraldry is not merely a relic of the past but a living tradition, thriving alongside a renewed fascination with the pageantry of the Middle Ages. Around the world, heraldic societies continue to emerge, and the demand for the design and official registration of personal arms by recognised authorities has grown exponentially.
Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta
Register of Arms
Vol. 1 - 2019-2024
Register of Arms
A first in the annals of Maltese Heraldry, this Register of Arms contains all the Coats of Arms granted or registered by the Office of The Chief Herald of Arms of Malta between its foundation in 2019 up until 2024. It contains the illustrated personal Coats of Arms, either granted or registered, of 133 Armigers, together with the heraldic descriptions (blazons) of another 70. It also includes a number of Arms of various entities. The Arms belong to people from all walks of life, including Maltese and foreign nobility.
Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta
The Way Forward
This book is a two-part analytic commentary by Dr. Charles A. Gauci, Chief Herald of Arms of Malta and Malta’s only official authority on heraldic matters.
In the first part of this book, the author tackles the arduous but necessary task of debunking several generationally-accumulated erroneous conclusions concerning Malta’s nobility.
The second part gives a short history of heraldry in Malta, explains the basic concepts of this science, outlines the principal features of a coat of arms and proceeds to the application of general heraldic norms to a correct Maltese context.
The Way Forward is a must-have for anyone interested in Maltese history, the former nobility and heraldry in general.