Very interesting and beautiful theme.
It may be recalled.
Sigillography (from the Greek. Sphragís - print), sigillografiya (from the Latin. Sigillum - print and Greek. Gráphō - write), auxiliary historical discipline that studies the press.
Seal (as an indication of authentication) is called as stamps, carved into the solid material (stone, metal, bone, etc.) - the matrix, and prints them (gold, silver, tin, wax, wax, paper and etc.). Sigillography, secondary science Diplomatique, has a direct connection with heraldry and numismatics.
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it is also interesting.
Overall Armorial noble families Vserossiiskoi Empire (Part IX)
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