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HEIKE'S GENEALOGY - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The Zurich 
Roll of Arms

The Zurich Roll of Arms - is as far as anyone knows - the oldest surviving original of the roll of arms. It's name derives from the place where it is kept, the Burgerbibliothek (citizens library) Zurich, Germany.

Who made it and why is unknown. First reference to the roll are a copy of the 16th. century and the naming of the donor, the Amtmann of Schaffhausen Johannes Schleuchzer, M.D., who presented the roll to the Burgerbibliotheck in 1750.

Regarding style of the paintings and as we know when some of the coats of arms depicted came into/out of use respectively, the roll can be dated to ca. 1340; as very many of the coats of arms are from the area around Lake Constance, it can be concluded that the roll was made there.

Pergamentstreifen II, Ruckseite 10, Strip II, Back Page 10.

(it's the second one, between SLAT and HELT)

#256 is SLAT (Schlatt)

#257 is KAeMRER (Kamerer)

#258 is HELT (Held)