The following books have been produced by Cecil Humphery-Smith and the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies and are available from its own bookshop Family History Books. Armigerous Ancestors - C.R. Humphery-Smith. ISBN 09511987 18 (Family History Books, 1997) £45.00 An essential guide and index to the Herald's Visitations. The visitations themselves contain valuable information for both those interested in heraldry and genealogy and can help to bridge the absence of parish registers caused by the Commonwealth gap. Armigerous Ancestors is a comprehensive introduction to the study of the Visitations of the Heralds and a clearly produced reference source to the original and published manuscripts. Hugh Revel - C.R. Humphery-Smith. ISBN 0 85033 895 6 (Phillimore, 1994) £17.95 A scholarly work of detection, genealogy and biography about this thirteenth century Master of the Crusading Order of Hospitallers. "This is more than History; more than biography; more than a work of skilful detection: this is persuasive reading written with enthusiasm and scholarship." Fra' Cyril Toumanoff Dark Blood - William Lee (Written and edited, with a foreword by C.R. Humphery-Smith). ISBN 0 75410 703 5 (Minerva Press, 1999) £6.00 Dark Blood is the true story of Ethan Bray, a restless Romany orphan. Into his settled farming life in post-war Kent comes May, the beautiful daughter of the traveller Tucker Beaney; but Ethan must face immense danger and personal conflict if he is to win her hand in marriage. William Lee's starkly realistic tale revives an England now almost gone: the England of George Henry Borrow's Lavengro. The Cambridge Armorial - ed. C.R. Humphery-Smith et al. ISBN 0 85613 871 1 (Orbis, 1985) £5.00 A descriptive history of all the heraldry of the University of Cambridge colleges, the schools and the City, with full colour illustrations. As John Tunesi states in The Coat of Arms: "I believe it is a book that all dedicated amorist should make room for on their shelves" Anglo Norman Armory - C.R. Humphery-Smith. ISBN 0 9504 879 29 (Family History Books, 1973) £12.50 A collection of essays on medieval heraldry including an edition of the Fitzwiliam Roll of Arms. A useful reference work for anyone studying this period when heraldry plays such an important part in historical studies. Atlas and Index of Parish Registers of England, Wales and Scotland - edited by C.R. Humphery-Smith. ISBN 0 85033 950 2 (Phillimore, 2004) £50.00 The latest edition of the now indispensable "Phillimore Atlas" incorporating new and updated material is available. It includes Parish Maps of England, Wales and also Scotland, topographical maps and indexes summarising the whereabouts of original registers and the many finding aids of use to family historians. This now classic reference work will be an invaluable tool for researchers. To order a title, please contact the Bookshop Manager for details of availability and postage costs. The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies 79-82 Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1BA, England Tel: +44 (0)1227 768664 - Fax: +44 (0)1227 765617 - Contact Us

Introduction Publications Armigerous Ancestors Hugh Revel Dark Blood The Cambridge Armorial Anglo Norman Armory Atlas and Index of Parish Registers Journal Contents The IHGS Achievements