To protect their head from blows,
knights also wore a helm and they covered it with a scarf called
contoise, mantling or lambrequin in order to shade it from the sun.
To distinguish the helm, a crest was
worn over it. This was made of feathers, leather or wood, sometimes
similar to the device on the shield, but often different from it.
To be Continued . . .
Bonanno Coat of
Arms
Arms: Or a cat
sable.
Motto: None
recorded.
Origin: Italian
The surname of Bonanno
was originally derived from the latin personal name of Bonus, a
nickname for a good and kind person or one who habitually wished
others a "good year."
Spelling variations include: Bonanni, Buonanno, Buonanni, Bonano and
Bonannini.
The origins of the family Bonanno can be found in Pisa, where in
1130 a Bonanno was a prominent intellectual.
Bearers of the name Bonanno can be traced to Rome, Palermo, Aquila
and parts of Lombardy. A promonent member of the Bonano lineage
included a painter, sculptor and architect who is famous for the
bronze doors of the Cathedral in Pisa which he finished in the 12th
century.
Foreign Equivalents:
Gutjahr (German) and Goodyear (English).
Bonanno
Symbolism
CAT (CAT-A-MOUNT):
Represents a mountain or wild cat and signifies
liberty, vigilance, forecast, and courage. The Roman goddess of
Liberty was represented as holding a cup in one hand, a broken
sceptre in the other, and with a cat lying at her feet. No animal is
so great an enemy to all constraint as a cat. Held in veneration by
the Egyptians under the name of Ælurus. This deity is represented
with a human body and a cat's head. Diodorus tells us that whoever
killed a cat, even by accident, was by the Egyptians punished by
death.
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