grants continued from 1911 until 1918. Elsewhere burgher arms were assumed. Such family heraldry is still alive in Germany and burgher arms are protected by law. See also Armorial of Germany Armorial of the Holy Roman Empire Notes References External links Scheibler Armorial on Wikimedia Commons www.wappenbuch.de (in German) – Includes many full-color plates Introduction to Heraldry (in German) – Includes many photos and graphic renderings of German heraldry, along with heraldic terminology and descriptions in German Heraldik-Wiki (in German) – Encompasses all of the duties of German heraldry, including the science and art of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms, etc. Germany on www.heraldica.org German Confederation of the 19th century on www.heraldica.org German national heraldry on Heraldry of the World German civic heraldry Holy Roman Empire on www.heraldica.org Academy of Saint Gabriel Medieval German Heraldry Archive Hofkleiderbuch (Abbildung und Beschreibung der Hof-Livreen) des Herzogs Wilhelm IV. und Albrecht V. 1508–1551. (in German) German-Nordic heraldry