Mario wrote: > I am just starting to look into my family name coat of arms ( code > of arms ) and some backgroung history and origins. What are you looking for -- the device by which your family might have put on their forks, or the rules of fights? The Code of Arms is also called the Code Duello, and I imagine a GOOGLE search will turn up something. The Coat of Arms is called heraldry, and every country had a reference book of the "arms" that had been granted and to whom. Since I know nothing about Italian research, I can't point any direction. But the important point is to figure out which you want. Cheryl singhals@erols.com