General Armorial of the Nobility Families of the Russian Empire. Volume 4

The appearance of the common gerobrnik of the noble childbirth of the All-Russian Empire is associated with Pavlomi I reform in the field of noble generic heraldry. It was Manifesto Paul I dated January 20, 1797 marked the law on the legal formation of the Russian and Little Russian coat of arms. The compilation of the "common gerbank ..." was conducted in accordance with the structure approved by Paul. He was divided into three branches: the coat of arms of titled and old names were placed (i.e., from the time of the compounds of the position with the faiths), in the second - the coat of arms of persons who were particularly complained by the nobility, to the third - the coat of arms of the birth, who again drove into the nobility by the ranks and orders. Throughout all the years, which was the common gerobrik ..., this division was maintained, but the oldest and driving nobility were united in the last section.
To compile a "common gerbank ... All provincial nobility deputies should have submitted lists of the nobles