Medievalists.net » Heraldry http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Proud Symbolism of Heraldry: Why It Matters; Why It is Fun! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/16/the-proud-symbolism-of-heraldry-why-it-matters-why-it-is-fun/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/16/the-proud-symbolism-of-heraldry-why-it-matters-why-it-is-fun/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:14:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61796 It is often regarded as an esoteric science and something for the snobs.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/16/the-proud-symbolism-of-heraldry-why-it-matters-why-it-is-fun/feed/ 0 The Heraldic Casket of Saint Louis in the Louvre http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:28:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54225 The Casket of Saint Louis invokes political and social networks and events relating to the Capetian dynasty in the years before Louis IX reached his majority.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/heraldic-casket-saint-louis-louvre/feed/ 0 Constructing social identity in Renaissance Florence: Botticelli’s ‘Portrait of a Lady’ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/06/constructing-social-identity-renaissance-florence-botticellis-portrait-lady/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/06/constructing-social-identity-renaissance-florence-botticellis-portrait-lady/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:16:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53939 This study scrutinizes a work within a neglected portion of Botticelli's oeuvre, examining the ways in which its modest, and somewhat ambiguous, visual cues also construct its sitter's elevated social identity, while simultaneously protecting it.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/06/constructing-social-identity-renaissance-florence-botticellis-portrait-lady/feed/ 0 Fools, Devils, and Alchemy: Secular Images in the Monastery http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/fools-devils-and-alchemy-secular-images-in-the-monastery-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/fools-devils-and-alchemy-secular-images-in-the-monastery-2/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:45:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37860 The fool is one of the most popular and stable character types throughout cultures and times. This is especially true of medieval Europe. The fool, sometimes a jester, sometimes a clown or a trickster, is always recognizable through his abnormal appearance.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/09/fools-devils-and-alchemy-secular-images-in-the-monastery-2/feed/ 0 The Naples L’homme arme masses, Burgundy and the Order of the Golden Fleece: The origins of the L’homme arme tradition http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/03/the-naples-lhomme-arme-masses-burgundy-and-the-order-of-the-golden-fleece-the-origins-of-the-lhomme-arme-tradition/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/03/the-naples-lhomme-arme-masses-burgundy-and-the-order-of-the-golden-fleece-the-origins-of-the-lhomme-arme-tradition/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:46:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36185 The six anonymous L'Homme arme masses in naples MS VI E 40, of the Biblioteca Nazionale, have prompted heated debate concerning their genesis since Dragan Plamenac discovered them in 1925.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/24/medieval-card-game-looking-for-backers-through-kickstarter-campaign/feed/ 0 15th century Italian banking records discovered in London manuscript http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/24/15th-century-italian-banking-records-discovered-in-london-manuscript/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/24/15th-century-italian-banking-records-discovered-in-london-manuscript/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:15:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34132 Records of Italian bankers partially covered over fifty years later by traditional English crests

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/24/15th-century-italian-banking-records-discovered-in-london-manuscript/feed/ 0 English heraldic terminology: analysis and comparison with Czech http://www.medievalists.net/2012/02/27/english-heraldic-terminology-analysis-and-comparison-with-czech/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/02/27/english-heraldic-terminology-analysis-and-comparison-with-czech/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:32:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=29668 The first part of the essay is an analysis of lexical heraldic items. The analysis is made according to different classes of the heraldic terms, starting with the ordinaries, then describing other charges.

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