Medieval Heralds and the Tournament at Chauvency
While the jousting was happening, the heralds were busy working the crowds and sometimes causing trouble.
Foreign Lions of England: Eastern European Royal Coats of Arms in the English Court during Edward I (1272–1307)
The present paper deals with the early rolls of arms in medieval England, the so-called general rolls of arms and specifically royal symbols connected to East Central Europe, the Hungarian, the Bohemian and the Polish royal coats of arms.
What is Heraldry?
Heraldry, the use and identification of these symbols, developed slowly over the course of the Middle Ages, and expanded its use and reach across Europe, eventually settling in a language still used today for official coats of arms and flags.
Conversations Between Medieval Texts and Digital Editions: The Remediation of Harley 4205
While the knightly and kingly images of the British Library’s MS Harley 4205 are visually intriguing, there has been little research dedicated to this manuscript. These figures and their textual counterparts reveal a tension central to this manuscript between its repetitious features and identifying markers.
Medieval English Embroidery on Display for the Last Time at the V&A’s Opus Anglicanum Exhibit
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.
The Proud Symbolism of Heraldry: Why It Matters; Why It is Fun!
It is often regarded as an esoteric science and something for the snobs.
The Heraldic Casket of Saint Louis in the Louvre
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.
Constructing social identity in Renaissance Florence: Botticelli’s ‘Portrait of a Lady’
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.
Fools, Devils, and Alchemy: Secular Images in the Monastery
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.
The Naples L’homme arme masses, Burgundy and the Order of the Golden Fleece: The origins of the L’homme arme tradition
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.
Maculate Conceptions
For the greater part of human history…disease has been understood in terms of its manifestations on the outside of the body. more than any other sign, t has been spots that have signified the onset of disease…
Heraldry in the Trecento Madrigal
This study investigates a repertoire of eighteen madrigals whose texts refer to heraldry, all of which were composed in trecento Italy.
Medieval card game looking for backers through Kickstarter Campaign
For those looking to support a medieval-themed project, Blazon! The Card Game might be just what you are looking for
15th century Italian banking records discovered in London manuscript
Records of Italian bankers partially covered over fifty years later by traditional English crests
English heraldic terminology: analysis and comparison with Czech
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.
Heraldry and Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur
Heraldry and Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur By Lani Visaisouk Master’s Thesis, Utrecht University, 2006 Introduction: In 1136, King Arthur makes his…
Ralph de Limésy: Conqueror’s Nephew? The Origins of a Discounted Claim
Ralph de Limésy: Conqueror’s Nephew? The Origins of a Discounted Claim Jackson, Peter (University of Oxford) Prosopon Newsletter (1997) Abstract The name of…
Islamic Heraldry: An Introduction
Islamic Heraldry: An Introduction By David B. Appleton Published Online (2008) Introduction: The scope of this presentation concerns the heraldry the Muslims in…
The Medieval Tournament: Chivalry, Heraldry and Reality. An Edition and Analysis of Three Fifteenth-Century Tournament Manuscripts
The contents of the codex are an exceptional primary source for the study of the chivalric culture of late-medieval Burgundy, England, and France. They include challenges to, and narratives of, combat involving influential courtiers such as Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales, brother-in-law of Edward IV, and Antoine, the Great Bastard of Burgundy, an illegitimate son of Duke Philip the Good. There is an account of a deadly combat at Tours in February 1446/7 which is vividly illustrated with eight miniatures.
Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles
Of device as device: the narrative functioning of armorial displays in Froissart’s Chronicles By M. J. Huxtable Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for…