Research project: Heraldic Display and Discourse in the Early Modern...
Summary The present project investigates the role of heraldry in the political culture and political representation of the early modern monarchy. It studies monarchical armorial symbolism as a dynamic...
View ArticleEdition de l’armorial municipal «Compendio das Armas dos Reynos de Portugal &...
L’armorial Compendio das Armas dos Reynos de Portugal & Algarve & das Cidades & Villas principaes deles (Compendium des Armes des Royaumes de Portugal & Algarve & de leurs Cités...
View ArticleLegends in doubt – the end of medieval heraldry in the 17th century: On the...
The proposed paper tries to offer new perspectives on the turn from the Middle Ages to modern times by not focusing on given events, but by considering the imaginary and the way of thinking during...
View ArticleHeraldry in the City of London
The City of London has a long and illustrious relationship with heraldry, not least because it is home to the College of Arms, the heraldic authority for grants of arms in England, Wales, Northern...
View ArticleDie Wappen des Konstanzer Konzils in der Welt
Richentals Chronik des Konstanzer Konzils ist sicher die bekannteste Quelle zum Constantiense, und um so erstaunlicher ist es, dass das in mehreren frühen und wichtigen Abschriften dieser Chronik...
View ArticleRegensburger Wappenbücher online
Ein Projekt an der Uni Graz in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Stadtarchiv Regensburg hat im Jahr 2012 die Regensburger Porträt- und Wappenbücher digitalisiert und frei verfügbar ins Netz gestellt: hier. Es...
View Article[Paper:] Spaces of Many-Faced Majesty. Heraldic Church Interior and the...
It is commonplace that princely ensigns armorial embodied dynastic continuity and rightful territorial possession. Either impressing elites in an exclusive palace setting or showered upon the masses by...
View Article[Paper:] Heraldic Self-Representation in Aristocratic Residences in Rome and...
From a note of Marcantonio Altieri, a significant representative of the upper classes of Rome around 1500, we know that the roman nobility in its palaces exposed the “antique insegne” of the relatives...
View Article[Paper:] Heraldic Display as a Part of Festive Decoration in Villa Lanthieri...
The visit of Emperor Leopold I to Carniola and the County of Gorizia in the autumn of 1660 encouraged local aristocracy to modify their homes and embellish them with artworks. On his way from Ljubljana...
View ArticleDie runden Wappentafeln der Zünfte
Im Folgenden möchte ich einen sehr verkürzten Überblick zu den bisherigen Ergebnissen der Erforschung des Objektbestandes der runden Wappentafeln der Zünfte geben, deren ausführlicheren, jedoch...
View Article[Paper:] Entre héraldique et onomastique: Repenser les armoiries parlantes...
Le 1 juin 2016, à quinze heures, se tiendra une première réunion commune et extraordinaire de la Société française d’héraldique et de sigillographie et de la Société française d’onomastique. Aprés une...
View ArticleRichental-Rezeption in der Frühen Neuzeit: Ein weiterer Handschriftenfund
Das Wappenbuch, das mit der Richental-Chronik überliefert wurde, darf als eines der einflussreichsten Wappenbücher des Mittelalters gelten. Zu den offensichtlicheren Gründen dafür gehören seine frühe...
View ArticleHeraldry in Early Modern Spain according to the picaresque novel (1554-1668)
I have recently published an article in which I analyze the heraldic information contained in a total of twenty-seven Spanish picaresque novels from the years 1554 to 1668. Faced with the fantastic...
View ArticleCfP: Heraldic Imagination in the Netherlands, 1500-1800
Panel at the Historians of Netherlandish Art Conference (Amsterdam, 2-5 June 2021) Originally hereditary symbols of the medieval noble elite, from the late-14th century onwards crests, coat of arms and...
View ArticleJust published: Heraldry in Medieval and Early Modern State Rooms (Heraldic...
Just in time for Christmas, we are pleased to announce the publication of the long-awaited third volume of the “Heraldic Studies” series. Under the title “Heraldry in Medieval and Early Modern State...
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