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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Heraldry"”.
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The Medieval Tournament: Chivalry, Heraldry and Reality. An Edition and Analysis of Three Fifteenth-Century Tournament Manuscripts
In the Royal Armouries collection is a codex comprising three fifteenth-century manuscripts in French. The codex is not only unpublished, it has never been transcribed or translated. The content is a primary source for the study of the medieval tournament as well as many other aspects of the elite …
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The Heraldic Imagination in German-speaking Lands, c.1480-c.1560
… tracing how artists and designers engaged with heraldry as a category of image capable of inciting visual and intellectual pleasure. Coats of arms are often viewed as a distinctly medieval and utilitarian category of image, at odds with the cultural changes associated with the ‘Renaissance’. …
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Da luogo a logo. Trasformazioni dell’identità visiva in Sardegna
… between places and visual identities: from heraldry to the flags , to the trademarks and logos of today's" destinations" , the term which are marked the places considered as tourist targets. The logo - the icon by which a power asserts its authority - is an ambivalent element : it needs to …
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Picture-books, Politics & Pedagogy: Illustrating Histories for a Young Reader, 1338-40 (British Library, Egerton MS 3028)
… pen and wash miniatures. The use of the royal heraldry of England and France throughout encourages the volume to be read in the light of the contemporary Anglo-French conflict. The present study reviews and builds upon the little scholarly attention Egerton has received to date. It explores its …
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The Architectural Patronage of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690-1749)
… leading nobility. I argue that his use of heraldry and architectural salvage to create his schemes was a particular and characteristic manifestation of these ideas. The impact of his Huguenot education, professional positions and financial circumstances on his architecture are considered. I …
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Krikščioniškieji gėlių motyvai lietuvių poezijoje /
… revealed by the Christian iconography, baroque heraldry and armorial poems. The important part of the context is the poetry by Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus which influenced other Lithuanian authors. Motives of lily, rose, thorn, and violet bear the well-defined semantics. Analysis of …