French version below. 18–20 September 2019 Antwerp: Grauwzusters Cloister of the University of Antwerp Over the past decades, the study of the adoption and use of arms within a wide range of social groups has questioned the exclusive association betwee…
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Armoiries et insignes d’Ezzelino da Romano, tyran de Padoue: une équivoque qui a la vie dure
by Patrizia Dal Zotto •
Fig. 1: Francesco Antonibon (1809-1883), Ezzelino siégeant en cour de justice, huile sur toile, Musée de Bassano del Grappa (avec l’aimable autorisation de MBA ,Musei Biblioteca Archivio di Bassano del Grappa. Reproduction interdite par quelque moyen q…
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“Dictionary of British Arms. Medieval Ordinary” (4 vols) available in Open Access
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The four volumes of the Dictionary are purchasable in print at Boydell & Brewer (photo: Boydell & Brewer) In four volumes, the Dictionary of British arms gathers the known coats of arms from the British Isles from the beginning of heraldry up t…
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Zwischenstand und Ankündigungen [06/2018]
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Es ist einigen sicher nicht entgangen, dass unser Blog Heraldica nova in der letzten Zeit etwas verstummt ist. Dies liegt unter anderem daran, dass sich die erste Förderphase des „Performanz der Wappen“-Projektes langsam dem Ende nähert und wir uns – …
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Digitale Heraldik. VolkswagenStiftung bewilligt Fortsetzung des „Performanz der Wappen“ Projektes
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Eine Mitteilung in eigener Sache: Bereits seit längerem arbeite ich ja daran, die neuen kulturhistorischen Ansätze zur mittelalterlichen Heraldik mit den Methoden der Digital Humanities zu verbinden und zu erweitern. Diese Bemühungen waren unter andere…
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[Paper:] Dominique Delgrange: Martin Doué. Un peintre en armoiries, poursuivant d’armes à Lille (1572-1638) – Paris, 15 Mars 2018
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Une conférence organisée par la Société française d’héraldique et de sigillographie (SFHS) Lieu: Archives nationales, « Salle d’albâtre » du CARAN – 11, rue des Quatre Fils, Paris 75003 Date: 15 mars 2018, Entrée à 17 heures, dans la limi…
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Protected: Insignia seu clenodia regis et regni Poloniae
by Adam Żurek •
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Bergshammar armorial online!
by Heraldica Nova •
Since last week, a digitised version of the Bergshammar armorial has been freely accessible online on the website of the Swedish national archives. This fascinating parchment manuscript contains over 3000 coats of arms, displaying first European high n…
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Heraldry is Vanity! Moral Criticism of Heraldic Commemoration in Germany – A European Phenomenon?
by Marcus Meer •
Medieval churches still abound in coats of arms depicted on tombs, epitaphs, windows, altarpieces and other commemorative devices. And of course it was not just knights, nobles, princes and kings that tried to preserve their memory by means of heraldry…
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Das „Bassenheimer Wappenbuch“ und das „Hofwappenbuch Herzog Ferdinands von Bayern 1544 – 1607“
by Frhr. v. Recum •
In Gustav A. Seylers (1846-1935) süddeutschen Siebmacherbänden (Adel und Bürgerliche) findet man als Quellenangabe häufiger den Verweis auf das „Bassenheimer Wappenbuch“ und auf das „Hofwappenbuch“. Letzteres lässt sich relativ einfach identifizieren. …
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Stillfried-Faksimile digitalisiert
by Christof Rolker •
Wie ich heute in meinem eigenen Seminar von einem Studierenden lernen durfte, ist das Stillfried-Faksimile von Konrad Grünenbergs Wappenbuch (das ich inzwischen eher als Stillfried-“Faksimile” bezeichne, und zwar aus Gründen) digitalisiert….
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Miguel Metelo de Seixas professeur invité à l’Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes Paris, 16 à 26 janvier 2018
by Laurent Hablot •
En janvier 2018, Miguel Metelo de Seixas, spécialiste bien connu d’emblématique et d’héraldique portugaise, séjourne à Paris comme professeur invité de la chaire d’emblématique occidentale de l’Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes &…
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Recent Publications. Update December 2017
by Heraldica Nova •
Short days and cold nights call for interesting reads. This list contains publications on heraldry as well as articles and books in which heraldry plays a supportive part. It provides an overview of interesting reads that have been published since our …
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[Report:] Visible Identities: Symbolic Codes from Personal Heraldry to Corporate Logos, London, 6 November 2017
by Marcus Meer •
It is a convenient coincidence that an event of this thematic scope took place in London, a city that is home to the College of Arms as the oldest authority of heraldry as a century-old tradition of visual identification on the one, and the headquarter…
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‘Heraldic Artists and Painters’ volume is now forthcoming!
by Torsten Hiltmann •
I am pleased to announce that the first volume of our new ‘Heraldic Studies’ series has now been sent off to the printers and will be published just in time for Christmas! Under the title ‘Heraldic Artists and Painters in the Middle A…
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A few more armorials online (Mandragore database)
by Christof Rolker •
The Mandragore database of the Bibliothèque national in Paris (http://mandragore.bnf.fr/jsp/rechercheExperte.jsp) allows one to search images of the BnF’s illuminated manuscripts. Unsurprisingly perhaps, this also brings to light a rather larger number of heraldic images (some 10,000 images are tagged ‘armoiries’) and at least a few armorials: 18 manuscripts in the database have been described as armorials (i.e. have the word ‘armorial’ in the modern title). Here’s a list: 1…
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The Mamluk Rank: Quasi-Heraldic Emblems in the Islamic World
by Simon Rousselot •
In Islamic culture, ‘mamluks’ were elite slave soldiers that served the Muslim caliphs, sultans and emirs. Recruited at a young age from the Turkish tribes of the steppes of central Asia, they first appeared in the ninth century under the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutasim near Baghdad. By the thirteenth century, buying and training mamluks had become a common practice in the Middle East. In Egypt, the first sultan to make…
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What we have done so far: List of publications and lectures from the “Coats of arms in practice” project
by Torsten Hiltmann •
The project “Coats of arms in practice” aims to reassess medieval heraldry from the perspective of cultural history. In order to keep track of the results of the project, we publish here a list of the publications and lectures that emerged from this project so far. Of course, there is still more to come! Edited Volumes Hiltmann, Torsten; Hablot, Laurent (eds.): Heraldic Artists and Painters in the…
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Wappenbuch BSB Cgm 8030 online
by Adam Żurek •
Unter den Neuzugängen der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek (BSB) findet man das Wappenbuch Cgm 8030. Es ist eines der größten mittelalterlichen Wappenbücher (359 Blätter, ca. 2811 erhaltene Wappen, mindestens 38 nicht mehr erhalten, über 100 leere Schilde) und war bisher weder den Forschern bekannt noch in der Fachliteratur zitiert. Es besteht aus vielen Segmenten, aber außer der Lage, die 4 Blätter zählt, wurde es nach den vorab bestimmten Kriterien in einer…
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Nassau-Vianden armorial accessible online!
by Heraldica Nova •
Earlier this year the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague acquired the Nassau-Vianden armorial. This fascinating manuscript is now digitized and accessible online at the website of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek. On this website the presentation of the armorial is accompanied by an introduction and some details on the content, of which a brief summary follows below. The armorial displays the ancestors of count Engelbrecht II of Nassau (1451-1504), of both the…
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[CfA:] Visible Identities: Symbolic Codes from Personal Heraldry to Corporate Logos, London, 6 November 2017 (Programme)
by Heraldica Nova •
This day conference at the Society of Antiquaries will consider the ways in which identity since c. 1100 has been, and continues to be, expressed in outward visible formats, principally heraldry. The opening address will be delivered by Claire Boudreau, Chief Herald of Canada, on development of the country’s visual symbolic identity. The following contributions will consider the development of sign systems of identity and their uses from the…
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Bellenville’s two armorials
by Elmar Hofman •
The »Bellenville« armorial is one of the most famous and admired of the Middle Ages. Its production context however remains shrouded in mystery. This brief blogpost discusses the relations between its two main sections and demonstrates how focus on the material aspects of the manuscript can clarify a somewhat confusing statement in the most recent heraldic edition of the armorial. The manuscript The manuscript with the »Bellenville« armorial consists…
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Out now! Editing armorials. Cooperation, knowledge and approach by late medieval practitioners
by Steen Clemmensen •
The title of these books can be interpreted both actively and passively. The active form is when one or more manuscripts are being transcribed, the arms identified and commented on, and the whole analyzed and published. Less effort may suffice and leave the armorial as just a listing of transcribed items with or without identification. More or less critical editions have been published over the years and more are…
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Heraldry in the royal palace of Sintra: ‘In the Service of the Crown’ project on TV in Portugal
by Heraldica Nova •
The show Visita Guiada (‘Guided Visit’) by Portuguese journalist Paula Moura Pinheiro is currently the most popular program of Portugal’s public broadcasting channel RTP 2. Every week, a Portuguese monument of cultural importance is presented by a specialist, generally a historian. Last week, the chosen monument was the royal palace in Sintra and its sala dos brasões (‘hall of coats of arms’). It was presented by Miguel Metelo de…
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[CfA:] You can contribute to Heraldica Nova, too!
by Heraldica Nova •
We are very happy to say that Heraldica Nova is becoming more and more popular amongst the international community of heraldists, historians, and enthusiasts engaging with heraldry in the medieval and early-modern era. In March, we were able to welcome over 9,000 unique visitors! Of course, this interest would not be possible without the fascinating contributions and invaluable comments of people from around the world that have made Heraldic…
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Recent publications – Update May 2017
by Heraldica Nova •
Books Barbattini, R., M. Ghirardi and G. Giovinazzo, Api delle città. La figura dell’ape nell’araldica civica italiana (San Godenzo, 2016) Büchner, Robert, Das Münchner Boten- und Wappenbuch vom Arlberg (Frankfurt, 2016) Fragale, Luca Irwin, Microstoria e Araldica di Calabria Citeriore e di Cosenza. Da fonti documentarie inedite (Milano, 2016) Articles and chapters Barovier Mentasti, R., L. Borelli, C. Tonini, ‘Dating the Venetian Rovere Flask at The Corning Museum of…
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Programme: 1st International Congress on Heraldry – 1er Congrès International sur l’Héraldique – May 13/14, 2017
by Heraldica Nova •
The programme of the 1st International Congress on Heraldry is now available. The conference will take place in the Sala degli Avi of Palazzo Altieri, Oriolo Romano (Viterbo), on Saturday 13 May. On Sunday 14 May 2017 there will be the Simposio annuale sull’attualità dell’araldica. See the full programme on the poster below.
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Dear heraldists, we need your input: How did you learn to blazon?
by Julia Ziegler •
Dear heraldists, dear fellow researchers, As a part of my studies, I am looking at concepts of ‚proper‘ blazon in general, and differences and parallels between the English, French, and German systems and traditions of blazoning in particular. For example, I plan to do some work on the ways in which heraldic ordinaries and charges are categorised and the rationale behind these categorisations. In this context, I am curious…
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A dream’s armorial. The heraldic paintings of the Galleria dei Papi in Oriolo Romano (Viterbo, Italy)
by Maurizio Carlo Alberto Gorra •
In central Italy, between Rome and Viterbo, a land of forests frequented and feared for millennia[1] includes a town of dreams. This is Oriolo Romano, built in 1562 by the roman nobleman Giorgio Santacroce who gave stable accommodation to the seasonal huts of lumberjacks by a new town in line with Renaissance ideals. Three parallel streets converge on the square of the princely building in a trident structure similar to…
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Weder Schild noch Wappen? Zur Suggestivkraft präheraldischer Handschriftenilluminationen
by Julia Ziegler •
Während der Quellenrecherche zu einer Seminararbeit zu den Anfängen des Wappenwesens stieß ich auf eine faszinierende heraldische Bildquelle, die mich aufgrund meines Erkenntnisinteresses zunächst zu einer gravierenden Fehlinterpretation verleitete, aber letztlich doch vieles über den Umgang mit Bildern als Quelle gelehrt hat. Ich betrachtete zunächst Handschriftenilluminationen, deren Digitalisate in großen französischen und englischsprachigen Bilddatenbanken mittlerweile frei zugänglich sind, darunter zum Beispiel Mandragore, Enluminures, Initiale, Gallica der Digital Catalogue of…
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A world (map) of coat of arms: Richental’s mappamundi
by Christof Rolker •
The Aulendorf copy of Richental’s chronicle, today preserved in New York, is rightly famous as an important textual witness not only of the chronicle but also the armorial transmitted with the latter (see https://heraldica.hypotheses.org/2854 on the manuscript and the coats of arms it contains). Today, I would like to draw attention to a slightly hidden feature of the Aulendorf manuscript, namely the mappamundi it contains – a so-called ‘T-O…
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[Paper:] Jean-Luc Liez: Blason et œuvre d’art, une identification évidente ? – Paris, 16 mars 2017
by Heraldica Nova •
Une conférence organisée par la Société française d’héraldique et de sigillographie (SFHS). Lieu: Archives nationales, « Salle d’albâtre » du CARAN – 11, rue des Quatre Fils, Paris 75003 Date: 16 mars 2017, Entrée libre à 17 heures, dans la limite des places disponibles
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[paper] Marie Koehn (Strasbourg, F / Münster, D): Décor de table et mise en scène du pouvoir princière. Le mariage de Charles le Téméraire (1468)
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Charles le Téméraire est connu pour son déploiement de faste représentatif ; la cour de Bourgogne marque l’apogée de la culture de cour au moyen âge. Pour manifester le pouvoir et l’autonomie de la jeune dynastie entre la France et le Saint Empire et pour unifier un territoire très hétérogène, le Duc de Bourgogne mit en place une autoreprésentation élaborée et splendide tout au long de son règne. Les…
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[paper] Miguel Metelo de Seixas (Lisbon): La ‘sala dos brasões’ de Sintra: approches et enjeux historiographiques
by Torsten Hiltmann •
La « sala dos brasões » du palais royal de Sintra constitue, pour le Portugal, un cas isolé de salle d’apparat au décor héraldique. Ce caractère unique lui a valu une approche historiographique elle-même exceptionnelle : depuis le XVIe jusqu’au XXe siècle, chroniqueurs, historiens, mémorialistes et voyageurs la présentèrent comme lieu de mémoire par excellence de la monarchie et de la noblesse portugaises. Plus récemment, des approches basées sur le…
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[paper] Ana Isabel Buescu (Lisbon): Intérieurs. Salles d’apparat et cérémonies royales au Portugal au XVIe siècle – quelques notes
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Le thème de ce workshop met en évidence l’importance de la connaissance des spatialités dans l’organique fonctionnelle et d’apparat des anciennes résidences royales et aristocratiques en Europe, du 14e au 16e siècle, particulièrement dans les salles d’État. Dans le cas portugais, au Moyen Âge et encore au 16e siècle, on doit souligner le caractère fragmentaire des témoignages qui sont à notre disposition. Les raisons pour une telle réalité sont…
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[paper] Milton Parcheo (Coimbra): A king between gods and heroes: The iconographic program of the Palace of Ribeira throne room during the reform of D. Filipe I of Portugal
by Torsten Hiltmann •
When in 1581 king Phillip II of Spain was acclaimed sovereign of the Portuguese Empire as D. Filipe I of Portugal, he spent the first three years in the kingdom in order to reorganize it according to his personal administrative requirements and political needs. Determined to restructured the new realm in his own image, as the powerful ruler of the vast Spanish Habsburg Empire, which would thoroughly increase extremely…
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[paper] Helder Carita (Lisbon): Les salles d’apparat au Palais des Vice-Rois à Goa
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Démoli en 1820, à la suite de l’abandon progressif de la ville de Goa, le palais des Vice-Rois a toujours attiré l’attention des voyageurs, visitant Goa au long des XVIe et XVIIe siècles. En plus des formes imposantes de son architecture marquant l’image de la ville, les intérieurs du palais étaient réputés pour ses deux grandes salles. Une première, située à la suite du grand porche d’entrée, servait de…
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Francesca Tasso, Tosi Luca (Milan, I): Sala dei Moroni in the so called Cortile Ducale (Ducal Courtyard) in Castello Sforzesco
by Torsten Hiltmann •
1498 Ludovico il Moro, Lord of Milano, Italy, committed to Leonardo da Vinci the painted decoration of one of the rooms of his court palace, the so called Sala delle Asse. Recent researches, connected to the current restoration, let understand that Leonardo celebrated Ludovico with a wide pavilion of 16 trees of mulberries, whose branches were connected in the ceiling. The mulberry was chosen as an original and modern…
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[paper] Matteo Ferrari (Poitiers, F): Le prince et son image. L’ornementation picturale des résidences seigneuriales de Galéas II et Barnabé Visconti
by Torsten Hiltmann •
Depuis la seigneurie de Galéas I Visconti († 1328) les résidences des seigneurs de Milan ont été dotées d’apparats ornementaux, surtout peints, visant à augmenter le prestige des espaces et à mettre en scène l’image du prince. En raison des aléas de la conservation, l’agencement des palais milanais des premiers Visconti et de leurs décors n’est désormais connu que grâce aux sources textuelles et à quelques rares vestiges monumentaux….
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[paper] Laura Cirri (Florence, I): The use of the imprese in the Medicean iconography of power: evolution and consolidation through the 15th and 16th centuries
by Torsten Hiltmann •
The aim of this talk is to highlight how the choice and the use of the imprese among the Medici family became a sort of continuing thread from the first generations of the family and their successors. The main focus of the talk will be the decorative apparatus of the Medicean Villa of Poggio a Caiano and the key role of the devices. The talk will first introduce…