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Colloque International: Héraldique & Papauté

Le 17 et 18 juin 2026, le Centre Sant-Louis à Rome accueille le colloque international Héraldique & Papauté. Voici l’annonce de l’Université Le Havre Normandie: Le premier colloque Héraldique & Papauté s’est tenu à l’École française de Rome en mai 2016. Les actes de cette rencontre ont été publiés en 2020 aux Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre (PURH). Un deuxième colloque, portant le même titre, s’est déroulé au Centre...

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Now Online: The New Heraldic Identity Website

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the official website for HERALDIC Identity in Context: https://heraldic-identity.org/ The Heraldic Identity website is designed to offer a clear and structured overview of the project and its research, where visitors can explore: Project information: Learn about the aims, scope, and background of HERALDIC Identity in Context Research updates: Stay informed about ongoing work and recent developments Team and collaboration: Discover the people and institutions involved...

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Introducing the Research Project ‘HERALDIC Identity in Context’

Since the mid-12th century, coats of arms have played a pivotal role in the visual construction and negotiation of identity across Europe. Traditionally understood as personal emblems used to distinguish knights in battle, recent research reveals a far more complex reality. Heraldic signs oscillated between the singular and the collective, the private and the public. They were not merely individual identifiers, but dynamic semiotic systems that expressed personal agency...

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Recent Publications 2025

Once again, the year is drawing to a close and the “cold” season has arrived. While temperatures—at least in Berlin—still feel more like autumn, the short days and long nights offer the perfect opportunity to get cozy indoors and catch up on some long-overdue reading. As in previous years, the Heraldica Nova Blog has compiled a list of publications from the past year dealing with medieval and early modern...

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The Getty Murúa III – A Postcolonial Perspective

This is the third and final installation of a blog series taking a closer look at the fictional coats of arms in the Getty Murúa. The first post explored the cultural and historic environment of the manuscript’s author, Martín de Murúa whereas the second blog entry examined the depicted coats of arms and attempted to place them in a broader sociocultural context of the Americas. This final essay scrutinizes...

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The Getty Murúa II – The Depicted Coats of Arms

This is the second of a three part blog post series dealing with the fictional coats of arms in the Getty Murúa. In the previous part, the manuscript itself, its author and his environment were examined. This installation takes a look at the depiction of coats of arms in the Getty Murúa and attempts to situate them within a broader sociocultural context of the Americas. The third and final part...

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Fictional Shields and Real Harm – The Getty Murúa I

During the summer of last year, Torsten Hiltmann had the opportunity to undertake a research stay at the Getty Library. As part of this visit, he was also able to learn more about a particular manuscript—the Getty Murúa—and to examine the original at the Getty Museum, which is the focus of the following blog post. This manuscript was met with a lot of curiosity and gave rise to even...

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Recent Publications – Update December 2024

The days are growing shorter and colder. The holidays are the perfect opportunity to catch up on the latest publications on heraldry! We have done some research and compiled this list of articles and books on the topic. Since our last update, a number of interesting publications have been released and we would like to give you an overview of them. Also, thanks to your recommendations, we listed publications...

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Tagung: Wappen als Waffe – Heraldische Symbole in politischen, dynastischen, militärischen und rechtlichen Konflikten des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit (13.-15.06.2024, Greifswald)

Internationale Fachtagung des Lehrstuhls für Allgemeine Geschichte des Mittelalters der Universität Greifswald unter der wissenschaftlichen Leitung von Dr. Ralf-Gunnar Werlich (Greifswald) Die Tagung beschäftigt sich mit Wappen als ein im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit weitverbreitetes europaspezifisches Phänomen der visuellen Kommunikation und ihrer Rolle in politischen, dynastischen, militärischen und rechtlichen Konflikten. Mit dieser Schwerpunktsetzung betritt sie Neuland. Dies umso mehr als an konkreten Fallbeispielen orientiert erstmals derartige Konflikte...

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Exhibition: Knights of the Golden Fleece: a Brilliant Myth Unravelled (24.02.-2.06.24; Mechelen, Belgium)

We would like to bring the following upcoming exhibition to your attention: From February 24th to June 2nd, 2024, Museum Hof van Busleyden (Mechelen, Belgium) will host the exhibition “Knights of the Golden Fleece: a Brilliant Myth Unravelled”. About: The exhibition delves into the historical significance of the Order of the Golden Fleece, showcasing the grandeur and intrigue surrounding one of Europe’s earliest political alliances. Set against the backdrop...

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Lecture: The Digital Heraldry Project. A Knowledge Graph with Semantic Web Technologies and Machine Learning to study medieval visual sources

Philipp Schneider will present the Digital Heraldry Project at the DH AI Seminar at the Centre Sciences des Données at the École Normale Supérieure on Tuesday, 9 January 2024. Visual communication forms an important part of medieval and early modern european culture. Especially coats of arms were widely used in different social groups and offer an important source for cultural history. This subject is at the center of the...

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Recent Publications – Update December 2023

Winter is here and the holidays are right around the corner. The cold, dark, and – at least in Germany – wet days are the perfect opportunity to dive into new readings on heraldry! We have done some research and compiled this list of articles and books on the topic. Since our last update, a number of interesting publications have been released and we would like to give you...