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Author: Jannes Schönhardt

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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...