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Author: Vivien Baumert

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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...