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Lecture: Heraldic Research Reworked – Perspectives from Digital and Gender History

The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada invites you to an online lecture by Vivien Baumert and Noah Kim-Baumann on Sunday, July 19, 1:30pm EST (7:30pm CET). Abstract: With an estimated one million objects preserved, coats of arms were among the most ubiquitous visual phenomena of medieval and early modern Europe — yet their systematic analysis has remained a persistent methodological challenge. The project HERALDIC Identity in Context addresses this...

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Articles / English

Myth-Making in the Arms of the Arte della Lana

On Heraldica Nova Anna Pomierny Wąsińska has previously shown how heraldic imagery in Florence could operate as a form of political visual language. Discussing the abstract portrayal of Florence painted by Jacopo di Cione in the 1360s on the main vault of the Palazzo dell’Arte dei Giudici e Notai, she interprets this heraldic diagram as a “visual political treatise” that legitimised the hierarchy of communities and the city’s political...

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Calls & Announcements / English / Publications / Workshop: Heraldry in the Medieval City (Rome 2015)

Publication: Heraldry in Medieval and Renaissance Cities (Heraldic Studies 6)

We are pleased to officially announce the publication of the sixth volume of the series Heraldic Studies. Under the title “Heraldry in Medieval and Rennaissance Cities”, Torsten Hiltmann, Laurent Hablot and Matteo Ferrari present an interdisciplinary collection that examines the semiotic function of heraldic displays as an urban phenomenon in Medieval Europe, with particular regard to Italy, where heraldry appears as a prevalent form of visual communication. Heraldic Studies...

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Calls & Announcements / Events / Français

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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Current Projects / English / Hiltmann, Torsten; Hablot Laurent: HERALDIC Identity in Context / Projects / Resources & Tools

Now Online: heraldic-identity.org

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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Articles / English

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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Articles / English

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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Articles / English

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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English / Languages / Meer, Marcus: Heraldry and Urban Visual Culture / Projects / Resources & Tools

Grants of Arms to the Guilds of London, 1439–1530

For a recently published essay on the rhetoric surrounding corporate coats of arms in grants, confirmations and augmentations of arms issued to London’s livery companies, I gathered quite a bit of information on these documents. While I did not set out to create an exhaustive list of grants to London guilds, the list did become rather expansive. I share it here in case it is useful to others interested...

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Articles / Deutsch / Research Notes

Wappen und Heraldik in der deutschen Wikipedia IV

Der vierte und letzte Teil meiner Serie (siehe hier für Teil 1, Teil 2 und Teil 3) begleitend zur Überarbeitung des Wikipedia-Artikels “Heraldik” ist der Geschichte dieser Disziplin im 20. Jahrhundert gewidmet. Hier gilt für den bisherigen Wikipedia-Artikel im wesentlichen das Gleiche, was ich schon in bezug auf das 19. Jahrhundert gesagt hatte: Wie die meisten Einführungen in die Heraldik hatte der Artikel bislang nichts zur Geschichte der Disziplin...

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Calls & Announcements / English / Français

Call for Bursaries: XXIInd Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry, Lund, 16-19 August 2023

From 16th to 19th August 2023 the Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry will again take place in Lund. The Académie internationale d’héraldique (AIH) is pleased to offer two bursaries each amounting to a maximum of 600 euros to assist early career scholars/professionals with travel, accommodation and registration at the Lund colloquium. In addition, the Societas Heraldica Scandinavica offers one bursary in honour of the late Antti Matikkala...