Registration
If you would like to contribute to Heraldica Nova, please register as an author first. To do so, contact us at heraldry.ifg@hu-berlin.de and include your full name, the e-mail address you wish to use for registration, a brief description of your interests in heraldry and the topics you plan to write about. We will then create an account for you on hypotheses.org, which will grant you access to the Heraldica Nova backend and allow you to submit your contribution.
Choose Author Name
To choose the name that will be displayed as the author of a blog post, first log in to the site’s backend using the account details you have been provided with:
After you have entered your account details, another screen will appear. Click on ‘Se render sur tableau de bord’ to enter the backend of the website. To change your profile details click on ‘users’ and ‘your profile’.
Here you can enter your first name, last name and the way your name will be displayed on the website (‘Display name publicly as’). To save your details click on ‘update profile’ at the bottom of the page.
Write a Contribution
To write a contribution, click on ‘Posts’ and ‘New Post’:
Here you find a word processor were you can enter your text and insert your images. You can also paste a text from another word processor. ‘Save [your] draft’ and view the final lay-out by clicking ‘Preview’, both at the top right of the page. If you have finished your contribution, please contact us at heraldry.ifg@hu-berlin.de so the editors of Heraldica Nova can go over your post before publishing it. They will also add tags and categories to your contribution.
Guidelines for Contributions
Guidelines for Articles, Project Introductions, etc.
Articles, introductions of projects, posting of ideas, etc., ideally contain about 800 to 1200 words. In order to improve the readability of your contribution, please structure your article by headings and paragraphs of limited length.
Guidelines for Announcements
You can announce conferences, lectures, exhibitions, publication of books or articles on Heraldica Nova. Please include relevant information such as time/date/location/contributors/link of the conference or details of the publication as well as a short introduction to the subject of the announced event or publication and its relation to the subject of the blog.
Language
Contributions can be submitted in English, French and German. Any contribution relevant for the overall theme of the blog, medieval and early modern heraldry in social and cultural-historical perspective, is welcome.
Images
Since coats of arms are visual sources, authors are encouraged to enrich their contributions with images. If you do, please make sure you have the right to use these images or that the images are free of rights.
Help
If you encounter any problems during the process of submitting your contribution, do not hesitate to contact us via heraldry.ifg@hu-berlin.de.






