Heraldry Its Origins and Meanings (New Horizons) - Brossura

Michel Pastoureau

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0500300747 ISBN 13: 9780500300749

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 1997

Riassunto

Heraldry is a living survival of the great medieval world of European chivalry. First introduced as a means of identification in battle and in tournaments, it gradually spread to society as a whole. Today the knights-in-armour and many of the families who bore these coats of arms have disappeared, but the heraldic tradition survives in the royal arms, flags, emblems, road signs, sports badges and corporate logos of the modern world. This work unravels the complex language and grammar of this social code that has been an inspiration for artists as well as an invaluable tool for historians, archaeologists and those interested in tracing their family tree.

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Product Description:

Physical description; 143p : ill(some col.), coats of arms (some col.) facsims,maps(some col.),ports(some col.) ; 18cm. Subject; Heraldry - History. Civilization, Medieval.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0500300747
• ISBN 13: 9780500300749
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 144