Steven Thiry, "Heraldic Hierarchies: Identity, Status and State Intervention in Early Modern Heraldry"
English | ISBN: 9462702438 | 2021 | 274 pages | PDF | 20 MB
English | ISBN: 9462702438 | 2021 | 274 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Early modern heraldry was far from a nostalgic remnant from a feudal past. From the Reformation to the French Revolution, aspiring men seized on these signs to position themselves in a changing society, imbuing heraldic tradition with fresh meaning. Whereas post-medieval developments are all too often described in terms of decadence and stifling formality, recent studies rightly stress the dynamic capacity of bearing arms.
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