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Heraldic Hierarchies: Identity, Status and State Intervention in Early Modern Heraldry - Thiry, Steven (Editor), and Duerloo, Luc (Editor)
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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. Heraldic Hierarchies aims to correct former misconceptions. Contributing authors rethink the influence ...

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Heraldic Hierarchies: Identity, Status and State Intervention in Early Modern Heraldry 2021, Leuven University Press, Leuven

ISBN-13: 9789462702431

Paperback