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The Herald in Late Medieval Europe (Paperback)
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The Herald in Late Medieval Europe (Paperback)
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Stevenson and her collaborators have opened new vistas for the
historian of the heralds, pointing the way forward to an
internationally focused approach to the significance of the part
which heralds played in noble society and in the courtly politics
of the late medieval age, and one which promises to enlarge our
perception of its aristocratic culture. - ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
First full-length assessment of the role of the herald in medieval
Europe. The officers of arms [kings of arms, heralds and
pursuivants] have often been overlooked by scholars of late
medieval elite society. Yet as officers of the crown, ducal courts
or noble families, they played important parts in a number of
areas. They were crucial to foreign and domestic relations, and
chivalric culture; and, of course, they were to become the
powerbrokers of heraldic symbols and genealogy. However, despite
the high levels at which they operated, their roles in these areas
remain largely unexplored, with scholarship tending to focus on the
science of heraldry rather than the heralds themselves. This
collection aims to remedy that neglect. The contributions cover a
range of European regions [particularly Florence, Scandinavia,
Poland, the German Empire, the Burgundian Low Countries, Brittany,
Scotland and England] and discuss the diverse roles and experiences
of heralds in the late Middle Ages. Contributors: JACKSON W.
ARMSTRONG, ADRIAN AILES, KATIE STEVENSON, MICHAEL JONES, FRANCK
VILTART, HENRI SIMMONEAU, WIM VAN ANROOIJ, BOGDAN WOJCIECH
BRZUSTOWICZ, ALEXIA GROSJEAN, LAURA CIRRI
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