Heraldry in Medieval and Early Modern State Rooms

Heraldry was an omnipresent feature of medieval and early modern state rooms and thus a crucial element to the visual programme in palaces, castles, residences and town halls. In spite of its massive presence, its function and significance have hardly been investigated and its specific contribution to these spaces has often been neglected. This collection of papers shows to what extent coats of arms contributed to or even shaped the communication of these rooms and demonstrates how heraldic programmes provide a better understanding of the strategies of self-representation and communication of their commissioners and users. In so doing, the authors offer first guidelines on how to approach these rich and complex sources and how to use them to better comprehend medieval and early modern state rooms and their cultural and political settings.

About the author

Torsten Hiltmann is a Historian and Digital Humanist at the University of Münster where he leads the »Coats of arms in practice« research project, funded by the VolkswagenFoundation.Miguel Metelo de Seixas is currently researcher at the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM)/ Universidade Nova de Lisboa, with the project “Heraldry, Identity and Heritage: projections of a medieval code”, and lecturer of Portuguese Medieval and Early Modern History at Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa.

Product details

• Assisted by: Torste Hiltmann (Editor), Torsten Hiltmann (Editor), Metelo de Seixas (Editor), Metelo de Seixas (Editor), Miguel Metelo de Seixas (Editor)
• Publisher: Thorbecke
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9783799514408
• ISBN: 978-3-7995-1440-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 25 mm x 246 mm
• Weight: 893 g
• Illustrations: mit etwa 140 Farbabbildungen
• Series: Heraldic Studies; Arbeitshefte - Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart; Heraldic Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Stadt, Wappen, Europa, Frankreich, Italien, Rathaus, England, Niederlande, Spanien, Tudor, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Spätmittelalter, Flandern, Westminster, König, Kastilien, Frühe Neuzeit, Saragossa, Genealogie, Heraldik, Namen und Titel, Meistererzählung, Heraldik, Stadthaus, Wappenfries