Armorials in Medieval Manuscripts: Collections of Coats of Arms as Means of Communication and Historical Sources in France and the Holy Roman Empire (

by Elmar Hofman

Armorials in medieval manuscripts have awed people for ages. Yet they have remained poorly understood. Who made and used these colorful collections of coats of arms? For what purpose? And how can we make sense of their shapes and content? Drawing on recent innovative historical studies on heraldry, Elmar Hofman reassesses traditional perspectives and presents a new multifaceted approach to increase the understanding of the content, social contexts,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3799515542
• ISBN13: 9783799515542
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Thorbecke
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 10.78 lbs.