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seal
seal stamp made from a die or matrix of metal, a gem, or other hard substance that yields an impression on wax or other soft substance. The use of seals is very ancient, examples of great antiquity occurring in China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and other places. The most common form was the seal ring, of... Read more
heraldry
heraldry system in which inherited symbols, or devices, called charges are displayed on a shield, or escutcheon, for the purpose of identifying individuals or families. In the Middle Ages the herald, often a tournament official, had to recognize men by their shields; thus he became an authority on ... Read more
diadem
diadem in ancient times, the fillet of silk, wool, or linen tied about the head of a king, queen, or priest as a distinguishing mark. Later, it was a band of gold, which gave rise to the crown. In heraldry, the diadem is one of the arched bars that support the crown. ... Read more
Juliana Berners
Juliana Berners , supposed early 15th-century author of a popular verse treatise on hunting. The treatise is included in The Book of St. Albans (1486), a collection treating the arts of heraldry, hawking, and field sports. If Juliana was the author, she is one of the earliest women writers in Engl... Read more
crest
crest in feudal livery, an ornament of the headpiece that afforded protection against a blow. The term is incorrectly used to mean family coat of arms. Crests were widely used in the 13th cent. by feudal chiefs, as they had been by ancient Greek warriors and the Roman centurions. The earlier forms ... Read more
fleece
fleece mat of wool formed by shearing a sheep in one continuous operation. The average fleece weighs from 5 to 10 lb (2.3-4.5 kg); in highbred wool sheep such as the American Merinos a ram's fleece may reach 30 lb (13.6 kg). The weight lost in cleansing the fleece of grease before sorting the woo... Read more
Heralds' College
Heralds' College body first chartered in 1483 by Richard III of England. It has been reorganized several times. Its purpose is to assign new coats of arms and to trace lineages to determine heraldic rights and privileges (see heraldry ). It has collected and combined the rule of blazonry into a ... Read more
crown
crown circular head ornament, symbolizing sovereign dignity. (For crowns worn by nobles, see coronet .) The use of the crown as a symbol of royal rank is of ancient tradition in Egypt and the Middle East. In ancient Greece and Rome, however, crowns—sometimes made of leaves—were merely ... Read more
flower
flower name for the specialized part of a plant containing the reproductive organs, applied to angiosperms only. A flower may be thought of as a modified, short, compact branch bearing lateral appendages. Like twigs, flowers develop from buds, and the basic floral parts (sepal, petal, stamen, and c... Read more
symbol
symbol sign representing something that has an independent existence. The most important use of symbols is in language . To say so, however, does not solve the perennial philosophical questions as to the nature of the linguistic sign. Signs are usually iconic, or related to what they signify, wher... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "ecclesiastical heraldry"

Falkner, J. Meade
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...church threatened by collapse, in which Falkner was able to display his love and knowledge of ecclesiastical history and architecture, heraldry, etc. He also published a volume of Poems ( c. 1933); three of his poems appear in Larkin's The... Read more
costume
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments , coronation robes, academic gowns, armor , and...this time family crests, or coats of arms (see blazonry ; heraldry ; crest ), became popular, and particolored garments came... Read more
seal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...form was the seal ring, of which the gem formed the seal. Ecclesiastical seals, used in the 9th cent., reached their highest perfection...the escutcheon and is therefore important in the history of heraldry . Edward the Confessor was the first English king to adopt... Read more
Britain, Architecture in
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...which, after the early 1500s, led to an immediate decline in ecclesiastical architecture. Throughout this entire period, problems of...new visual power and seemed to mirror perfectly, as if in heraldry, the power and new wealth of their owners. It was also at... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "ecclesiastical heraldry"

pall
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...and murder have cast a pall of terror over the villages. 2. an ecclesiastical pallium. ∎  Heraldry a Y-shaped charge representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium. pall 2 • v. [ intr. ] become less appealing or... Read more
Papworth, John Buonarotti
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...author of Ordinary of British Armorials , an important book on heraldry, and his younger son, Wyatt Angelicus van Sandau Papworth...bridge over the Liffey in Dublin), and many churches for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in Connacht), and James Thomson . Bibliography... Read more
red
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...philanthropist Henri Dunant (1828–1910). red dragon in heraldry, the badge of Wales, also known as the red dragon of Cadwallader...highlighting a saint's day or other festival in red on an ecclesiastical calendar. The term is recorded from the early 18th century... Read more

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology 1450-2000.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 9/22/2008; 190 words ; ...repositories of MSS, types of handwriting, postal features, terms involved in editing or printing MSS, heraldry, dating, ecclesiastical documents, and so on. He begins with 'abbreviation' and ends with 'year books'. In between lies a gold... Read more
(book reviews)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 5/28/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...discussed with Swiss Archbishop Bruno Heim, retired nuncio to Britain. Heim, the world's leading expert on ecclesiastical heraldry, is thanked for designing a coat of arms for the Farnese family -- in fact they have been extinct since 1731... Read more