Heraldry in Contact
Krass, Urte / Metelo de Seixas, Miguel / Hiltmann, Torsten / Hablot, Laurent
In this volume, we follow the coat of arms into situations and zones of contact. Since inception, communication has been in the very nature of the heraldic phenomenon. Hence its remarkable ability to adapt to the circumstances that, from the 15th century onwards, brought populations from all over the world into contact. Our overarching question serves as an attempt to learn more about the modalities of negotiation in contact zones. To what ext...