The coat of arms of René of Anjou, by Luca della Robbia, about 1466-78
The 'Stemma', or coat of arms of René of Anjou was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1861, a few years after it had been removed from a villa at Montughi near F…
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Tethering the cow – Treatment and display of the Sackville Pedigree – a large 16th century heraldic parchment manuscript
This parchment manuscript required a specific display method and a protective environment because of its size and the nature of the material it is made of.
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Africans in Medieval & Renaissance Art: The Moor's Head
The use of the 'moor's head' as a heraldic device dates from the 13th century. The emblem has connections to the Crusades, reflecting associating individual families with v…
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National Art Library collection of armorial bindings
Colonel Henry John Beresford Clements (1869–1940) became the acknowledged expert in the field of bindings displaying armorial and ownership devices. His collection, bequeat…
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German and Swiss stained glass 1470–1510
Lukas Zeiner was a glass painter and glazier. He is recorded in the town records of Zurich between 1479 and 1512. Zeiner was a leading glass artist in the field of heraldic…
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Painted glass 1550–1700
This panel illustrates very well the art of 'painting on glass'. Instead of forming part of the design, lead lines are used only to join the panes of glass together into on…
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Treasures of The Royal Courts (Hardback)||RF20F
*Special Exhibition Price*This beautiful book explores the diplomatic, trade and cultural exchanges between the courts of Britain and Russia, from the…
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EXHIBITION: The V&A reveals the majesty of the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I to Ivan the Terrible and the early Romanovs in a major exhibition celebrating 500 years of exchange between Britain and Russia.
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