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Augustine Vincent

This post is brought to you by the letter L
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This post is brought to you by the letter L

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Heather Wolfe

A cadel initial “L” with anthropomorphic features on leaf 2 of Augustine Vincent’s copy of Nomotechnia, by Henry Finch (1607) This letter L is an example of a cadel initial, or lettre cadeau, with anthropomorphic features; that is, it is…

Marginalizing heralds and antiquaries
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Marginalizing heralds and antiquaries

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Heather Wolfe

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were a period of major transition for English heralds, as the number of arms being granted increased exponentially, requiring improved methods of record-keeping. Their job was both ceremonial (ordering and keeping score at tournaments, ordering…