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Thursday, November 12, 2020

The Many Uses of the Arms of the City of Ghent

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Not surprisingly, as you wander about the old city of Ghent, Belgium, you can see it's coat of arms used so frequently that you believe ...
Monday, November 9, 2020

Is It Heraldry? Or Is It a Political Statement?

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Moving past the heraldry, and non-heraldry, on the façade of the Institut Laurent , we found ourselves being led down an alleyway which was ...
Thursday, November 5, 2020

Heraldry and Not-Heraldry in Ghent

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As we walked away from the Friday Market Square towards our next destination in Ghent, Belgium, we passed by the building of the Institut La...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Squirrel!

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Whenever I'm walking the streets of a new town - like, for instance, Ghent, Belgium - I feel like my head is on a swivel. I mean, I can ...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Guild Arms on the Jacob van Artevelde Monument in Ghent

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Completely encircling (and I do mean literally all  the way around) the plinth of the Jacob van Artevelde monument in Vrijdagmarkt Square in...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Civic Heraldry on the Jacob van Artevelde Monument in Ghent

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 Below the statue of Jacob van Artevelde in Vrijdagmarkt ("Friday Market") Square in the old city of Gent/Ghent, it is just chock-...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

A Day-Long, Long-Day Excursion to Ghent

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So, having (finally!) finished our heraldic tour of Antwerp, the Congress we were attending there had, for those who so desired, a day-long ...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Two Displays of Heraldry

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In this, the final post of my heraldic excursions in and about Antwerp, Belgium, we come to two very nice displays of heraldry. Participants...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Arms on the House of the Archers

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Along one side of the main square in old Antwerp is a row of several ornately decorated guild houses. One of these is the Huis van de Schutt...
Monday, October 12, 2020

Inside and Outside the Cathedral in Antwerp, Part 3 of 3

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One final coat of arms of which I found examples both inside and outside of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium, were the arms of ...
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David B. Appleton
I'm an Academic Herald. I'm not a "real" herald; I don't register people's coats of arms (though I can certainly suggest designs for those who might be interested). What I do is study, research, teach, and write about heraldry. And I like to share what I have learned about heraldry, hence this blog. I hope that you'll find it informative, interesting at least occasionally, and worth your time to come back. Got a question? Comments? Feel free to let me know. I'd love to hear from you. You can find my contact information in my Profile.
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