New Worlds: Heraldry

Heraldry is a peculiar mix of localized and universal. By “localized,” I mean that it’s very specifically a medieval-and-later European phenomenon. The idea of individuals or groups having emblems is vastly older and more widespread, but that isn’t heraldry per se; it lacks the hereditary element that turns idiosyncratic choices into an organized system. In […] The post New Worlds: Heraldry…