The Display of Heraldry: the heraldic imagination in arts and culture. Edited by Fiona Robertson and Peter N Lindfield. 238mm. Pp xii + 243, 97 figs mixed col and b&w. The Heraldry Society, London, 2019. isbn 9780904858044 £35 (pbk)

The medieval era is represented by some of Michael Carter’s research on the Cistercian abbeys, in which the abbots placed their stamp upon building works using an intermixture of standard heraldry, badges, personal rebuses, monograms and mottoes. The crowned figure on top of the castle in this conte...

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Published in:Antiquaries journal 2022, Vol.102, p.487-488
Main Author: Fox, Paul A
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Heraldry
Middle Ages
Narrative theme
Renaissance period
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Summary:The medieval era is represented by some of Michael Carter’s research on the Cistercian abbeys, in which the abbots placed their stamp upon building works using an intermixture of standard heraldry, badges, personal rebuses, monograms and mottoes. The crowned figure on top of the castle in this context could be either the king that the envoy represented or the king of arms himself. Some interesting tidbits include that what now appears as a ram supporter may originally have been a unicorn, as was recorded by Grose in 1760; that the bull supporter’s masculine attributes were once emphasised by gilding, which caused some outrage in 1850; that the fish, or dolphin, supporter somewhat incongruously has a brazier on its head; and, finally, that the black griffin supporter was used by John Tenniel as an illustration for Alice in Wonderland following a stay at Naworth.
ISSN:0003-5815
1758-5309
DOI:10.1017/S0003581521000421