Heralds are not Heraldry/Heraldry not Heralds: On the Benefits of Clear Distinctions

A herald on a diplomatic mission: summoning the inhabitants of the city of Rouen in behalf of Charles VII, king of France (Paris, BnF, fr. 5054, fol. 172r)
The biggest problem in dealing with heralds as well as with heraldry is the fact that both subjects are much too often seen as one. As a matter of fact, the relationship between heralds and heraldry is a tricky one and the link between both, as far as I see, has been largely overestimated.
Heralds, on the one hand, are usually presented as the experts and authorities in all what concerns heraldry and… (continue reading at the Heraldica Nova blog)
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Torsten Hiltmann (January 24, 2014). Heralds are not Heraldry/Heraldry not Heralds: On the Benefits of Clear Distinctions. History of Heralds. Retrieved June 20, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/pi38