The Heraldry of Power: the Emblems of Spanish Nobility. Reality and Fiction
Since the Middle Ages, displaying a coat of arms meant to have achieved a high rank in the social status, to evoke the prestige of a lineage and to visualize merits in public. With the passage of time, this external sign of honor proved to be very effective in the strategy of lineages to legitimize...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Navarra
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Memoria y Civilización |
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| Online Access: | https://www.unav.edu/publicaciones/revistas/index.php/myc/article/view/9772 |