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The Development of the Arms of Arras
In the Hotel de Ville, the town hall of Arras more commonly known by its bell tower, Le Beffroi, there is a plaque with an explanation of the development of the coat of arms of the city.A rough English...
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The Story of the Lion on the Top of the Belfry
On the top of le Beffroi, the belfry rising above the Hotel de Ville in Arras, there is a golden lion statant erect regardant sustaining a weathervane of a sun.You can see the sun better in a...
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A Logo to Go With the Arms of the City of Arras
While Arras, France uses and displays its coat of arms all around the city, they also have and use a semi-heraldic logo to help, as so many want their logos to do, "promote the brand". I saw this logo...
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Another Version of the City Arms
While wandering about the center of the city of Arras, France, I walked by a public building which had a couple of coats of arms on its facade.In this instance, I'm not speaking of the arms at the top...
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An Entirely Unexpected Coat of Arms in Arras
At the top of the facade of the building which displayed the arms of the City of Arras which I wrote about last time, was another different, and in this case, entirely unanticipated, coat of arms.I had...
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This Again?
I recently purchased a new book with an heraldic theme: Oxford College Arms by John Tepper Marlin. (You can find it on Amazon at a very reasonable price, and I am finding it well worth the reading. It...
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New U.S. Army Insignia Has an Echo of a Famous General's Coat of Arms
A recent (December 6, 2018) article by Meghann Myers in the Army Times features the insignia and shoulder patch designed for the new Army Futures Command, which is a new organization "in charge of...
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State Arms on a Regimental Flag
A few years past, the Texas Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (of which I am a member) donated some money to the Texas Civil War Museum to help pay for the restoration of a...
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Another Armorial Regimental Flag
If I'm at a museum, no matter how many times I've been there before, when I get the opportunity to go again, I'm going to look around to see what's new or if there's something I hadn't noticed...
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Some Heraldry-Like Objects
Getting back after my last several posts to our recent trip to Arras, France, I took the opportunity to walk completely around the Place des Héros. It helped that our hotel was on one corner of the...
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An Heraldic Shop Sign
Continuing my ramble around the Place des Héros in Arras, I came across this shop:(I know it's hard to do, and I admit having trouble doing it myself, but try to ignore that cute rat on the left.)I...
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Wishing You All a Very Happy Christmas!
To you and yours, Christmas greetings,From me and mine.May your Christmas be a joyous one!
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More Heraldic Advertising
We are all aware, I presume, that many vineyards use a coat of arms as their brand and place that coat of arms prominently on their wine labels.Well, the same thing occurs for other beverages. Witness...
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Still More Heraldic Advertising
It's always a bit interesting to run across heraldry, or more often, heraldry-like objects, on store signs, storefronts, and advertising for shops of one kind or another. It's "interesting" because...
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Beginning the New Year With a Little Heraldic Humor
Hurrah! We have officially survived 2018!To celebrate the issuing in of a new year, here are a few heraldic cartoons about coats of arms I have collected over the years, just to get 2019 off to a good...
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A School and Its Heraldry
Continuing our wandering about the city of Arras, France, we came across the Saint Joseph École et Collège.(My wife, Jo, particularly liked its logo which was also displayed on the front of the...
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A Totally Unexpected Coat of Arms in France
Going back to our hotel in Arras, France at the end of day circumambulating (I hardly ever get to use that word in everyday conversation!) a couple of the nearby squares, I noticed an unexpected...
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What a Shame!
It's always fun on our travels, to see the local heraldry on display.But equally, it's sad to see some perfectly good opportunities for heraldic display that have been passed up.That is, shield and/or...
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Missed It By That Much!
The title of this post is a quote from the old spy spoof TV series Get Smart, and was used by the often bumbling protagonist whenever he almost, but not quite, accomplished his mission, said while...
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The Heraldry of an Eatery
There is no shortage of places to eat in downtown Arras, France.This could be a good thing, or it could be not so good. Personally, when we travel I have a tendency to want to apologize to all of the...
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