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Heraldry and Not-Heraldry in Ghent
As we walked away from the Friday Market Square towards our next destination in Ghent, Belgium, we passed by the building of the Institut Laurent, housing the Basisschool François Laurentinstitut...
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Is It Heraldry? Or Is It a Political Statement?
Moving past the heraldry, and non-heraldry, on the façade of the Institut Laurent, we found ourselves being led down an alleyway which was covered with all kinds of graffitied artwork. It is named...
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The Many Uses of the Arms of the City of Ghent
Not surprisingly, as you wander about the old city of Ghent, Belgium, you can see it's coat of arms used so frequently that you believe it must be everywhere. It isn't, not really, but it does feel a...
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Ghent: The Full Achievement of Arms
Having looked at some of the many instances of the arms of the city of Ghent to be found in the town, we now come to a couple of buildings on which is displayed the full achievement of arms; that is,...
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In Flanders Fields ...
Of course, the City of Ghent, whose arms we have been looking at in the last two posts, is located in Flanders, which has its own coat of arms, which can also be seen here and there about the city....
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And, Of Course ...
So, having shared images of the arms of the City of Ghent, and of the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium which was once a County, Flanders (though there will be another example of these arms...
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Good Food, an Old Building, and Heraldry
It's Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, where we celebrate a tradition - going back to the year 1621 - of cooking a really big meal, eating until we can't eat anymore, and then taking a...
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More Food, Fun, and Heraldry.
Yeah, you know me too well; mostly heraldry.Right next door to the Cour St. Georges that we looked at in my last post is another eatery, the Café den Turk, "Ghent's oldest café" according to their...
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Art, History, and Heraldry
Wandering about the streets of old Ghent, Belgium, you will see buildings with statues of various individuals on their façades. And, as you look, you find that some of these statues also have...
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Making an (Heraldic) Impression
Continuing in our "heraldic walkabout" of Ghent, Belgium, we came to see this amazing building (in the center) and sculptures on its façade.Well, that's a little hard to make out what is going on...
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Wouldn't That Make a Good Pub Name?
What would, you ask? Well, something along the lines of "The Cap and Rose", or "The Hat and Rose", or even more specifically, "The Bycocket and Rose".*I mean, really, doesn't that sound like a good inn...
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And, Some Not Heraldry
Not everything on a shield, and not everything that looks like it might be kinda, sorta heraldic, is heraldry.Here are a couple of items of "not heraldry".Here, on the façade of the Koffiebranderij de...
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Heraldry? I'll Drink to That!
As we have seen many times in the past, many wineries and breweries will use heraldry, or at least something that looks like heraldry, as their logos.In our walking tour of Ghent, I came across two of...
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A Foreign Coat of Arms in Ghent
Continuing the theme of some of our recent posts, here's another food-themed bit of heraldry that also happens to be a coat of arms which is foreign to Belgium.These are, of course the well-known arms...
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It's Good to Be the ... Emperor
One of the advantages of being the Big Cheese, The Man, the CEO, the Boss, etc., etc., is that people will try to flatter you. Sometimes this will take the form of people bowing to your every whim. And...
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A Building With a Wonderful Display of Civic Heraldry
Continuing our walking tour of Ghent, Belgium, we came across this building (below), which may take three or four posts to fully cover all of the civic coats of arms found on its façade.It is, as you...
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How to Decorate a Balcony
Toward the corner of the building we looked at last time, there was a small balcony overlooking the street. It looks to me like a great place to sit of an afternoon, taking in the sights and sounds of...
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Always Look Around the Sides of a Building
It is so very often worth it, to go around to see the side of a building which has a frieze of heraldry on its front. And in this particular instance, I would say it was well worth the look. Because...
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Finally! The Last of the Civic Arms on This Building
And now we come to the final four shields of civil heraldry on this side of the building in old Ghent, Belgium.These carved and painted shields are, from right to left this time (gotta stir things up,...
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On the Way to, and Inside of, the Cathedral in Ghent
Following all of the other buildings and monuments and most especially coats of arms we saw in our one-day excursion to Ghent, Belgium, we made our way towards the Cathedral. So first, a little...
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