The Herald in Late Medieval Europe Book

List of Illustrations vii

Notes on Contributors viii

Acknowledgements ix

Abbreviations xi

1 Introduction Katie Stevenson 1

2 The Development, of the Office of Arms in England, c. 1413-1485 Jackson W. Armstrong 9

3 Ancient Precedent or Tudor Fiction? Garter King of Arms and the Pronouncements of Thomas, Duke of Clarence Adrian Ailes 29

4 Jurisdiction, Authority and Professionalisation: The Officers of Arms of Late Medieval Scotland Katie Stevenson 41

5 The March of Brittany and its Heralds in the Later Middle Ages Michael Jones 67

6 City Heralds in the Burgundian Low Countries Franck Viltart Henri Simonneau 93

7 King of Arms of the Ruwieren: A Special Function in the German Empire Wim van Anrooij 111

8 Heraldry Heralds and Politics in the Republic of Florence in the Late Middle Ages Laura Cirri 133

9 Tournaments, Heraldry and Heralds in the Kingdom of Poland in the Late Middle Ages Bogdan Wojciech Brzustowicz Katie Stevenson 145

10 A time when 'fools and dwarfs were highly esteemed'? Seeking the Late Medieval Scandinavian Herald Alexia Grosjean 165

Index 199