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Heraldry in Macedonia with Special Regard to the People’s/Socialist Republic of Macedonia until 1991
Every European region and country has some specific heraldry. In this paper, we will consider heraldry in the People’s/Socialist Republic of Macedonia, understood by the multitude of coats of arms, and armorial knowledge and art.
Jovan Jonovski
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Legal aspects of the modern heraldry formation
Background. The legal foundations of modern heraldry are reflected in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, in Federal Constitutional Law No. 2-FKZ of December 25, 2000 “On the State Emblem of the Russian Federation”, in decrees of the President of
Andrey V. Bezrukov
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Linguistic and Сultural Сode in Blazing of National Heraldry [PDF]
The article is devoted to the study of the linguocultural coding of national heraldry specifics. The purpose of the article is to establish the semantic and linguocultural characteristics of the concept “culture code” and to identify the functions of its
ergey G. Vorkachev, Elena A. Vorkacheva
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Axiological Aspect of Sovereign States Armorial: Russia vs. Great Britain
The semiosphere reflects universal and culturally determined characteristics. Heraldry is one of the most complex sign systems. Alive and flexible semiotics is urgent for studies.
Ekaterina V. Sklizkova
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Schallerova Topographie jako pramen heraldiky
In addition to a wide variety of data, mostly of an economic nature, Schallers's Topographie des Königreiches Böhmen also provided information in several fields of auxiliary historical sciences.
Robert R. Novotný
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Review of the Мonograph by S.G. Vorkachev “ Deep into Symbols: an Image in Language and Culture” [PDF]
The monograph uses the material of scientific and artistic discourses, lexicography and corpus linguistics to study metaphorical transfer and symbolization in language and culture, and also analyzes the verbal embodiment of the idea of sovereignty in the
Maria S. Milovanova
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The Metamorphosis of Tobacco: The Tobacco Pipe Makers' Arms
A delftware dish, made in London between approximately 1670 and 1690, depicts the arms of the Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers. The three Black women who gaze out from the dish can be viewed as representations of the enslaved women whose agricultural and reproductive labour enabled the transatlantic tobacco trade.
Carla Cevasco
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Political animals in the Modern World: An Investigation of the National Animal Symbol
Abstract National symbols play a significant role in contemporary politics by shaping national identities. However, national animals receive little attention in the scholarship. This paper analysed the national animal’s history, strengths, formation and implications as a political symbol.
Jintao Zhu, Gregor Ilsinger
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Abstract This work presents the first remains of a peacock (Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758) discovered in an archeological context in Catalonia. It is a well‐preserved animal (14 remains of an adult female) located in medieval levels—datable to the 13th century (1210–1278 cal. AD) at the site of Carrer de Sotstinent Navarro, in the city of Barcelona.
Marina Fernández +7 more
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People need freshwater biodiversity
Freshwater biodiversity (i.e., plants, animals, fungi, microbes, and other living things) provides a suite of critical ecosystem services to people. Collapses in freshwater biodiversity impact people, across all regions of the globe, rural–urban gradients, and the full socioeconomic spectrum, but perhaps most particularly indigenous and marginalized ...
Abigail J. Lynch +21 more
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