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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Oct 119 min read

Guillaume Rugher, Herald in Lille

Southern Low Countries in the 16th Century By Dominique Delgrange DCWS Guillaume Rugher was settled in Lille, at that time a city of...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Oct 78 min read

Proportions

by Anthony Wood 1925 - 2022 One of the more pertinent criticisms which can be made of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century...

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Scots Heraldry and the Scottish Legal System: A Partnership of over 400 years

Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Oct 711 min read

Scots Heraldry and the Scottish Legal System: A Partnership of over 400 years

by Dr Joseph J Morrow, CVO, CBE, KC, FRSE, DCWS The Rt Hon Lord Lyon King of Arms The office of Lord Lyon is threaded throughout Scottish...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Aug 276 min read

Table Shield Construction

by baz manning fhs fsha acws Tools required. Bandsaw or jigsaw and hacksaw, pillar drill with vice, belt sander, disc sander, router...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Aug 237 min read

The Mysteries Of The 'Imprese'

by stephen slater fhs, If I was to be exiled, the only area I'd like to be sent to is the North of Italy, in particular, near to one of...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Jul 287 min read

The Military Heraldry Of Alaska

by stephen slater fhs For over 50 years now, I have had a bit of a love affair with that 'Great Land', the State of Alaska, although I've...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Jun 244 min read

Heraldry in the Age of AI: Tradition versus Disruption

Let's talk about the artificial elephant in the room, a topic so controversial that writing about it could jeopardize any good standing I...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Jun 197 min read

Heraldic Jewels

By Stephen Slater FHS Some years ago I chanced upon a rather sad and neglected mansion off a leafy lane south of Exeter, thinking...

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Andrew Stewart Jamieson

Jul 14, 20223 min read

Some Personal Observations

Extract from The Haelterman Armorial, A Collection of Heraldic Artworks. First published by Kevin Haelterman CWS, Belgium 2019 Being...

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