tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post5802706546508131459..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Middle Ages in the Modern World: Canadian HeraldryCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-17020360611669836622013-07-22T15:06:08.590-04:002013-07-22T15:06:08.590-04:00*surname-punning seems quite medieval, that is!*surname-punning seems quite medieval, that is!Jonathan Hsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-36692646546081096152013-07-22T15:05:14.638-04:002013-07-22T15:05:14.638-04:00@i: Thanks for chiming in, and for chairing this g...@i: Thanks for chiming in, and for chairing this great session. This is all really cool -- I got a sense from the presentation that the design process was a pretty involved, but hadn't realized there was such a strong interview/consultation element to it. And I love the pun on the Romanian surname! That surname-punning seems is medieval too, don't you think?Jonathan Hsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-4606317123302405572013-07-19T18:00:02.564-04:002013-07-19T18:00:02.564-04:00My confession is that I volunteered to chair this ...My confession is that I volunteered to chair this panel because: 1., I am Canadian and, 2., Dr. Pass and I went to undergrad together and did suspect things like compose limericks and play Botticelli. So while I am indeed biased, I have to say that I found it incredibly cool to see how this aspect of the medieval world was adapted to very modern circumstances. <br /><br />In speaking to the heralds over those fattening Scottish breakfasts, I was fascinated to hear that they really go through an interviewing process to help applicants pick the right symbols. The applicant has to distill the essence of their life into a graphic, and the process of doing so is a kind of analysis. So while there is a historical aspect (all of the heralds are trained historians), and a graphic design aspect, there's also something psychological and, dare I say, literary about it.<br /><br />So, an example from the panel: Barbara Zaharescu has a Romanian surname, based on the word for sugar, "zahăr." So at the top of her arms you can see... a sugar loaf.ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105686105741162480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-29836568013999061812013-07-04T14:22:10.078-04:002013-07-04T14:22:10.078-04:00@Anonymous (1): Thanks for that point; I wasn'...@Anonymous (1): Thanks for that point; I wasn't sure if this principle applied to other countries as well.<br /><br />@Anonymous (2): Oops! I'm so sorry, I've corrected that error in the blog post. Thanks for pointing this out. - JHJonathan Hsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-77412111400674349082013-07-03T10:45:42.283-04:002013-07-03T10:45:42.283-04:00Miramichi Herald
is the title of Manon LabelleMiramichi Herald<br /> is the title of Manon LabelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-72346452149646322152013-07-03T02:26:54.438-04:002013-07-03T02:26:54.438-04:00One of the distinction given between the Canadian ...One of the distinction given between the Canadian and other systems is that in Canada "A very important point to remember here is that any citizen can submit petition for heraldic arms" - that's pretty much true in the UK too. In Scotland you have to be "a virtuous and well deserving person" and in the rest of the UK "There are no fixed criteria of eligibility for a grant of arms".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com