The "cathedra," or bishop's chair is embroidered with his and the diocese's adjoined coats of arms at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Photo made Tuesday April 12, 2022. Kim Brent/The Enterprise ...

Historians discover medieval banking records hidden under coats of arms Date: July 24, 2012 Source: Queen Mary, University of London Summary: A rare accounting document, half-concealed beneath a ...

In medieval countries with a monarchy, the king would bestow a family crest or coat of arms on higher-class families and his knights. The coats of arms were displayed on knights’ armor, ...

About a foot under the tombstone, crews discovered the remains of a coffin holding a full skeleton. Aleksandra Pudlo from the ...

On Feb. 17, 2024, a post went viral on X (formerly Twitter) about a medieval Italian man named Bartolomeo Colleoni, whose last name, translated into English, allegedly means "balls," and whose coat of ...

Abraham Menahem debuted his coat of arms—topless ladies and all—in his 1594 treatise, a Torah gloss titled Minha B’lulah. Without someone to do the honors, he had taken initiative.

Rare heraldic tiles were recently discovered under wooden floors at former Basilian monastery in Chełm, Poland, offering a view into 18th-century monastic life.

Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols. Rating: Context: Bartelomeo Colleoni was a well known Italian ...

Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols. Rating: Context: Bartelomeo Colleoni was a well known Italian ...