Heraldry

Pre-requisites: It is necessary to speak English

Course objectives: Introducing students of archaeology, history and art history to heraldry in the role of an auxiliary archaeological and historical discipline, its history, rules as well as national and international heraldry.

Course description: The elective course Heraldry is designed for 4th year students of archaeology, as well as history and art history students. Also it might be interesting to Academy students who study applied and visual art. Heraldry is a science that studies coats of arms and the art of making images on them. It started in Western Europe due to a number of needs: a) to be able to recognize warriors and participants in competitions; b) visual and symbolic identity of feudal families and individuals, on their shields, arms, clothes etc; pointing out ownership and legal relations. Middle Ages Serbia, under the influence of the Byzantine Empire developed heraldry in the beginning of the XIV century. With the arrival of Turks heraldry dies down. From the beginning of XVI century there is a revival of fictitious (Illyrian) coat of arms and after the liberation from the Turks they gain an official recognition.

Learning Outcomes: Essay and oral examination

Literature/Reading:

• Dragomir Acović, Heraldika i Srbi, Beograd, 2008 (str. 13-216; 564-675)
• Aleksandar Palavestra, Ilirski grbovnici i drugi heraldički radovi, Beograd 2010. (str.53-110)
• D. Spasić, A. Palavestra, D. Mrđenović, Rodoslovne tablice i grbovi srpskih dinastija i vlastele, Beograd 1991. (drugo izdanje - tekstovi o grbovima).
• Aleksandar Solovjev, Istorija srpskog grba i drugi heraldički radovi, priredio i komentare napisao Aleksandar Palavestra, Beograd 2000.(str 21-119)
• A. Ivić, Stari srpski pečati i grbovi, Novi Sad 1910.
• P. Anđelić, Srednjovjekovni pečati iz Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo 1971.
• Dragomir Acović, Heraldika i Srbi, Beograd, 2008.
• O. Neubecker, Heraldry, Sources, Symbols and Meaninig, London 1988.
• Stephen Slater, The Illustrated Book of Heraldry, London 2006.
• C. Fox Davies, A complete Guide to Heraldry, London 1985.
• S. Novaković, Heraldički običaji u Srba u primeni i književnosti, Istorija i tradicija. Beograd 1982.
• S. Ćirković, Dopune i objašnjenja, u Stojan Novaković, Istorija i tradicija, Beograd 1982.
• M. Popović, Heraldički simboli na beogradskim javnim zdanjima, Beograd 1997.