The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open book, which signifies scholarship and the Old and New Testaments, has the Hebrew character "aleph" and the Greek character "omega" on its pages ...

The King’s new cypher was revealed with great fanfare just days into his reign: a stylised monogram combining his initial ...

During these centuries, a common, unspoken language of symbols often reflected the region's shifting geopolitics, allegiances ...

Symbols are more than the sum of their parts, and because we encounter them every day it’s easy to take them for granted.

You still see it everywhere – from banks, train lines, schools and churches to universities, football clubs and societies – heraldry is still such a potent modern symbol. CR: What sort of designs are ...

Culturally, the heart begins to grow in its meanings. The heart icon becomes a major symbol for medieval heraldry, where it is used to signify sincerity and clarity. In art and chivalric ...

Modern day symbols of wealth "would not be appropriate ... But in the US, where the heraldic laws are less stringent, Mr Trump simply trademarked the Davies family design and plastered it ...

While modern medical trials don’t bear out these claims, their meaning as a symbol of healing and curing remains. The symbolism of Cinquefoil eventually became influential in the symbolic language of ...

You know those hieroglyphic-like laundry symbols on clothing labels? They relay important cleaning information. Here's what they mean and how to use them. A picture may be worth a thousand words ...

Thus, red also signified proximity to the royal court, wealth and power. A white eagle on a red background was also present on heraldic flags. The symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a ...

The origins of the medieval wedding dress can be traced back to the early Middle Ages (5th-10th centuries), where garments were primarily functional and modest. Brides typically adorned linen smocks ...

(Father Philip G. Bochanski, vicar general and moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, designed the coat ...