Sicily Herald and the Blazon of Colours (Renaissance Colour Symbolism I)

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Exploring Renaissance colour symbolism, this collection features original texts and English translations of two significant works: Jean Courtois's "Le Blason de toutes armes et éscutz" and Gilles Corrozet's "Le Blason des couleurs en armes." Completed in the early 15th and 16th centuries respectively, these texts represent the earliest printed books on colour in Europe. They provide a crucial insight into the symbolism associated with colours in heraldry, now accessible to modern readers for the first time in five centuries.