Programme: Heraldry in the Medieval City: The Case of Italy in the European Context (Journées Héraldiques 5), Rome, 5th-7th May 2015

Florence, Bargello palace. detail (photo: Matteo Ferrari) The heraldic heritage of the Italian cities is still a monument to the ubiquity of heraldry in the Middle Ages. However, research into the heraldry of the Italian cities in particular, and in fact heraldry in the city in general, has remained relatively scarce. The conference 'Heraldry in the Medieval City: The Case of Italy in the European Context', which will take place 5-7 May 2015 in Rome, sets out to change this by bringing togeth..