Proceedings of the Workshop: 'History of Heralds in Europe (12th-18th c.)' – Münster, 26-28 March 2014

The participants of the first workshop on the history of heralds in Münster (26-28 Mars 2014) In spite of their prominent role in many aspects of political and cultural life, heralds have remained rather obscure historical figures. The two-part workshop 'History of heralds' aims to shed light on these elusive persons, their backgrounds, functions and meaning in medieval and early modern society. The first of this two-part workshop was dedicated to exploring this largely neglected theme, struc..