„In the second half of the
twentieth
century the renaissance of heraldry research and creativity took place,
focused mainly on town and communal coats of arms. Although interest in
church heraldry and creation of numerous episcopal and parochial arms
has
begun in the seventies already, civil arms had to wait for the Velvet
Revolution
of 1989. Since this time limit interest in personal arms was gradually
increasing. This development is considered important as without
personal
arms, noble and burgher, it would be difficult to speak about heraldry
in Slovakia comprising all branches of this noble art. It was the
Heraldry
College, together with the Heraldry Register in the Ministry of the
Interior,
who were responsible for the successful start of these activities.
Despite
of attempts to discredit, scandalize and make this branch of
contemporary
Slovak heraldry a play of politics, the modern Slovak civil heraldry
has
become firmly rooted and attained high level due to which i tis being
accepted
by foreign armorial institutions as well. Anyhow, there are numerous
heraldic,
legal and artistic problems and questions, in theory and in practice
looking
for formulation and solution.
This volume contains numerous contemporary views in actual non noble family heraldry, its traditions and today’s concept as presented on 9th September, 2000 in Trenčín, at the conference called Civil Heraldry in Slovakia.“ |
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From the contents: Civil Arms – Yes or No? (Leon Sokolovský) Civil Heraldry in Slovakia (Frederik Federmayer) The Coat of Arms of the Jung Mediaeval Family of Banská Bystrica (Vladimír Rábik) Some Legal Aspects of Creation and Use of Civil Arms in Slovakia (Jozef Králik) Heraldic and Artistic Particularities of Family Arms (Ladislav Vrtel) Civil Heraldry and Phaleristics (Igor Graus) The Heraldry Register of the Slovak Republic and Civil Arms (Peter Kartous) Noble Arms and Civil Heraldry I (Frederik Federmayer) Noble Arms and Civil Heraldry II (Ladislav Vrtel) Civil and Family Heraldry Abroad (Zdenko G. Alexy) |