Articles, tagged with "nobility", page 1

When looking at a coat of arms or a seal, one thing that many people notice is that there are animals or birds worked into the design. The animals and birds are normally found in one of two locations. The first is on the shield itself. The second is not o...

One thing that surprises many people when they search for their family coat of arms is that they may not actually have one. While we would all like to think that there is a crest or coat of arms that our family had the right to bear in the past, the fact ...

Ukiyo-e literally means "pictures of the floating world" or the passing of time. It was employed for the first time by writer Asai Ryoi in 1661. The term basically covers the Buddhist notion of impermanence of the visible world, imbued with poetic melanch...

An artist this talented has no problem making a simple animal look closely like a real person even painting an outfit with a high collar, necktie and waistcoat. For those who love art this is what they call anthropomorphic art. He is capable of restoring ...

Jefferson county jail can be a highly risky place and shouldn't be somewhere anyone be forced to affair. Many things can be the front-runner for an arrest. For demonstration, if you gulp a bottle of Deidesheimer over the recommended volume and choose to d...

Cylinder seals were wonderful, small objects that are incised with graphic images and sometimes writings that were the "signature" of dignitaries, officials, and the upper class in the ancient Near East. They are made of hard stones, often black or dark ...

One of essentially the most famous super hero syndicates is the Justice League. It's so famous simply because it has many essentially the most popular super heroes in it, including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. If your son or daughter likes the Just...

One of one of the most famous super hero syndicates is the Justice League. It's so famous mainly because it has many one of the most well-known super heroes in it, including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. If your son or daughter likes the Justice Lea...

"A numerous nobility causeth poverty, and inconvenience in a state; for it is a surcharge of expense; and besides, it being of necessity, that many of the nobility fall, in time, to be weak in fortune, it maketh a kind of disproportion, between honor and ...

The great thing about historical fiction books is that they take you to a period that was real and re-create it for us - opening up both intriguing stories, plus also informing us of the actual history of the times, people and places - usually with accura...