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Heraldry in South Eastern Europe
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Heraldry in South Eastern Europe

A special issue of Genealogy (ISSN 2313-5778). This special issue belongs to the section "Genealogical Communities: Community History, Myths, Cultures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 15472

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jovan Jonovski

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Macedonian Heraldic Society, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Interests: macedonian heraldry heritage; vexillology; phaleristics
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Dr. Bruce Durie

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1. Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
2. Academician, Académie Internationale de Généalogie, 75000 Paris, France
Interests: Scottish genealogy; Scottish heraldry; palaeography; 17th and 18th century documents; genetic genealogy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on “Heraldry in Southeastern Europe” is part of Genealogy, a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal in our field, produced by international academic publishers MDPI (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy). The Guest Editors are Dr. Jovan Jonovski,  President of the Macedonian Heraldic Society and Dr. Bruce Durie, one of the Founding Editorial Board members of Genealogy.

As an active scholar in this field, you are invited to submit a proposal for an article of interest to the academic and interest-group communities worldwide.

The topic is heraldry in Southeastern Europe. Heraldry is understood in its broader meaning, personal, municipal, state, military, ecclesial, etc., and so is Southeastern Europe. The aim is to present heraldry that takes forms other than those of the “traditional heraldic lands”.

Bearing in mind that this publication will reach a different audience from those who attend heraldic conferences or read the literature produced by Heraldic Societies, etc., there is an opportunity to expand the scope away from the more traditional targets.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editors (jonovski@gmail.com) or to the Genealogy editorial office (genealogy@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.

Some potential areas of focus might include the following, although all submissions are welcome and encouraged:

  • Municipal heraldry—jurisdiction, rules, and system;
  • Military heraldry and vexillology of a Southern European country;
  • The politics of heraldry and the uses of arms for political purposes;
  • The concept of ‘nobility’ in different heraldic jurisdictions;
  • The sociology of heraldry—do class and status matter?
  • Adherence to heraldic law in jurisdictions with no heraldic authorities;
  • Historic heraldry;
  • Education for heraldry.

In addition, anyone who would like to act as a Reviewer for submitted papers is welcome to be in touch.

Genealogy follows the Open Access, pay-to-publish, free-to-read formula now common across all academic disciplines. However, the publication fee is to be waived for well-prepared manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue.

There are general Instructions for Authors at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy/instructions

Dr. Jovan Jonovski
Dr. Bruce Durie
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Genealogy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • heraldry
  • Coat of Arms

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Axiological Aspect of Sovereign States Armorial: Russia vs. Great Britain
by Ekaterina V. Sklizkova
Genealogy 2023, 7(3), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy7030060 - 21 Aug 2023
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The semiosphere reflects universal and culturally determined characteristics. Heraldry is one of the most complex sign systems. Alive and flexible semiotics is urgent for studies. The aim of this paper is to mark the axiological character of Russian and British sovereign state armorials [...] Read more.
The semiosphere reflects universal and culturally determined characteristics. Heraldry is one of the most complex sign systems. Alive and flexible semiotics is urgent for studies. The aim of this paper is to mark the axiological character of Russian and British sovereign state armorials with an accent on animals. Based on both Russian and British research, this paper focuses on syntactics and pragmatics of arms analyzed in a synchronic and diachronic manner. A cross-cultural comparative approach to Russian and British armorial bearings can be viewed as a novel contribution. The paper embraces structural and semantic aspects, the temporal and pragmatics sphere and Jargon du blazon. English heraldry is relevant to the European tradition, and the Russian one has political value. For both countries, it is associated with foreign influence. The system of European coats of arms is coherent with the institution of property and war, and the Russian one with inheritance. For Britain, heraldry was one of the culture-forming components, and for Russia, it was just one of the elements of culture. Full article
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The Emergence and Development of the Coat of Arms of Macedonia in Illyrian Heraldry
by Ivan Nacevski
Genealogy 2022, 6(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6020044 - 17 May 2022
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Macedonia is a region in the Balkans with traditional boundaries at the lower Néstos (Mesta in Bulgaria) River and the Rhodope Mountains to the east; the Skopska Crna Gora and Shar mountains, bordering Southern Serbia, in the north; the Korab range and Ohrid [...] Read more.
Macedonia is a region in the Balkans with traditional boundaries at the lower Néstos (Mesta in Bulgaria) River and the Rhodope Mountains to the east; the Skopska Crna Gora and Shar mountains, bordering Southern Serbia, in the north; the Korab range and Ohrid and Prespa Lakes in the west; and the Pindus Mountains and the Aliákmon River in the south. Illyrian heraldry consists of manuscript collections with coats of arms—armorials that appeared on the Dalmatian coast, and in Italy, Spain, and Austria, in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The two Stematographias of Pavle Ritter Vitezovich and Hristofor Zhefarovich are traditionally added to this group, as well as a number of other documents directly or indirectly related to the armorials. There is a possibility of a third: two different sources with relatively similar blazons, resulting in the simplification and inverse coloring of the both coats of arms. This would mean that it is quite possible that the Macedonian coat of arms was taken over by Capaccio, who took it from another older source. First of all, the coats of arms with a lion attributed to Alexander the Great should be taken into consideration. Full article
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Symbols of the New Districts in Ukraine: Chervonohrad Raion as an Example
by Andriy Grechylo
Genealogy 2022, 6(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6010006 - 07 Jan 2022
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The article examines the beginning of the creation of symbols for the new raions (districts). In 2020, Ukraine underwent an administrative reform to merge most of the existing 490 districts, resulting in the creation of 136 new raions. We have proposed three options [...] Read more.
The article examines the beginning of the creation of symbols for the new raions (districts). In 2020, Ukraine underwent an administrative reform to merge most of the existing 490 districts, resulting in the creation of 136 new raions. We have proposed three options for solving the problems with the coats of arms and flags of the new districts. The practical implementation of these methodological developments is considered in the example of the Chervonohrad raion (the Lviv region). The symbols of this district were developed and approved in the summer of 2021. They managed to combine the symbols of the ancient historical land, and the current administrative center, and the old districts. Full article
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Heraldry in the Republic of Macedonia (1991–2019)
by Jovan Jonovski
Genealogy 2021, 5(4), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy5040094 - 27 Oct 2021
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Every European country now has some distinctive heraldic conventions and traditions embodied in the designs and artistic representations of the emblems forming part of its national corpus. This paper deals with these matters in the period from independence in 1991 to the recent [...] Read more.
Every European country now has some distinctive heraldic conventions and traditions embodied in the designs and artistic representations of the emblems forming part of its national corpus. This paper deals with these matters in the period from independence in 1991 to the recent change of name in 2019. It deals with the successive designs proposed for the emblem of the state itself, some of which conformed to international heraldic conventions closely enough to be called “arms” or “coats of arms”, not including the emblem adopted in 2009. Special attention is given to the distinctive conventions created for municipal heraldry, including its novel legal framework, as well as those governing personal heraldry developed in the twenty-first century. The paper examines the evolution of heraldic thought and practice in Macedonia in the three decades in question, especially in the context of the Macedonian Heraldic Society and its journal, The Macedonian Herald, and its Register of Arms and the Civic Heraldic System it created. Full article
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