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Gelre Armorial
MaterialPaint onvellum
Size264.5 centimetres (104.1 in) x 21 centimetres (8.3 in)
Created14th century
Present locationRoyal Library of Belgium

TheGelre Armorial(Dutch:Wapenboek Gelre) is a medievalarmorial.

History

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The armorial was compiled before 1396 by one Claes Heinenzoon (or Heynen, fl. 1345−1414) who was aheraldin the service of theDuke of Gueldersand also the creator of theBeyeren Armorial.The book displays some 1,800 coats-of-arms from all over Europe, in color, and is one of the most important sources for medievalheraldry.

The Gelre Armorial manuscript is nowadays preserved in theRoyal Library of Belgium(signature code ms. 15652-5). A copy from around 1500, produced by Cornelis Enghebrechtsz, is preserved in the library ofHoge Raad van Adel[nl].This version, however, only contains 1400 arms. From 1880 to 1905, Victor Bouton produced 60 copies with hand-colored arms, of which only 45 were sold.

Earliest known colour depiction of the Danish Flag

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The book also contains the oldest known depiction linking theDanishking to the red flag with white cross. On folio page 55v of the armorial, behind the sinister horn is a lance tip with a banner, displaying a white cross on red. The text left of the coat of arms saysdie coninc van denmarke( "the king of Denmark" ). This is the earliest known coloured image of theDannebrog(Danish flag).

Bibliography

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  • Victor Bouton:Wapenboeck, ou Armorial de 1334 à 1372: contenant les noms et armes des princes chrétiens ecclésiastiques et séculiers, suivis de leurs feudataires selon la constitution de l'Europe et particulièrement de l'empire d'Allemagne… / par Gelre, héraut d'armes,Paris 1897. (Digitalisat 1)(Digitalisat 2)
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  • folio page 55v depicting the Dannebrog flag.
    folio page 55v depicting the Dannebrog flag.
  • The folio pages 88v[1] and 89r[2] depicting the arms of noble families in the Duchy of Guelders.
    The folio pages 88v[1]and 89r[2]depicting the arms of noble families in theDuchy of Guelders.
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References

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  1. ^folio 88v(from left top to right bottom): the arms ofGuelders,Bergh,Mörs,Bronckhorst,Zuylen,Gennep,Baer,Batenburg,Borculo,Culemborg,Voorst,andBuren
  2. ^folio 89r(from left top to right bottom): the arms ofBroeckhuysen,Waardenburg,Ulft,Eyl,Lawick,Homoet,Lackmonde,Groesbeek,Vossem,Ghent,Wickerode,Beynum,Myerlaer,Ubbergen,andHoemen
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