https://doi.org/10.31261/SPiP.2018.14.09
This review article discusses Edmundas Rimša's book on the seals and heraldry of Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania. The author, a distinguished researcher of sphragistics and heraldry of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, analyzes in detail the seals of Vytautas, paying attention to their physical features, the color of the wax, the sphragistic system and the evolution of form and symbolism. The work presents nine types of seals, their functions, and historical contexts. It also discusses the significance of land coats of arms and their influence on forming state symbols. Rimša juxtaposes his research with the existing scholarly output, especially the works of Wladyslaw Semkowicz and Zenon Piech. The review emphasizes the book's high editorial level and value as a guide to Lithuanian sphragistics and heraldry of the Vytautas era. Despite the lack of revolutionary discoveries, the work systematizes knowledge, indicates new research leads, and will be a reference for future research. The review's author only notes the lack of a more extensive analysis of seal descriptions in notarial documents. Rimša's book is essential to studying the symbols of power and administration of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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Published: 2018-12-31
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