Re: Arms of the German Federal States (Bundesländer)
Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 10:14
Thank you for posting these, Markus.
It's interesting to see the different styles that have been favoured in German heraldry over the past century and a half or so, from the highly elaborate 19th-century renditions by Strohl et al, through Hupp's quasi-medieval versions from the early 20th century, to the rather stark modern renditions. The round-bottomed shield which is supposed to be characteristic of German heraldry features little in the earlier renditions.
It's interesting to see the different styles that have been favoured in German heraldry over the past century and a half or so, from the highly elaborate 19th-century renditions by Strohl et al, through Hupp's quasi-medieval versions from the early 20th century, to the rather stark modern renditions. The round-bottomed shield which is supposed to be characteristic of German heraldry features little in the earlier renditions.