Postby Mike_Oettle » 14 May 2015, 21:42
Kathy, point taken. I just wanted to be sure that nobody was being dogmatic about that date.
There is evidence that the banner-based heraldry of the Flemings was hereditary, but it is insufficient for us to be certain to what extent that was the case.
The other aspect I intended to mention was with regard to the actual wording of the date.
Since the artist is German, he wrote the date in his own language, hence 10 JUNI 1128.
I have no objection to this, but IAAH conducts its business in English, which would require 10 JUNE 1128 . . . but that could involve the creation of dozens of different versions, each bearing the date in a different language.
To my mind the obvious compromise would have been to render the month as a numeral — but since on either side of the Pond we do this in different order, it would have caused confusion.
I would write it as 10 06 1128, but to our American brethren this would read October the 6th . . .
Better to leave it as it is.
Regards,
Mike
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