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The article reviews author M. R. James's ghost story "A Warning to the Curious," highlighting the author's subtle use of heraldic symbolism in the setting. Topics include the medieval heraldry embedded in the tale, and the narrative's focus on the dichotomous right-left paradigm, particularly in relation to the theft and return of a guardian crown, ultimately resulting in a supernatural revenge from the sinister side.

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The book "De señal y prerrogativa de nobleza". Heraldry, honor, and virtue, 14th-19th centuries, edited by Guillén Berrendero, Martialay Sacristán, and Fernández-Santos Ortiz-Iribas, is a broad and varied reflection on nobility in southern Europe during the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. The project "The debate on the idea of nobility and honor: the Kings of Arms" is the central axis of the book, funded by the Rey Juan Carlos University. The authors use innovative methodologies and classical approaches to address the question of what nobility is. The text analyzes different literary works and historical figures related to nobility in Spain, as well as the relationship between honor and virtue in nobility. It also examines the reforming work of San Juan de Ávila and studies the Treaty of Republic and Christian Police by Friar Juan de Santa María. Finally, it analyzes the "gracias al sacar" in the Chamber of Castile and its evolution over time. [Extracted from the article]

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This article is an analysis of Luis de Góngora's skillful employment of language to characterize King Henry IV of France in the funereal sonnet 'El Cuarto Enrico yace mal herido.' Góngora wrote his poem in 1610 to honor Henry who was murdered in Paris in that same year by Jean-François Ravaillac. In the text the Spanish lyric poet creates historical, mythological, and heraldic allusions, rhetorical figures, and images of color. In particular, he is adept at forming various types of metaphors. By relating these metaphors to charges on Henry's coats of arms as well as to accounts of the king's personal history, Góngora paints a brilliant verbal picture of one of France's most beloved rulers. This vibrant description of King Henry reveals that Góngora, the baroque poet, was also Góngora, the master of portraiture and expert commentator on events connected to the period in which he and the monarch lived. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article reviews the book "Armorial de Gelre (Bibliothèque royale de Belgique – Ms 15652-15656)," edited by Michel Popoff and introduced by Michel Pastoureau.

Reviews the book "James Joyce and Heraldry," by Michael J. O'Shea.

The article reviews the book "Siegelkunde: Beiträge zu ihrer Vertiefung und Weiterführung," by Toni Diederich.

Reviews the non-fiction book 'Heraldry, Pageantry and Social Display in Medieval England,' edited by Peter Coss and Maurice Keen.

Reviews the book 'Heraldry: Customs, Rules and Styles,' by Carl-Alexander von Volborth.

Reviews the book 'Heraldry in the Catholic Church,' by Bruno Bernard Heim.

The article reviews the book "Siegelkunde: Beiträge zu ihrer Vertiefung und Weiterführung" by Toni Diederich.

A review of the book "Lord Crawford's Armorial: Formerly Known As The Armorial of Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount Secundus," edited by Alex Maxwell Findlater is presented.

The article reviews the book "Einführung in die Heraldik. (Historische Grundwissenschaften in Einzeldarstellungen 3.)," by Václav Vok Filip.

This article reviews the 53rd book in the "Mitteilungen des Instituts für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Ergänzungsband" book series, called "Wappenbild und Verwandtschaftsgeflecht. Kultur- und mentalitätsgeschichtliche Forschungen zu Heraldik und Genealogie," by Georg Scheibelreiter.

Reviews the book "The Heraldry in Merton College, Oxford," by Alan Bott.

A review of the book "Heralds and Heraldry in Shakespeare's England," edited by Nigel Ramsay, is presented.

Reviews the book "A Dictionary of Heraldry," edited by Stephen Friar; with illustrations by John Ferguson, Andrew Jamieson, and Anthony Wood.

Reviews the book 'Harold the Herald: A Book About Heraldry,' by Dana Fradon.

Reviews the book 'Early Blazon: Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries with special reference to Arthurian Literature,' by Gerard J. Brault.

Reviews the book "Anglo-Norman Armory Two: An Ordinary of Thirteenth-Century Armorials," by Cecil Humphrey-Smith.

The article reviews the book "Die Wappen des alten Tiroler Adels bis zum Übergang Tirols an Bayern 1805/06" by Franz-Heinz von Hye, volume 353 in the series Schlern-Schriften.

The article reviews the book "The Herald in Late Medieval Europe," edited by Katie Stevenson.