HERÁLDICA E GEOGRAFIA (heraldry and geography)
Abstract
O artigo examina duas relações entre a heráldica e a geografia. A primeira é que hoje o objeto principal da heráldica, os brasões, servem principalmente para simbolizar identidades territoriais, transmitindo a visão que os seus autores e patrocinadores querem dar do território representado pelo brasão. Outra utilidade é que a sua linguagem precisa e rigorosa pode ser usada para descrever de maneira sintética as configurações territoriais que aparecem em mapas e modelos gráficos. Após ter definido a heráldica e analisado alguns exemplos de brasões territoriais no Brasil e na França, o artigo destaca os seus elementos relevantes para a análise geográfica, principalmente as palavras que descrevem a estrutura dos brasões e podem ser transpostos para mapas e modelos gráficos.
Palavras-chave: Heráldica, Brasões, Identidade, Configurações territoriais.
ABSTRACT
The article examines two relationships between geography and heraldry. The first is that today the main purpose of heraldry, coats of arms, are used primarily to symbolize territorial identities, transmitting the vision the authors and their sponsors want to give of the territory represented by them. Another use is its precise and accurate language, which can be used to describe briefly the territorial configurations that appear on maps and graphical models. After defining heraldry and analyzing some examples of coats of arms of territories in Brazil and France, the article highlights its relevance for geographic analysis, especially the words describing the structure of crests, which can be transposed to maps and graphical models.
Key words: Heraldry, Coats of arms, Identity, Territorial configurations.
RESUME
L’article examine deux relations entre héraldique et géographie. La première est qu’aujourd’hui l’objet principal de l’héraldique, les blasons, servent principalement à symboliser des identités territoriales, transmettant la vision que leurs auteurs et commanditaires veulent donner du territoire représenté par eux. Une autre utilisation est que sa langue précise et exacte peut être utilisée pour décrire succinctement les configurations territoriales qui apparaissent sur les cartes et modèles graphiques. Après avoir défini l’héraldique et analysé quelques exemples de blasons de territoires au Brésil et en France, l’article met en évidence sa pertinence pour l’analyse géographique, en particulier les mots qui décrivent la structure des blasons et peuvent être transposés aux cartes et modèles graphiques.
Mots-Clés: Héraldique, Blasons, Identité, Configurations territoriales.
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