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'''Inn signs''' have a history that extends beyond the [[Middle Ages]], when many houses were identified by a sign, often a [[Heraldry|heraldic charge]], which signified that the premises were under the special care of a [[nobleman]], or a vivid image that impressed itself on the memory. The ruins of [[Herculaneum]] and [[Pompeii]] reveal that most of their street-front shops displayed an identifying sign outside.<ref>Eric R. Delderfield. ''Introduction to Inn Signs'', 1969.</ref> |
'''Inn signs''' have a history that extends beyond the [[Middle Ages]], when many houses were identified by a sign, often a [[Heraldry|heraldic charge]], which signified that the premises were under the special care of a [[nobleman]], or a vivid image that impressed itself on the memory. The ruins of [[Herculaneum]] and [[Pompeii]] reveal that most of their street-front shops displayed an identifying sign outside.<ref>Eric R. Delderfield. ''Introduction to Inn Signs'', 1969.</ref> |
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In [[Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] especially, the tradition, by which publicans were obliged to identify their premises by a sign, dating from the reign of [[Richard II of England|Richard II]],<ref>Delderfield 1969:12.</ref>is carried on today. A selection of inn signs carved on slabs and rescued after the [[Great Fire of London]] is preserved in the [[Guildhall]]. |
In [[Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] especially, the tradition, by which publicans were obliged to identify their premises by a sign, dating from the reign of [[Richard II of England|Richard II]],<ref>Delderfield 1969:12.</ref> is carried on today. A selection of inn signs carved on slabs and rescued after the [[Great Fire of London]] is preserved in the [[Guildhall]]. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 20:12, 26 December 2020
Inn signs have a history that extends beyond the Middle Ages, when many houses were identified by a sign, often a heraldic charge, which signified that the premises were under the special care of a nobleman, or a vivid image that impressed itself on the memory. The ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal that most of their street-front shops displayed an identifying sign outside.[1]
In Ireland and the United Kingdom especially, the tradition, by which publicans were obliged to identify their premises by a sign, dating from the reign of Richard II,[2] is carried on today. A selection of inn signs carved on slabs and rescued after the Great Fire of London is preserved in the Guildhall.
External links
http://www.breweryartists.co.uk/ History of a now defunct studio and examples of painted signs
Notes
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