Zürich Armorial
The Zürich Armorial is a painted heraldic roll made around 1330 in Zürich, Switzerland, recording the coats of arms of nobles and knights, probably for a noble or civic audience. Its pictures show shields in rows, each with bold divisions, charges and crests, painted in red, black, white, green and blue on parchment, with helmets and mantlings above some shields. A designer might take from them the strong flat geometry of medieval heraldry, its limited palette, and the compact repeating grid of shield shapes.
