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Heraldika grada Senja do 17. stoljeća

Rad se bavi heraldičkom baštinom grada Senja u razdoblju od 13. do 16. stoljeća. Prikazana je povijesna pozadina srednjovjekovnog grada Senja te su obrađeni grbovi plemićkih i građanskih obitelji čiji su heraldički ostaci pronađeni na tlu ovog uskočkog grada. Osim grbova plemićkih i građanskih obitelji, obrađeni su i prikazani grbovi crkvene vlasti. Grbovi su popraćeni kratkim opisom vremena u kojem su pronađeni te je opisano mjesto pronalaska. Prikazana je i kratka povijest svih navedenih obitelji uz naglasak na najvažnije pojedince. Napravljena je analiza različitih simbola koje se nalaze na grbovima te je priložena statistika o najčešće upotrjebljenim simbolima.

heraldika, grbovi, Senj, plemstvo, crkva, simboli, štit

This graduate thesis focuses on heraldic heritage of Senj in the period from 13th to 16th century. Author shows the historical background of the city in that period and what kind of coats of arms can be found from noble and middle-class families. Also one can see coats of arms from ecclesiastical authority and what is their meaning. All of that is accompanied by a brief description of the history of the findings and historical background of every family with emphasis on the most important individuals. An analysis was made of different symbols and conducted with statistics of the most common symbols that can be found on the shield of coats of arms. It is also explained what is their usage and how often some motives can be found on them.