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Ivan Tomko Mrnavić and His Coat of Arms : Self-presentation of an Illyrian Noble

The article discusses the coat of arms of Ivan Tomko Mrnavić as a visual sign of his self- presentation. Examples of Mrnavić’ s coat of arms are presented and the contexts of their use interpreted, such as frontispieces, title pages, or seals. Finally, the origin, shape, and meaning of Mrnavić’ s coat of arms is interpreted in relation to his self-fashioned identity as a nobleman, as well as his political views on a possible post-Ottoman state in the region.

Ivan Tomko Mrnavić, coat of arms, seventeenth century, Francesco Valesio, Giuseppe Puglia Il Bastaro, Vuk and Žigmund Mrnjavčić of Brezovica, Mauro Orbini, Korjenić-Neorić Armorial, Illyrianism

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