Editing Heraldry (section)

==Modern heraldry==

Today, institutions, companies, and private persons continue using coats of arms as their pictorial identification.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2014 |title=Cigar box heraldry |url=https://www.academia.edu/8013409 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |via=academia.edu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117153136/https://www.academia.edu/8013409 |archive-date= Jan 17, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2015 |title=Heraldry on Crate Labels |url=https://www.academia.edu/13367039 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=1–4 |via=academia.edu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818141534/https://www.academia.edu/13367039 |archive-date= Aug 18, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2018 |title=Elvis Presley's Coat of Arms |url=https://www.academia.edu/38516784 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=6 |via=academia.edu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819003630/https://www.academia.edu/38516784 |archive-date= Aug 19, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2012 |title=Postcard from the Supreme Court, London |url=https://www.academia.edu/8013370 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=2–4 |via=academia.edu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818141517/https://www.academia.edu/8013370 |archive-date= Aug 18, 2023 }}</ref> In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the English [[King of Arms|Kings of Arms]], Scotland's [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]], and the [[Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland|Chief Herald of Ireland]] continue making grants of arms.<ref>See the [http://college-of-arms.gov.uk/#newsletter College of Arms newsletter] for quarterly samplings of English grants and the [http://www.nli.ie/h_arms1999.htm Chief Herald of Ireland's webpage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004045906/http://www.nli.ie/h_arms1999.htm |date=2006-10-04 }} for recent Irish grants.</ref> There are heraldic authorities in [[Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada|Canada]] ([[Canadian Heraldic Authority]]),<ref>See the [http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/main.asp?lang=e Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada].</ref> [[Bureau of Heraldry|South Africa]], Spain, and Sweden that grant or register coats of arms. In [[South African heraldry|South Africa]], the right to armorial bearings is also determined by [[Roman Dutch law]], due to its origins as a 17th-century colony of the Netherlands.<ref>Cornelius Pama. ''Heraldry of South African families: coats of arms/crests/ancestry.'' (Balkema, Cape Town: 1972)</ref>

Heraldic societies abound in Africa, Asia, Australasia, the Americas and Europe. Heraldry aficionados participate in the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]], medieval revivals, [[micronation]]s and other related projects. Modern armigers use heraldry to express ancestral and personal heritage as well as professional, academic, civic, and national pride.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2018 |title=Gathering the clans in California |url=https://www.academia.edu/35831716 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |via=academia.edu}}</ref> Little is left of class identification in modern heraldry, where the emphasis is more than ever on expression of identity.<ref>{{harvp|Slater|2003|p=238}}</ref>

Heraldry continues to build on its rich tradition in [[academia]], [[government]], guilds and [[professional associations]], religious institutions, and the military. Nations and their subdivisions &ndash; provinces, states, counties, cities, etc. &ndash; continue to build on the traditions of civic heraldry. The [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] churches, and other religious institutions maintain the traditions of [[ecclesiastical heraldry]] for clergy, religious orders, and schools.

Many of these institutions have begun to employ blazons representing modern objects. For example, some heraldic symbols issued by the [[United States Army Institute of Heraldry]] incorporate symbols such as guns, airplanes, or locomotives. Some scientific institutions incorporate symbols of modern science such as the [[Symbol (chemistry)|atom]] or particular scientific instruments. The arms of the [[United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority]] uses traditional heraldic symbols to depict the harnessing of atomic power.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CUdMRj7qOr8C&q=atom+symbol+in+heraldry&pg=PA21|title=Heraldic Design: A Handbook for Students|last=Child|first=Heather|date=1976-01-01|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806300719|language=en}}</ref> Locations with strong associations to particular industries may incorporate associated symbols. The coat of arms of [[Stenungsund Municipality]] in Sweden incorporates a hydrocarbon molecule, alluding to the historical significance of the petrochemical industry in the region.

Heraldry in countries with heraldic authorities continues to be regulated generally by [[Law of heraldic arms|laws]] granting rights to arms and recognizing possession of arms as well as protecting against their misuse. Countries without heraldic authorities usually treat coats of arms as creative property in the manner of [[logo]]s, offering protection under [[copyright law]]s. This is the case in [[Nigerian heraldry|Nigeria]], where most of the components of its heraldic system are otherwise unregulated.

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File:Stenungsund vapen.svg|2022 arms with a [[hydrocarbon]] molecule
File:Italian Coat of Arms of Castagneto by Dario Scaricamazza.png|2022 arms of Castagneto, showing chestnuts (''castagne'')|alt=Coat of arms of Castagneto
File:052-ADA-Rgmt-COA.png|Arms of the US [[52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment]], with a locomotive as a crest
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