Editing Heraldry (section)

===Later uses and developments===
Although heraldry originated from military necessity, it soon found itself at home in the pageantry of the [[tournament (medieval)|medieval tournament]].  The opportunity for knights and lords to display their heraldic bearings in a competitive medium led to further refinements, such as the development of elaborate tournament helms, and further popularized the art of heraldry throughout Europe. Prominent [[Burgher (social class)|burgher]]s and corporations, including many cities and towns, assumed or obtained grants of arms, with only nominal military associations.<ref>{{harvp|Gwynn-Jones|1998|pp=18–20}}</ref>  Heraldic devices were depicted in various contexts, such as religious and funerary art, and in using a wide variety of media, including stonework, carved wood, [[vitreous enamel|enamel]], [[stained glass]], and [[embroidery]].<ref>{{harvp|Neubecker|1976|pp=253–258}}</ref>

As the rise of firearms rendered the mounted knight increasingly irrelevant during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the tournament faded into history, the military character of heraldry gave way to its use as a decorative art. Freed from the limitations of actual shields and the need for arms to be easily distinguished in combat, heraldic artists designed increasingly elaborate achievements, culminating in the development of "landscape heraldry", incorporating realistic depictions of landscapes, during the latter part of the eighteenth and early part of the nineteenth century. These fell out of fashion during the mid-nineteenth century, when a renewed interest in the history of armory led to the re-evaluation of earlier designs, and a new appreciation for the medieval origins of the art.<ref>{{harvp|Fox-Davies|1909|pp=87–88}}</ref><ref>{{harvp|Gwynn-Jones|1998|pp=110–112}}</ref> In particular, a late use of heraldic imagery has been in [[Patriotism|patriotic]] commemorations and [[Nationalism|nationalistic]] [[propaganda]] during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2018 |title=Heraldry on American Patriotic Postcards |url=https://www.academia.edu/38516772 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=1–3 |via=academia.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2019 |title=Heraldry on German Patriotic Postcards |url=https://www.academia.edu/38797971 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=1–5 |via=academia.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eiland |first=Murray |date=2010 |title=Heraldry on German Notgeld |url=https://www.academia.edu/8125755 |journal=The Armiger's News |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=1–3, 12 |via=academia.edu}}</ref> Since the late nineteenth century, heraldry has focused on the use of varied lines of partition and little-used ordinaries to produce new and unique designs.<ref>{{harvp|Gwynn-Jones|1998|pp=113–121}}</ref>