The German Eagle: German History in Heraldry
by Lin Chunchun
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"The German Eagle: The History of Germany in Heraldry" mainly uses the changes of the German Eagle - the Black Eagle Heraldry as a clue, and explores the role and function of the Black Eagle Heraldry in the construction of the German nation. From the Imperial Eagle's inheritance of the Roman Empire, to the Prussian Eagle and the construction of the German nation-state, to the Republican Eagle and the establishment and failure of the modern German state - the Weimar Republic, to the Federal Eagle and the reconstruction of the modern state, the Black Eagle coat of arms has witnessed and recorded the history of the German country for more than a thousand years and has become the most important symbol of the German state. The appendix introduces the origin and meaning of the state emblems of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the changes in German university emblems and the spirit of the times.
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