What is Sigillography?
[[Image:sealtaglarge.jpg|thumb|right|Pine [[resin]] seal on [[vellum]] tag or tail of an English [[deed]] ''(1638)''.]] '''Sigillography''' is the study of the [[Seal (emblem)|seals]] used on documents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ancient Seals—What Were They? |url=https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/history/ancient-seals/ |website=JW.ORG |access-date=11 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> It is one of the [[auxiliary sciences of history]]. It has links to [[diplomatics]], [[heraldry]], [[social history]], and the [[Art history|history of art]]. This field of study was started in the 15th century by [[Antiquarian|students of old artifacts]]. Then it became more well known in the 16th and 17th centuries.<ref>{{cite book |first1=P.D.A. |last1=Harvey |first2=Andrew |last2=McGuinness |title=A Guide to British Medieval Seals |url=https://archive.org/details/guidetobritishme0000pdah |location=London |publisher=British Library and Public Record Office |year=1996 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/guidetobritishme0000pdah/page/22 22]–6 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| first=Elizabeth |last=New |title=Seals and Sealing Practices |publisher=British Records Association |series=Archives and the User |volume=11 |year=2010 |location=London |ISBN=978-0-900222-15-3 |pages=29–32}}</ref> At first this field of study was thought of as part of [[diplomatics]]. But over time it became known as its own field of study. == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:History]] {{hist-stub}}