emblem
Let an agent explain emblems and their kinds, relay their design, history and regulation from heraldic, military and design sources, describe military badges and mission patches at the level of public reference, and distinguish emblems from logos, coats of arms, flags and trademarks.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain emblems and their kinds, relay their design, history and regulation from heraldic, military and design sources, describe military badges and mission patches at the level of public reference, and distinguish emblems from logos, coats of arms, flags and trademarks.
A visual symbol representing a person, group, organisation, idea or achievement, such as a badge, patch, crest or device, including military unit badges, qualification badges, cuff titles and national military badge systems such as those of Sweden and the United States, mission patches of space flights, and emblems of states, sports teams and institutions; emblems combine heraldic, allegorical and modern graphic traditions and are regulated by the bodies they represent.
What it is for: Representing identity and achievement visually.
It can be explain kinds; relay design and history; describe badges and patches; distinguish related symbols.
Distinguishing features
Symbolic representation
Institutional regulation
Heraldic and graphic traditions
Worn or displayed
What it looks like
A designed symbol, often on a badge, patch or shield.
Physical character
first NASA mission patch: 1965 year - Gemini 5
emblem books era: 16th-17th centuries period - European emblemata
How it is recognised
Symbolic device of identity
Unit badges, qualification badges, cuff titles, mission patches, national and institutional emblems
A logo is a commercial mark; a coat of arms follows heraldic rules; a flag is a cloth symbol
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is related to - in heraldry
is contrasted with - a commercial mark
In practice
Families and kinds
national and state emblems
military unit badges, qualification badges and cuff titles including Swedish and US systems
mission patches of space programmes
organisational and institutional emblems
sports and club emblems
historical emblem books and allegorical emblems
Standards and regulation
Laws protecting national emblems and military insignia
Military dress regulations on badges and patches
Trademark and copyright law for institutional emblems
Failure modes and hazards
Unauthorised wearing of military badges
Confusing emblems with logos and arms
Misattributing symbols
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an emblem is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an emblem, and how does it differ from a logo, coat of arms, flag and trademark? definition
- Is the question about emblems in general, a military badge, a mission patch or a national symbol? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are unit badges, qualification badges, cuff titles, mission patches and institutional emblems? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Military Military insignia.
Sources.
Systems
National systems.
Systems
Systems.
- How are military badges organised in systems such as those of Sweden and the United States, at the level of public reference? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Rules
Rules.
Rules
Rules.
- What rules govern wearing, awarding and protecting military badges? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Design Design and history.
Attribution.
Design
Design.
Design
Design.
- How are emblems designed, and what heraldic and graphic conventions apply? provenance
- Which entry fits heraldry? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did emblems develop from Renaissance emblem books to modern insignia, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits emblem book? action
Context Space and collecting.
Context.
Space
Mission patches.
Space
Space.
- How are mission patches designed and used in space programmes? provenance
- Which entry fits mission patch? action
Collecting
Collecting.
Collecting
Collecting.
- How are badges and patches collected and authenticated? provenance
- Which entry fits militaria collecting? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should military badge and mission patch be separate primary entries?
- How should heraldic and military sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming national badge systems; should they be split off?