Jul
20
Insignia
July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Organizations often establish various symbols in order to identify their members. The images shown here include insignia from a collegiate secret society, motorcycle club, Scottish clan’s tartan plaid, university logo, military unit, street gang, and a Polish clan’s coat of arms. I would classify all these as formal symbols because the conventions that establish them [...]
Jun
20
Become a Baron
June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Scotland is purported to be the last and only country where an individual can purchase a title of nobility that is formally recognized by the government. It appears that there are two classes of titles in Scotland’s nobility—peerage titles and feudal titles. Only feudal titles are purchasable. These titles essentially existed as a bundle of [...]
May
26
Robes
May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Doctoral degree holders in academic regalia Emir Of Bukhara Knights of the Garter Mystical Seven, Collegiate Secret Society Oba of Lagos Russian Orthodox Bishops Supreme Court Justices Shinto Priest All Images are believed to be Creative Commons and have been sourced from Wikipedia. The robes depicted here show a symbolic diversity amongst a diverse group. [...]