The Historian's Desk

Inside the Polmanarkivet Research System: How do you organise a history that spans more than 500 years, crosses multiple empires, and intersects with many disciplines? Here’s how we do it.

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With his new book, Göran Mörner hopes that people will finally know what their Coat of Arms should look like. “I realized that there had been a great misconception of the objects and colors in some Coats of Arms. These letter patents hadn’t been shown to the public in 350 years.”

Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kriti Bajaj for an in-depth Q&A about the process of bringing Arcadia to life, from concept to print. In the interview, she asks about why I decided to create a coffee table book, my process and inspiration, and the