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- The Veritas shield with wreath and banner (right), also known as the adorned Veritas shield, is used by the University for commemorative purposes, for other official University functions and purposes where the University is being represented as a whole.
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On Sept. 8, 1836, at Harvard’s Bicentennial celebration, it was announced that President Josiah Quincy had found the first rough sketch of the College arms—a shield with the Latin motto “VERITAS” (“Verity” or “Truth”) on three books—while researching his History of Harvard University in the College Archives.
The Harvard University coat of arms, or shield, has a field of the color 'Harvard Crimson'. In the foreground are three open books with the word VERITAS ( Latin for 'truth') inscribed across them. [1]
May 28, 2015 · T he Harvard “arms” — a shield, three books, and the word Veritas — are the decorative version of the University seal, which remains a legal device for authenticating documents. Some variant of the arms can be seen anywhere at Harvard: above gates and doorways, carved into wood, sculpted in stone, molded in plaster, rendered in wrought ...
The Harvard University logo is a shield containing the Latin slogan “VERITAS” (“truth” or “verity”) on three books. Harvard adopted the Latin “Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae” motto in 1692, which means “Truth for the Church and Christ.”
May 14, 2015 · The Harvard “arms” — a shield, three books, and the word Veritas — are the decorative version of the University seal, which remains a legal device for authenticating documents. Some variant of the arms can be seen anywhere at Harvard: above gates and doorways, carved into wood, sculpted in stone, molded in plaster, rendered in wrought ...
- Harvardgazette
The heraldic shield seems as old as Harvard itself. But it was repeatedly lost and reformed as the institutional mission shifted over the centuries. The Board of Overseers devised the original at a meeting in December 1643, ordering “there shall be a Colledge seale in forme following.”
Dec 1, 2020 · While all have incorporated a shield emblazoned with three books, the use of inscriptions, including Veritas, and embellishments such as chevrons, open and closed books, book latches, hatching, and shield shape have varied over the years.
