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![[Flag of Brasenose College]](../images/g/gb_oxbrase.jpg)
image located by Jan Mertens, 22 November 2009
Two photos of the Brasenose College (Oxford University) flag – in this case,
half-staffed - are linked to a Flickr photo (flag
highlighted) by “seadipper” uploaded 9 Nov 2005 and at "This
is Oxfordshire, 8 Aug 2008. The blazon is very well explained, step-by-step
at
http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk :
Tierced in pale (quote): "argent a chevron
sable between three roses gules seeded or barbed vert; or an escutcheon of the
arms of the See of Lincoln (gules two lions of England in pale or on a chief
azure Our Lady crowned seated on a tombstone issuant from the chief in her
dexter arm the infant Jesus in her sinister arm a sceptre all or) ensigned with
a mitre proper; quarterly first and fourth argent a chevron between three bugle
horns stringed sable second and third argent a chevron between three crosses
crosslet sable.”
Represented are William Smyth (?1460-1514), Bishop of
Lincoln, co-founder; Diocese of Lincoln, where Oxford was situated then; and Sir
Richard Sutton (died 1524)a co-founder. Brasenose, perhaps named after a
doorknocker, was founded in 1509/12. In the image above, taken from the second
link, it will be seen that the yellow field and the mitre have been removed,
leaving the See of Lincoln’s arms proper so it is not quite the banner of arms.
Jan Mertens,
22 February 2009