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thumb thumb Inn signs have a history that extends beyond the Middle Ages, when many houses were identified by a sign, often a heraldic charge, which signified that the premises were under the special care of a nobleman, or a vivid image that impressed itself on the memory. The ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal that most of their street-front shops displayed an identifying sign outside.〔Eric R. Delderfield. ''Introduction to Inn Signs'', 1969.〕 In Ireland and the United Kingdom especially, the tradition, by which publicans were obliged to identify their premises by a sign, dating from the reign of Richard II,〔Delderfield 1969:12.〕is carried on today. A selection of inn signs carved on slabs and rescued after the Great Fire of London is preserved in the Guildhall. == External links == http://www.breweryartists.co.uk/ History of a now defunct studio and examples of painted signs 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inn sign」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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