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[alfa] RE: Logo history
Don't remember/can't find (it was googled) where this came from;
"Alfa Romeo Logo: the Visconti ducal coat of arms is represented by a shield
bearing a serpent with a babe in its mouth, surmounted by a crown. The
Visconti family recollects that back in year 800 one of their ancestors
had killed, in the vicinity of Milan, a serpent that poisoned infants just
by breathing on them. The other half of the Alfa Romeo logo, the red cross
set against a white background, stems on the other hand from the banner of
the city of Milan."
Also http://www.homdrum.no/alfa/alfa_history_logo.html is a good Alfa site.
Real nice design.
I originally thought the 'human' was a sword rammed down the serpents
throat.
Jef
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