A long, narrow banner or ribbon-like flag, often inscribed with text or heraldic devices; a small banner.
From Old French 'banerolle,' a diminutive of 'baniere' (banner). This term has Italian and French variants and entered English through heraldic and ecclesiastical contexts.
Bannerols in medieval art often carry text—scrolls with words seem to float from characters' mouths because bannerols were the visual tradition for showing speech before thought bubbles were invented!
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