Period Heraldric Styles...
Nan Bradford-Reid
n.b-reid at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU
Thu Aug 17 16:06:05 PDT 1995
Someone writes:
>> The rules of
>>heraldry do not apply only to devices prior to 1600, they apply even today.
>
>No, they don't.
Tell the English Colleg of Arms that.
>
>Take a look at simple things, like field treatments. Field Treatments are a
>highly uncommon occurance in period heraldry, however once you start
>getiing into post-period heraldry they become much more common.
>
Field treatments become more common for one reason only: There are just so
many ways you can use a plain field, per pale, or per fess; diversity
springs up so more people may have arms.
>Take a look at the difference between post victorian and early norman
>heraldry for a lesson in diversity.
>
See above. Further, the Victorians were gluttons for any kind of fru-fru
they could lay their hands on and their heraldry certainly should not be
taken as examples of what we are trying to achieve.
>> I agree with Savian, if one
>>doesn't want real heraldry, why be concerned with what the heralds think,
>>anyhoo?
>
>
>Decause i might not want someone else using my device.
Bingo, what do you think I've been trying to say for *days*?
Catherine
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