[ANSTHRLD] Augmentation forms

Tim McDaniel tmcd at jump.net
Tue Aug 7 21:28:56 PDT 2001


On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Ray Smith <rayasmith at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm fairly certain that there's a separate form for [augmentations]

Nope.  An augmentation (note, Asterisk and Bordure) is treated as two
separate actions:
- registration of the base coat
- registration of the augmentation
"though they may appear on the same letter".

If he's just augmenting his existing arms, then the first one is taken
care of: no action, no forms, no fees.  The augmentation is blazoned
"[base arms], as an augmentation [blazon of augmentation part]".

The augmentation part itself must be free of conflict in some cases.
This is from the June 2001 LoAR Cover Letter:

   VIII.7. Augmentations of Honor - An augmentation of honor must be
   compatible with period armorial style.

     An augmentation is an honor bestowed by the crown, taking the form
     of an addition or alteration to the honoree's device.  While the
     right to an augmentation is bestowed by the crown, its form is
     subject to the normal registration process.  The augmentation must
     itself follow the armory rules; if it has the appearance of being
     independent armory, for example a charged escutcheon or canton,
     then it is independently subject to the normal rules of armorial
     conflict.  The augmentation may, however, on a case by case basis
     break the rules in relation to the original armory.  For example,
     Sable, on a chief argent a lion passant maintaining, in
     augmentation, an escutcheon gules charged with a cross throughout
     argent is acceptable even though it breaks RfS VIII.1.c.ii., Layer
     Limit.  Gules, a lion argent, and in augmentation a canton argent
     charged with a tower Or is not acceptable, as the augmentation
     internally breaks RfS VIII.2., Armorial Contrast.  Since an
     augmentation is an earned honor, it may in some cases violate RfS
     XI.3. Marshaling or RfS XI.4. Arms of Pretense and Augmentations
     of Honor.  Arms in their augmented form are subject to the normal
     rules of conflict.

Daniel de Lincolia
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