[ANSTHRLD] helms, livery, and fru-fru oh my

Darius and Monica dmriney at earthlink.net
Thu Jul 19 15:34:06 PDT 2001


Very cool can I have one??

Darius

Paul Haines wrote:

> It's ironic (to me) that this question came up.  I am in the process of
> writing up a little guide about just such things.  I'm hoping to make it a
> Non-Herald's Guide to SCA Device Heraldry.  Just a little something that
> maybe locals would like a copy of, so when a newcomer comes to him/her for
> help in designing a device, they can pull out the guide either go over it
> with the newcomer, or give it to the newcomer to get started.  The guide
> might also be useful to new heralds.  I've gotten a lot of surprised looks
> from people when they found out I knew a bit about heraldry before I became
> a herald.  Is it really so uncommon that heralds know a thing or two before
> they become a herald?  Anyway, this little guide of mine might help with
> that.  A tentative outline will be to discuss the assembly of the full
> coat-of-arms with achievements, starting with the device and working up.
>
> The guide might also make for a nifty class for the next Heraldic and
> Scribal Symp. :)
>
> In service,
> Alden




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