[ANSTHRLD] Re: [artheralds] Answering questions

[Timothy A. McDaniel]

> Argent, a tierce gules. ...
> one might even say: Argent tierced gules.

I don't think so.  I believe that "tierced" is usually a specification
of a field division -- that is, usually followed by three tinctures.
For example, the flag of the Republic of France is "Tierced azure,
argent, and gules", although the SCA Armorial prefers to avoid
"tierced" for the more-or-less equivalent "Per pale azure and gules, a
pale argent.".  (I prefer "tierced" in such a case, because it
emphasizes that all three stripes ought to be the same width.)

Daniel de Lincolia
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