[ANSTHRLD] Heraldic Regalia

[becalhoun at excite.com]

There are several examples (pictures and such) of the herald wearing not a tabard but a circular cloak.  On it whould be quartered, the arms of the group or individual for which the herald was employed and the crossed trumpets of the herald's office.  This would be displayed on the front and back of the cloak.  Suggest you look for a book by Fox-Davies titled "The Art of Heraldry"

Ld Shawn 
Barony of the Eldern Hills



 --- On Wed 02/04, Jon South < jonsouth at centurytel.net > wrote:
From: Jon South [mailto: jonsouth at centurytel.net]
To: heralds at ansteorra.org
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 23:03:54 -0600
Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Heraldic Regalia

Greetings!<br><br>I am Ivo FitzDonald (mka Jon South) the new Herald for the Shire of <br>Ffynnon Gath.  I will in future be bothering all of you with requests <br>for information, training, help, and in general making a nuisance of <br>myself <g>.<br><br>I currently have a question - what is the form that a Heralds tabard for <br>a group should take?  I have attempted to research the issue on the SCA <br>website and the Kingdom website with no success.  In period usage the <br>tabard would have borne the group's arms (please correct me if I'm <br>wrong) and nothing else.  The Shire does not currently have a tabard for <br>the Shire Herald since the Shire is not required to have a Herald, and I <br>thought it would be cool to have one to wear in my "official" function. <br> My initial feeling was that it should bear the arms of the Shire <br>period.  Others in the shire feel that it should bear the arms of the <br>shire and the badge of a herald - this would result in a tabard with the <br>front and right sleeve bearing the Shire arms and the back and left <br>sleeve being vert charged with crossed trumpets Or.  I don't really have <br>a preference, but am concerned that the design should be "correct" in <br>terms of SCA usage.  I note that in the various discussions of regalia I <br>have encountered on-line, the subject of tabards is not addressed.  If <br>it is could someone please provide a reference (preferably on-line).  If <br>the subject of tabards is not addressed anywhere, perhaps it is time for <br>the CoH to look at the subject and consider whether it is something that <br>requires standardization (one of the functions of heraldry).<br><br>Yours,<br><br>Ivo FitzDonald<br>Acting Herald, Ffynnon Gath<br>mka Jon South<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Heralds mailing list<br>Heralds at ansteorra.org<br>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/heralds<br>

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