[ANSTHRLD] It Est, So Where Is It Scriptum??
ravenrux at cox.net
ravenrux at cox.net
Fri Jan 30 07:30:06 PST 2004
It seems to me, since the O&A is composed of blazons, that the CoA derives the blazon from the emblazon and registers it. I know the emblazon is supposed to be the official source of the blazon and that the emblazon is maintained by the CoA. But I don't recall many instances of blazons saying "tiny winged griffon" or some such. One of the requirements of armory is that it is reproduceable by the blazon. It seems that this is somewhat inconsistent.
Masamune, who is, admittedly, a fairly new SCA herald.
From: Teceangl <tierna at agora.rdrop.com>
Date: 2004/01/30 Fri AM 05:11:40 EST
To: "Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <heralds at ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] It Est, So Where Is It Scriptum??
> I know that we register the emblazon of armory and not the blazon, but I
> can't find anywhere in writing where it states that this is the case. Can
> anyone help?
Most recently:
[a griffin segreant Or winged argent maintaining an acorn Or] Conflict
with ... Sable, a griffin segreant within an annulet Or. There is one
CD for removing the annulet. There is no difference for adding the
small maintained acorn. Under normal circumstances, the wings of a
griffin are considered half the charge for purposes of tincture
changes. However, this griffin is drawn with abnormally small wings.
We register the emblazon, not the blazon, so we cannot give a CD for
changing the tincture of wing color only unless the griffin is drawn
with normal proportions. In a winged quadruped monster such as a
griffin, a normal depiction has the wings one-third to one-half of the
visual weight of the charge. If the griffin were drawn this way,
neither this conflict, nor the other conflicts listed here, would
apply. ... [Alana Griffin , 10/01, R-?thelmearc]
The earliest incidence I can find of the statement being made plain:
We register the emblazon, not the blazon. (LoAR 24 Jan 88, p. 6)
And some earlier referrals:
We view what is on the emblazon sheet as the only correct form for the
device or badge, subject to artistic license. This is an old custom
from the beginning of the College. WVS [20] [CL 21 Jul 80], p. 2
And When It All Began:
The College of the Kingdom of the West has found itself bogged down by
the fact that other Kingdoms are required to submit blazons only, and
not emblazons, making it difficult for this College to decide upon the
validity of the various devices submitted, which may be and in some
cases definitely are misblazoned. We would like to request, therefore,
that it be made a rule of the National College of Arms that tricked
emblazons be also submitted with the blazons by other Kingdoms of the
Empire ... Furthermore, if the files of the College of Arms are to be
complete, then we must have the usual drawings and submissions that we
have heretofore had. Unless the people from various Kingdoms are on
file here, these individuals theoretically do not exist. A simple
sheet of paper with a long list of blazons on it is difficult, if not
impossible, to file. (RoH, 25 Apr 71 [17], p. 8) [At this time the
College of the West and the College of Arms, though officially
separate, were housed in the same building and staffed by some of the
same people. KFW]
That was fun, thanks for asking.
- Teceangl
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