[ANSTHRLD] RE: Heralds Digest, Vol 8, Issue 7
Sara L Friedemann
liana at ellipsis.cx
Thu Jan 8 20:34:18 PST 2004
Quoth "Bridget the Stargazer":
> >4) Compass stars are modern inventions
> does the wording "a mullet of four greater and four lesser points" work
> better even though the picture (at least in my head) is the same?
It doesn't matter how you blazon it - they still aren't
found in period armory. :)
> >5) Bordures are overused in SCA armory
> I'm trying to achieve CD's while keeping as much of the original design as
> possible.
What is the device that you conflicted with? If you don't have
a sure conflict, then why add clutter?
There are also many other ways to remove conflict that don't
involve slapping on a bordure (and if bordures are overused
in SCA armory, slapping on a bordure to remove conflict is
EVEN MORE overused). Why oh why doesn't anyone ever consider
adding an orle to garner a CD? <g>
> The "client" is me. I'm not a herald. (Was a drop-dead deputy for a shire in
Ah - I wasn't sure. Didn't want to presume.
> Please understand that my responses to your numbered points are *not* typed
> in a nasty manner. They are typed with a smile.
Don't worry, the smile came through loud and clear.
-ARyanhwy
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