[ANSTHRLD] Notes on November ILOI

[Jim Trigg]

Doug Bell wrote:
> The armory in question can be viewed at:
> http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/gazette/200411AG.pdf
> #19
>
> In this case the size of the charges in relation to each other makes
> a difference.
> The sword is bigger than the gauntlet so it has to be sustained.
> The sword/gauntlet is in chief and the two doves displayed are in base.
> The doves are rather large to be a secondary group.
>
> The relative size and position of the charges is what concerns me about
> the submission.

OTOH, they are rather small to be coprimary, though that is partly because
it is difficult to fit two charges in the lower half of a shield (which is
why it was not done much if at all in period armory).

Blaise
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