[ANSTHRLD] Device check
francis.schalles at ttuhsc.edu
francis.schalles at ttuhsc.edu
Thu Oct 20 13:52:22 PDT 2005
I was under the impression that you could have a field division, a fess,
with two colors. I understand the basic rules, of tincture and metals used
for contrast. Guess I need to read the rules again. So any pale, pall, bend
chevron, etc must be the opposite (metal/tincture) of the field?
Troye
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From: heralds-bounces+francis.schalles=ttuhsc.edu at ansteorra.org
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Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] Device check
--- "Schalles, Francis" <francis.schalles at ttuhsc.edu> wrote:
> Again greetings,
> Vert, a fess gules charged with a fleu-de-lys Or.
> Too simple?
>
> Troye
> Western Cross Herald
>
Also blazoned: Vert, on a fess gules a fleur-de-lys Or.
This design has a color-on-color problem. The Rule of Tincture, or what
you'll commonly hear as
color-on-color or metal-on-metal, is used in the SCA to ensure sufficient
contrast of charges on
the field of a device. Basic colors consist of gules (red), vert (green),
sable (black), azure
(blue), and purpure (purple). Basic metals consist of Or (yellow) and
argent (white). Furs and
"proper" tinctures vary depending on the major tincture used and I'll be
willing to discuss them
separately if desired.
Poor contrast is obtained from putting a charge of a color on a field of a
color (ie a fess gules
on a vert field). The same would apply to a metal charge on a metal field
(ie a fess Or on an
argent field).
The same would apply to a charge atop another charge - in this case, the
fleur-de-lys Or on the
fess gules. This shows good contrast. A fleur-de-lys vert on a fess gules
would not.
My recommendation would be to change the vert field to either Or or argent.
If you want the vert
field, you'll need to change the fess tincture to a metal, and therefore
change the fleur tincture
to a color.
Hope this helps.
YIS,
Alden Drake
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