[ANSTHRLD] Question on what is proper

Luciana Caterina di Boniface dolce.luce at gmail.com
Tue Jul 18 14:25:22 PDT 2006


Thank you for clarifying. That was what I was trying to say.

Luciana


On 7/18/06, Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com> wrote:
>
> Luciana writes:
> > RFS 8.4.c states that proper is only allowed where it is
> > widely understood
> >
> > What does a drum look like? I immediately think of a snare
> > drum, all bright
> > and silver and shiny. Someone else is going to think of
> > another kind of drum
> > entirely. I just cannot see of a way to pinpoint a 'proper' drum
>
> This is true; however, a few points:
>
> - snare drums are decidedly not period :) The shape and material of a drum
> may certain vary widely.
> - the blazon (words) given may in fact NOT accurately represent the
> emblazon
> (drawing). Part of commetary is correcting blazons. In this specific case,
> the word "drum" may or may not be too generic for the drawing, and
> "proper"
> may or may not be an acceptable tincture.
>
> -Emma Asterisk
>
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