[ANSTHRLD] Royal Crowns (was Re: arms - your thoughts)
tmcd at panix.com
tmcd at panix.com
Sat Aug 23 13:32:09 PDT 2008
On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, Darin Herndon <darin.herndon at chk.com> wrote:
> Differing crowns from coronets is a matter of correctness and
> precision.
If I were to hand you the most ancient crown of the Middle Kingdom,
you couldn't tell me whether it was for a king, a duke, a count, or a
baron.
> The differentiation of crowns from coronets is not a heraldic
> conflict issue but a sumptuary issue. The relevant differences are
> contained in kingdom laws rather than the RfS.
The law that begins (UPPERCASING mine)
Article IX : CORONET Sumptuary Laws
CROWNS or CORONETS bearing 1 or more Ansteorran Stars (a mullet of
5 lesser and 5 greater points) are restricted to the Crown, the
Heirs, former Crowns of Ansteorra, and former territorial barons
and baronesses of Ansteorra as set forth below.
Section 1 : Royal CROWNS
A. CORONETS bearing a Queen's Rose (a rose sable charged with
a rose or, thereon a mullet of five greater and five lesser
points sable) are restricted to the Queen.
Danihel de Lindo Colonia
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Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd at panix.com
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