[Loch-Ruadh] New device

Crandall crandall at elfsea.net
Tue Sep 14 20:47:10 PDT 2004


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From: "Kylan Ulfgierrson" <kylan__ at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Date:  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:51:49 -0500

>1. what is an Ordinary

http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/charges/ordinaries.html
(ref 1.)
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/primer/index.html
(ref 2.)


>2. what is fimbriation

A thin border, only allowed in the SCA on non-complex charges, such as oridnaries. 
The SCA Heraldry Rules for Submission (VIII. 3) states, "Voiding and fimbriation may only be used with simple geometric charges placed in the center of the design."

Fimbriation
Outlining a charge in a contrasting tincture. In general, a simple geometric charge such as a pale, roundel, or heart may be fimbriated, while a charge with a more complex outline such as a lion cannot. Fimbriation is only allowed for charges in the center of the field. See also Voidable Charge.
Voidable Charge.
    A charge which can be voided, that is, have the middle cut out, allowing the field or other tincture to show through. The cutout portion should both be of the same shape as the charge and follow along the outline of the charge. In general, a simple geometric charge such as a pale, roundel, or a heart is voidable, while a charge with a more complex outline such as a lion is not. Charges in the center of the field are considered voidable and charges elsewhere on the field are not. This does not, of course, affect charges that are voided as part of their nature, such as mascles and annulets. See also Fimbriation.



Crandall 

(ref 1.)
Ordinaries consist of those symbols that do not fall under other categories and are mostly plain in their shape. Included on this page are oridinaries including the pale, fess, cross, bordure, and chief. Also included are the different forms in which they can be presented upon charges. Some of these symbols could serve as the charge itself or as a sort of divider within the charge that separated other aspects from each other.

(ref 2.)
An ordinary is a charge that consists of one or more strips of some tincture which cover large areas of the shield. Every side of an ordinary is either straight or else parallels a curved edge of the shield.





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