[MR] Re: heraldry CD

[thurman]

Lord Gryffri,

Since this is your work you are EXACTLY the one to ask ::grin:: If I were to
volunteer to help in such an endeavor (and Atlantia allowed it), how much
work am I letting myself in for? Precisely how many persons have had arms
accepted in the kingdom of Atlantia? As you can tell, I think this is a most
wondrous idea!

torfin

Lord Gryffri Newmarch wrote:

> IMHO:  Lawyers are really the only danger to Society, not the individuals
> who have had their arms registered.  Remember we belong to a Society
> for Creative Worry Warts, Paranoid and the Delusional! <grin>  No
> offense, we know who you are and we are coming to get you.
>
> Seriously now, why not take this approach.  Look at the Kingdom of
> Meridies Armorial at http://newmarch.org/armorial  This is a way
> to portray the arms of your Kingdom in what can be considered a very
> period collection of Arms.  A single herald, collected the contributions
> by permission and put them in an electronic format.  (Me in this
> case.)  The process could be streamlined if the Kingdom Submission
> forms were modified to create a signature space for "Release of copyright
> for the exclusive purpose of educational medium in the SCA only by
> reproducing the registered graphic in an electronic format for use
> on the Internet."  It would be possible then for a new or current
> heraldic office of registry to be responsible for taking the FINAL
> Laurel approved device and publishing it.
>
> I believe this approach would be very beneficial to the SCA and the
> heraldic community.
>
> Lord Gryffri de Newmarch
> http://newmarch.org
>
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