[MR] Re: heraldry CD

[Craig Levin]

Gryffri:

> 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.

The submission forms for the various kingdoms were modified in
that very fashion only within the last few years. That's only
good for whomever you can track down, plus anyone who's submitted
since 1998.

> I believe this approach would be very beneficial to the SCA and the 
> heraldic community.

I can't deny that. I wonder what the law would say about an
individual drawing an emblazon from the given blazons, to keep it
artistically consistent (for example, in a group with a
definitely German focus, someone drawing the various coats of
arms in a distinctly German fashion)...

Pedro