[MR] A (Probably Ridiculous) Heraldic Suggestion

[Sharon Gordon]

> When I was deciding on a device a few years ago, the problem that bothered
me
> most was that I had no visual images representing the devices that were
already
> registered by those older-than-me-in-the-SCA.  I know that the OP has the
> blazons in Herald-speak, but I am not multilinguial.

I have seen info about a computer program that was developed so that you
could type in the blazon and the program produces a picture. The software
had the word Blazons in it I think.    Does anyone have the link for that?
Or maybe your area Herald has a copy you could use.

One thing you might do is think about the images you would like to use and
search the SCA lists for those words.
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/OandA/index.html
http://oanda.sca.org/
http://www.goldenstag.net/OandA/
 Then type in the Herald-Speak into the blazon/heraldry software to see what
other people have come up with.  That would give you an idea of how others
have used the images, so you can avoid duplicating them.  Also ask a herald
for the specific words for the visual effects you'd like to use.  Some words
are exactly what you think they would be---an apple is an apple.  But if you
want them red hanging off a tree limb they get described as fructed gules
plus some other words involving the branches and leaves.

Sharon
gordonse at one.net