[MR] [RP] Spring Coronation Flyer
Craig Levin
clevin at ripco.com
Mon Jan 30 16:13:52 PST 2006
Isabel:
> Greetings to all,
>
> Regarding the Arts and Sciences competition,
> I realize "Escallop Erminois" is a heraldic term,
> and I can almost picture it in my mind,
> but is there a picture out there somewhere
> I can refer to?
An escallop is what you'd expect it to be-a scallop shell, the
same as the one on a Shell Oil gas station sign, except that most
escallops are hinge-up, where the Shell Oil one is hinge-down.
Erminois-take that Shell Oil shell, now that you've turned it 180
degrees. Now, paint it with ermine spots. Take your pick-there's
several possible depictions:
http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/Jpglosse.htm#Ermine
Pedro
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