[MR] Question on Banners

[Anthony Bryant]

On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:03 PM, Dave Montuori wrote:

> Scripsit Margaret Sayher:
>> When putting a motto on a banner, are capitals used as they are  
>> today,
>> just at the beginning and did they use punctuation, etc?
>
> I'm not sure for *banners* per se.
>
> In the uncommon cases of mottos appearing on the actual armory (it  
> happens
> occasionally in Iberian armory), in the Roman alphabet, all the  
> cases I've
> seen use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. In late period I've seen some "full
> achievements" with mottos written on a ribbon below the shield;  
> some are
> in ALL CAPS, and some are initial-capital. In general I consider it  
> safer
> to go with all capital letters.

True, but this really depends on the period, the "typeface" and the  
general aesthetic.

I've seen too many designs ruined by people using all-caps in  
Blackletter or other heavily ornamental calligraphic hand that was  
never intended to be used for all caps.

Effingham