[MR] Question on Banners

[Bessenyei Rozsa]

I have to agree with Evan on this.  In all my research I don't recall coming 
across a standard  that uses anything but capital letters for the motto  - 
nor punctuation.  ("Banner" is actually a very specific armorial flag - and 
I have no recollection of seeing one with a motto on it) That could be wrong 
as I am going from memory here, but everything I have seen, and recall, used 
capital letters for the motto.

Rozsa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Montuori" <damont at wolfstar.com>
To: "Gail" <ladysayher at adelphia.net>
Cc: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Question on Banners


> 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.
>
> As for punctuation, it occurs rarely if at all in mottos, and I've *never*
> seen it used on a motto appearing in the actual armory. Punctuation has
> changed quite a bit since the Middle Ages (he says, glancing at a copy of
> "Eats Shoots and Leaves" nearby on the desk) so I'd say that if one must
> use punctuation in a motto on a banner, make sure one gets it right *for
> the targetted time and place*. But simply leaving the punctuation out
> appears to be preferable for this practice. JMO.
>
> Evan
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