[MR] [AtlantianHeralds] Heraldic Word of the Day - Back to Basics

[Jim Looper]

Yes, I was.

Thanks for the update.

L~

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From: "Teceangl" <tierna.britt at gmail.com>
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Cc: "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
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Subject: Re: [AtlantianHeralds] Heraldic Word of the Day - Back to Basics


> Furs. In Society heraldry, the furs include ermine, counter-ermine,
> erminois, pean, vair, potent, and their variants. The furs also include 
> the
> variants of scaly and papellony which consist of solid-tinctured scales of
> two alternating tinctures. Furs composed equally of a metal and a color
> (e.g. vair) are considered neutral for contrast purposes. Furs that use a
> metal as the underlying tincture (e.g. ermine) are treated as metals for
> contrast. Furs that use a color as the underlying tincture (e.g. pean) are
> treated as colors for contrast purposes. See also Ermined Tinctures,
> Tincture.


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