<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 6/4/01 2:13:40 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
<BR>cbt4489@glaxowellcome.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So, here's what I don't understand. If all we are registering is the blazon
<BR>text, then any artwork we submit is only there to make sure that we blazoned
<BR>it correctly. The artwork is not up for approval. Only the blazon is.
<BR>Why, then, is there such an emphasis on the precise hue of the artwork?
<BR>Gules is gules. Any reasonable facsimile of gules should serve to confirm
<BR>that the blazon is correct. Even if the illustration fades to pink or
<BR>purple, red is what we are asking for, and red is what we will get.
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<BR>This is another Heraldic Myth (tm). Collect them all! ;-)
<BR>Actually, what you register is the emblazon, the picture. The blazon is just
<BR>there for suggestion. Heraldry is first and foremost a visual art form. We
<BR>do this for many reasons.
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<BR>Number one. Joe SCAdian may not be able to tell you what colors are Vert,
<BR>Gules, Sable, etc. But I guarantee you he can look at a box of crayons and
<BR>tell green from red, etc. So if we get a submission and the drawing is one
<BR>color and the blazon reads another, we have a conflict. Chances are that the
<BR>submitter colored it in the color he or she wanted, and just did not know the
<BR>correct heraldic term. But when we have instances of colors actually
<BR>changing on the forms, we can't tell that and so must return it for
<BR>clarification.
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<BR>Right now you are saying, wait! You are talking about the difference between
<BR>green and red, black and yellow, completely different colors. What seems to
<BR>be at issue is the fading of a color to a different shade of the same color.
<BR>Well, that has problems as well. How many medieval arms do you see that
<BR>include pink? Or orange? The SCA does not register pink or orange. But if
<BR>the color red that you wanted changed to pink or orange on your form, then it
<BR>looks like you are trying to register a device with pink or orange, and
<BR>trying to slide it through as "gules." We are an educational group, and we
<BR>want to register correct heraldic devices, so we must then inform the
<BR>submitter that pink or orange are not proper heraldic colors.
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<BR>Same thing with other issues that may arise. If your blazon reads "lion" but
<BR>your drawing may be a lion or a wolf, or a dragon, or, if you see it in the
<BR>right light, maybe a goat, then we really can't tell what it is. Can we say
<BR>it's a lion because you wrote "lion"? Not really. Maybe what you want is
<BR>exactly what you drew, and you called it a lion because that is what you
<BR>thought it most resembled. Maybe a heraldic wolf more properly describes
<BR>what you want. We can't make those calls, so it has to be returned for
<BR>clarification.
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<BR>The important thing to remember is this: The heralds are attempting to make
<BR>sure that what gets registered is what the submitter wants. We don't want to
<BR>register something because it's how we interpreted it. We don't want to
<BR>register something that is drawn incorrectly without informing the submitter
<BR>that it is drawn incorrectly, or else it will continue to be drawn that way.
<BR>We are trying to help you. ;-)
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<BR>Also take note that on the form, above where you write the blazon, it reads
<BR>"Suggested Blazon." And that's all it is. The picture is the primary thing
<BR>we have to go by.
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<BR>All the rule against printers is saying is when you submit anything to the
<BR>CoH, make sure that whatever medium you use is a color fast medium to avoid
<BR>confusion.
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<BR>Aye,
<BR>Eogan Og
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<BR>Tighearn Eoghan Og mac Labhrainn, CP
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