Hand

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Clasped hands are called "foi".

Illustrations:

Period:

Pointing; palm or glove:

Insignia
Insignia ... XIII. Insignia Lucensium, Senensium, et al, - BSB Cod. 278, Italien, 1550-1555, folio 127r	Arleberg, 1548. "In red, silver octagon, on it a silver hand/glove" according to Harwick Arch.

Back of hand (aversant):

Siebmacher, 1605, f156, von Domisch, hand aversant (back of hand)

Hand with Songbook:

Prick-song book, Crest of the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks, 1582. Image courtesy of Bruce Dragonarius.

Modern:

Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:

• [[1]]
• [Glove]
• Hand, see also arm, glove-puppet.

Default

Vector Graphics:

• Viking Answer Lady - http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Stars/Heraldry_SVG_Images/index.htm

Pennsic Traceable Art Project

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Restricted Charges from the Glossary of Terms:

http:heraldry.sca.org/coagloss.html#restricted

Precedents:

• Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[2]]
• Morsulus Heralds Website - [[3]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
• Restatement Wiki - [[4]] (restatements of Precedents)
• Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

#x--Precedents:-Registerability:Registerability:

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)

December 2007 - hands with differing numbers of fingers:

#189Tómas Halvar. Name and device. Quarterly argent and vert, a sinister hand aversant inverted issuant from chief and a two-fingered dexter hand aversant issuant from base argent. ... This device is returned for lack of documentation of the use of a hand with three fingers as used in this submission. Nor was documentation provided, or found by the College, for the use of two hands with differing numbers of fingers in period heraldry. The majority of those polled, both heralds and non-heralds, saw this as a display of gang signs. This is also sufficient grounds for return under section IX of the Rules for Submission ("Offensive Armory") as well as section VIII.4 ("Obtrusive Modernity"). Using two identical hands in the same posture would remove this appearance. ... This does not create the appearance of marshalled armory under Society rules as both charges are the same charge (a hand). This is no different than allowing something like two lions combatant//, which can also be blazoned as //a lion rampant to sinister and a lion rampant. http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2007/12/07-12lar.html

April 2000 - cupped hand:

"The cupped hand is neither a documented nor a recognizable position." [2000 LoAR]

#x--Precedents:-Identifiability:Identifiability:

August 2012 LoAR - hand of Fatima inverted:

#120Asther de Perpinya. Badge. (Fieldless) On a hand of Fatima inverted Or a brazier gules. Commenters discussed whether or not this charge was identifiable when inverted. Commentary provided examples of the hand of Fatima, also known as a hamsa, used in both fingers-up and fingers-down orientations. As it is recognizable in both orientations, this is registerable. http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/08/12-08lar.html

Collected Precedents:

Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - [and GAUNTLET] The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - [and GAUNTLET] The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - [HTML Document] The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) - the 1st part (Nov 1993 - June 1994) and the 2nd part (July 1994 - June 1996) The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - [precedents] The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) - the 1st year (June 1990 - June 1991) and the 2nd year (July 1991 - June 1992) The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - [Precedents] The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - [HTML Document] The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - [Precedents] The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - [Precedents] The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - [Precedents]

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In the Ordinary:

(includes fist, foi, gauntlet, glove, hand of fatima)

• [- 1 - Argent]
• [- 1 - Azure]
• [- 1 - Fur]
• [- 1 - Gules]
• [- 1 - Multicolor]
• [- 1 - Or]
• [- 1 - Purpure]
• [- 1 - Sable]
• [- 1 - Vert]
• [- 2 or more]

Name__	__Blazon__	__Symbol of
Red Hand of Ulster	A sinister hand appaumy gules on argent canton or inescutcheon	British Baronets