Staff

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Illustrations:

Period:

Siebmacher Siebmacher Plate 10, city of Eystat, bishop's crosier

An Ordinary of Siebmacher's Wappenbuch

• http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/heraldry/siebmacher/siebmacherordinary.html

Modern:

Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:

• Caduceus, for related charges, see staff, [http:mistholme.com/dictionary/thyrsus/ thyrsus].
• Crook of Basel - highly stylized form of a bishop’s crozier
• Drumstick
• Dulcimer hammer
• Goad]
• Hobbyhorse
• Mancatcher
• Staff

See also bend (baton)], caduceus, crozier, distaff, juggler’s clubs], mace, scepter, slip (branch), thyrsus], torch (firebrand).

• See also [http:mistholme.com/dictionary/golf-club/ golf club], pole-arm, spear.

Vector Graphics:

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

Pennsic Traceable Art Project:

• Caduceus
• Club
• Crook, Shepherd's - page 1
• Crook, Shepherd's - page 2
• Crosier

Sources:

Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - http://www.s-gabriel.org/heraldry/

Archive of St. Gabriel reports - http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/archive.cgi

Laurel Armory Articles - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/armory_articles.html

New Heraldic Primer (Heraldry for Non-Heralds) - http://heraldry.sca.org/armory/newprimer/

Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry (PicDic), 3rd Edition - http://mistholme.com/pictorial-dictionary-of-heraldry

Period Armorials

Parker's Heraldry - http://karlwilcox.com/parker/

Riestap's Armorial Général - http://www.euraldic.com/lasu/bl/bl_a_aa.html

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Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html

Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)

Restatement Wiki - http://yehudaheraldry.com/restatement/index.php?title=Main_Page (restatements of Precedents)

Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

Definition:

October 1995 - caduceus can be blazoned as rod of Mercury

In fact, it is often blazoned a rod of Mercury rather than a caduceus. (In addition to being the patron of merchants, Mercury is also the patron of thieves and heralds.)" October 1995 LoAR Cover Letter

Registerability:

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)

Collected Precedents:

• 2nd Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (April 2011 - August 2011) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 1st Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 1st Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - Single HTML Document
• 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) - Collected precedents
• 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) - Collected Precedents
• The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - Single HTML Document
• The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - BATON
• The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - Collected Precedents
• The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - Collected Precedents

In the Ordinary:

(includes ankhus, baton, caduceus, club, crook, crozier (crosier), drumstick, facine, goad, palmer's staff, pike staff, rod, sceptre, shillelagh, stake, staves)

• Staff - see also Spear