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= Examples: =
== Illustrations: ==


== Period: ==
=== Period: ===


=== On horseback: ===
==== On horseback: ====
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| [[File:siebmacher_plate223_knight.jpg]]
| [[File:siebmacher_plate223_knight.jpg]]
| [[File:BSB391 f 1530 StMartin.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:BSB391 f 1530 StMartin.jpg]]
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|Siebmacher Wappenbok, 1605, plate 223, knight on horseback with banner
|Siebmacher Wappenbok, 1605, plate 223, knight on horseback with banner
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=== Cavorting, demi-boy making a face: ===
==== Cavorting, demi-boy making a face: ====
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| [[File:Siebmacher plate215 HopferCant.jpg]]
| [[File:Siebmacher plate215 HopferCant.jpg]]
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=== Demi-monk in crown, fish surfing: ===
==== Demi-monk in crown, fish surfing: ====
{| class="wikitable"
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| [[File:Siebmacher_plate067_monkcrown.jpg]]
| [[File:Siebmacher_plate067_monkcrown.jpg]]
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=== Kayaking: ===
{| class="wikitable"
| [[File:Siebmacher-f58-dieBezisski-redman&boatonblue.png]]
| [[File:DieBezisski-boatmanlineart.png]]
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| Siebmacher's 1605, folio 58, arms of die Bezisski, "Azure, an armored little man proper in a boat maintaining in each hand an arrow inverted gules"
| Siebmacher with clearer lines (in armor!)
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=== Man-tyger, insect-armed devil, donkey-lady: ===
==== Man-tyger, insect-armed devil: ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| [[File:TudorBanner man-tyger.jpg|300 px]]
| [[File:TudorBanner man-tyger.jpg|300 px]]
| http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/BSBCsg9210_f68r_devil.jpg
| http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/BSBCsg9210_f68r_devil.jpg
| [[File:StCristophArlbergMunchen1394-1407 donkeylady.png|250 px]]
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| Tudor Banner Manuscript, banner of Mayster Ratleff, man-tyger (baboon?)
|Tudor Banner Manuscript, banner of Mayster Ratleff, man-tyger (baboon?)
| Grunenberg Wappenguch, BSB Csg 9210, 1602-04, f68r, devil
|Grunenberg Wappenguch, BSB Csg 9210, 1602-04, f68r, devil
| Botenbuch der Bruderschaft St. Christoph auf dem Arlberg, 1394-1407 German (München Manuscript), donkey-lady
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===Chicken-head===
{| class="wikitable"
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| http://www.sofyalarus.info/heraldicart/BSBCgm145vonGrunenberg_f212_chickenhead.JPG
| https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11350478_10205044562088114_3922479983382101424_n.jpg?oh=301731dddadab192f0aef3c0a121ada4&oe=5607A5A0
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|BSB Cgm 145, Das Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg, 1480, folio 212, chicken-head
|BSB Cgm 145, Das Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg, 1480, folio 212, chicken-head
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=== Minotaurs: ===
==== Minotaurs: ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| [[File:BodleianMSHolkham48p17-DanteVirgilMinotaur.JPG]]
| http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/jpegs/holkham/misc/48/1000/04800392.jpg
| [[File:KylixGreekBlackFigurePottery515BCE-minotaur.jpg|300 px]]
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|MS Holkham Misc. 48, p. 17, Bodleian Library, medieval minotaur (bull body with human torso)
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{|
| https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1526856_951513331542749_7037564203599832917_n.jpg?oh=d8e8df66338954beb075d52a906d51f0&oe=550DAB9D
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| MS Holkham Misc. 48, p. 17, Bodleian Library, medieval minotaur (bull body with human torso)
|Classical Greek minotaur (human body with bull's head), from ancient pottery, courtesy of Gunnvor silfrahar
| Classical Greek minotaur (human body with bull's head), Kylix Greek Black Figure pottery, 515 BCE
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|}


== Modern: ==
=== Modern: ===


=== Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition: ===
==== Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition: ====


* [http://mistholme.com/dictionary/human-figure/ Human figure]
* [http://mistholme.com/dictionary/human-figure/ Human figure]
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* [http://mistholme.com/dictionary/mandrake/ Mandrake]
* [http://mistholme.com/dictionary/mandrake/ Mandrake]


=== Vector Graphics: ===
==== Vector Graphics: ====
 
* Viking Answer Lady -http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Stars/Heraldry_SVG_Images/index.htm
 
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==== Brickbat's Armorial Stash ====


* http://atensubmissions.nexiliscom.com/HeraldicArtBits.shtml:


===Annotated [[Pennsic Traceable Art Project]]===
==== Pennsic Traceable Art Project ====


* [http://www.aeheralds.net/Links/AE_Traceable_Art/IndivPDFs/Centaur_passant_blowing_a_horn.pdf Centaur (passant, blowing a horn)]
* [http://www.aeheralds.net/Links/AE_Traceable_Art/IndivPDFs/Centaur_passant_blowing_a_horn.pdf Centaur (passant, blowing a horn)]
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= Related separate articles: =
=== Separate articles: ===


# Angel (charge)
# Angel (charge)
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# Head
# Head


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


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


[[Period Armorials]]
Period Armorials
 
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= '''SENA Appendix L:''' =
=== '''SENA Appendix L:''' ===
'''A Partial List of Postures and Orientations'''
'''A Partial List of Postures and Orientations'''


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* mounted on a horse or other creature
* mounted on a horse or other creature


= Precedents: =
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Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html<br>
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)<br>


'''''Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.'''''
== Precedents: ==
Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html


==Definition:==
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
===January 2021 CL - On Humans Proper===
Effective immediately, we are retiring Caucasian as the definition of the proper color of human skin for any registrations made on or after this date. This affects not just humans as charges, but human body parts such as arms, as well as monsters composed from human parts, such as centaurs and mermaids.


Going forward, we will require specification of the intended flesh color. The use of existing charges such as the Turk and the Saracen, both of which include skin tincture as part of their definitions, remains unaffected. However, the following terms are also available, and represent the basic approach which we will build upon as needed for future submissions:
Restatement Wiki - http://yehudaheraldry.com/restatement/index.php?title=Main_Page (restatements of Precedents)


* Black or dark-skinned: Sable or a shade of black or dark brown; hair tincture must be specified. Due to the overlap in possible shades, no difference is granted between brown-skinned and dark-skinned humans or human parts. For purposes of contrast, this tincture is considered a color.
'''''Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.'''''
* Brown or brown-skinned: Any shade of brown except light tan (which is considered light-skinned); hair tincture must be specified. Due to the overlap in possible shades, no difference is granted between brown-skinned and dark-skinned humans or human parts. For purposes of contrast, this tincture is considered a color.
* White or light-skinned: Argent, light pink or light tan; hair tincture must be specified. For purposes of contrast, this tincture is considered a metal.
* Any standard heraldic tincture.
 
Following existing practice, the use of a term other than a standard tincture will entail the use of the term proper. We will also capitalize Black, Brown, and White when used on their own as terms describing human skin. For example, each of the following pairs are equivalent to each other:
* a dark-skinned human arm proper, or a Black human arm proper
* a light-skinned maiden proper crined Or, or a White maiden proper crined Or
* a brown-skinned seraph proper crined gules, or a Brown seraph proper crined gules
 
Because of the large number of existing registrations this affects, we do not plan to undertake a bulk reblazoning project for this and instead will reblazon opportunistically, as time allows and need demands.


https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2021/01/21-01cl.html#3
=== '''Definition:''' ===
'''September 2009 - minotaur:'''


===September 2009 - minotaur:===
Gawayn Langknyfe. Device. Per bend sinister sable and gules, a bull-headed human with bull's hoofs vested of a loincloth per bend Or and argent between in bend a battle axe Or and a battle axe argent. "Blazoned on the LoI as a ''minotaur'', the monster drawn here fits neither the Classical Greek nor the medieval definition of the term. The Classical Greek minotaur of antiquity was drawn on pottery as a man with a bull's head; by medieval times, the minotaur was depicted as a centaur-like monster with a bull's body, a man's torso, and occasionally bull's horns from the man's head..."
Gawayn Langknyfe. Device. Per bend sinister sable and gules, a bull-headed human with bull's hoofs vested of a loincloth per bend Or and argent between in bend a battle axe Or and a battle axe argent. "Blazoned on the LoI as a ''minotaur'', the monster drawn here fits neither the Classical Greek nor the medieval definition of the term. The Classical Greek minotaur of antiquity was drawn on pottery as a man with a bull's head; by medieval times, the minotaur was depicted as a centaur-like monster with a bull's body, a man's torso, and occasionally bull's horns from the man's head..."


http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/09/09-09lar.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/09/09-09lar.html


===December 2002 CL - From Wreath: Brown Humans===
=== '''Registerability:''' ===
Here follow the SCA's standard depictions, attributes, and proper colorations for some of the different varieties of people found in period heraldry. The following definitions should allow the SCA to recreate all the varieties of people found in period emblazons, using the most common blazon term for each of these varieties of people.
 
The proper tincture for varieties of people not described below continues to be Caucasian proper [overturned in Jan 2021 CL above], with hair color specified in the blazon.
 
* The Turk: The Turk is drawn with a large mustache. By default he is bare-headed with a distinctive hairstyle (shaven head except for a topknot). If the Turk is vested of a turban it must be explicitly blazoned. When proper, he is Caucasian with dark hair.
 
* The Moor and the Blackamoor: The terms Moor and Blackamoor will both be used to blazon the same sort of human. He has Negro features, and is clean-shaven with short curly/nappy hair. If the Moor or Blackamoor wears headgear, such as a torse, it must be explicitly blazoned. When proper he is dark brown, a tincture which classifies as a color (rather than a metal), and his hair is black.
 
* The Saracen: The Saracen has Semitic features, and is bearded by default. His hair, when visible, is long and wavy. He is depicted with headgear; usually this is a turban, but sometimes it is a torse or a crown. The type and tincture of the headgear must be explicitly blazoned.
 
**Saracens in period heraldry may be found in two different proper colorations. Saracens may be tinctured in a light shade, roughly that of a suntanned Caucasian. This shade classifies as a metal for purposes of contrast. Saracens may also be tinctured in the same way as the Moor or Blackamoor, dark brown with black hair. The light proper tincture appears to be more common in period heraldry and also matches the defining SCA Saracen's head in the 1978 registration of Athelas of the Knife, reblazoned in the West section of this LoAR. Thus, a default Saracen proper is a light tincture, the tincture of a tanned Caucasian, and is considered heraldically equivalent to a standard Caucasian tincture (although as an artistic note, the period rolls using both standard Caucasians proper and Saracens proper generally draw the Saracens proper slightly darker than the Caucasians proper).
 
**The SCA has not yet received a submission using the dark brown version of a Saracen proper. This sort of Saracen proper would need to be distinguished in blazon from the default Saracen proper for reasons of contrast and reproducibility of emblazon. Some commenters suggested that we might blazon such a charge as a brown Saracen proper. This is not a mellifluous blazon, but it has the virtue of clarity. The final decision on what to term such a charge may be deferred until we receive a submission with such a charge.
https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2002/12/02-12cl.html
 
==Registerability:==
(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)
(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)


===August 2011 - demons:===
'''August 2011 - demons:'''


From Wreath: On Demons
From Wreath: On Demons
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http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2011/08/11-08cl.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2011/08/11-08cl.html


===September 1997 - no rampant humans===
'''September 1997 - no rampant''':
 
[W]e don't register rampant humans or humanoids.
[W]e don't register rampant humans or humanoids.


[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1997/09/lar.html September 1997 LoAR]
[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1997/09/lar.html September 1997 LoAR]


===January 1995 - rampant humans?===
'''January 1995 - rampant?:'''
 
'Rampant' does not appear to be a human posture.
'Rampant' does not appear to be a human posture.


[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1995/01/lar.html January 1995 LoAR]
[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1995/01/lar.html January 1995 LoAR]


==Conflict:==
=== '''Conflict:''' ===
===September 1997 - tincture of wings:===
'''September 1997 - tincture of wings:'''
 
Just as we will give a CD for changing the tincture of the wings on a winged monster, so do we give one
 
for changing the tincture of the flames of a phoenix."


Just as we will give a CD for changing the tincture of the wings on a winged monster, so do we give one for changing the tincture of the flames of a phoenix."
[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1997/09/lar.html September 1997 LoAR]
[http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1997/09/lar.html September 1997 LoAR]


==Identifiability:==
=== '''Identifiability:''' ===


===September 2009 - bull-headed human horns:===
==== '''September 2009 - bull-headed human horns:''' ====
Gawayn Langknyfe. Device. Per bend sinister sable and gules, a bull-headed human with bull's hoofs vested of a loincloth per bend Or and argent between in bend a battle axe Or and a battle axe argent. "This device is returned because the primary charge is not recognizable. The monster's horns were drawn here to blend with the body, in such a way that they could not be distinguished. If any charge's identifying features are not readily seen, that charge is not identifiable, and thus not registerable."
Gawayn Langknyfe. Device. Per bend sinister sable and gules, a bull-headed human with bull's hoofs vested of a loincloth per bend Or and argent between in bend a battle axe Or and a battle axe argent. "This device is returned because the primary charge is not recognizable. The monster's horns were drawn here to blend with the body, in such a way that they could not be distinguished. If any charge's identifying features are not readily seen, that charge is not identifiable, and thus not registerable."


http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/09/09-09lar.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/09/09-09lar.html


==Collected Precedents:==
=== '''Collected Precedents:''' ===
'''Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008)''' - [http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/elisabeth/armory.html#HUMAN HUMAN FIGURE]
'''Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008)''' - [http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/elisabeth/armory.html#HUMAN HUMAN FIGURE]


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=In the Ordinary=
== '''In the Ordinary''': ==


* Human - see [http://oanda.sca.org/ordinary/H.html#humanfigure Human figure]
* Human - see [http://oanda.sca.org/ordinary/H.html#humanfigure Human figure]
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