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=Illustrations:=  
=Illustrations:=  
==Period source:==  
==Period source:==  
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==Modern:==  
==Modern:==  
===<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:</span>===  
===Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:===  
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[[@http://mistholme.com/pictorial-dictionary-of-heraldry]]</span>
* http://mistholme.com/pictorial-dictionary-of-heraldry
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=Other Info:=  
=Other Info:=  
==Spreadsheet of Rarely Used SCA Charges==
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As1Y_2QwCSKBcC00RFBFUjA0OWNISkxWSy1hTTVzV2c#gid=0 Spreadsheet of Rarely Used SCA Charges] - maintained by HL Ines Alfon
maintained by HL Ines Alfon -[[https:''docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As1Y_2QwCSKBcC00RFBFUjA0OWNISkxWSy1hTTVzV2c#gid=0|https:''docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As1Y_2QwCSKBcC00RFBFUjA0OWNISkxWSy1hTTVzV2c#gid=0]]


<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Bruce Draconarius' summary of registering unusual items:</span>
[http://blog.heraldicart.org/2018/05/24/common-and-uncommon-charges/ Common and Uncommon Armorial Elements] by Mathghamhain ua Ruadhain
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Used in period heraldry = BEST</span>
 
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">European and known in period = FINE</span>
Bruce Draconarius' summary of registering unusual items:
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Non-European and known in period = SFPP</span>
* Used in period heraldry = BEST
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Not known in period = Sorry, try again</span>
* European and known in period = FINE
* Non-European and known in period = SFPP
* Not known in period = Sorry, try again


A list of underused charges courtesy of Bruce Draconarius in July 2013:
A list of underused charges courtesy of Bruce Draconarius in July 2013:
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">The hoe; the plummet; the battering ram; the rudder; the winnowing fan or vannet; the plough (note correct spelling); the bellows; the pickaxe; the shovel/spade; the armillary sphere; the drawknife; the carpenter's square; the saltcellar.</span>
* The hoe; the plummet; the battering ram; the rudder; the winnowing fan or vannet; the plough (note correct spelling); the bellows; the pickaxe; the shovel/spade; the armillary sphere; the drawknife; the carpenter's square; the saltcellar.
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Chaine shot, cross gringoly, troll, demi-beasts...</span>
* Chaine shot, cross gringoly, [[http://mistholme.com/?s=troll troll], demi-beasts...
* <span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">seive, tragopan, soldering iron, the fish-weel</span>
* seive, tragopan, soldering iron, the fish-weel


See also:
See also:
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=General Sources:=  
=General Sources:=  
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - [[http://www.s-gabriel.org/heraldry/]]</span>
Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - http://www.s-gabriel.org/heraldry/ <br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Archive of St. Gabriel reports - [[http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/archive.cgi]]</span>
Archive of St. Gabriel reports - http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/archive.cgi <br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Laurel Armory Articles - [[http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/armory_articles.html]]</span>
Laurel Armory Articles - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/armory_articles.html
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">New Heraldic Primer (Heraldry for Non-Heralds) - [[http://heraldry.sca.org/armory/newprimer/]]</span>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry (PicDic), 3rd Edition - </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">[[@http://mistholme.com/pictorial-dictionary-of-heraldry]]</span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"> (in progress)</span>
[[scaheraldry/Period Armorials|Period Armorials]]


<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Parker's Heraldry - [[http://karlwilcox.com/parker/]]</span>
New Heraldic Primer (Heraldry for Non-Heralds) - http://heraldry.sca.org/armory/newprimer/ <br>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Riestap's </span>''<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Armorial Général - </span>//<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http:''www.euraldic.com/lasu/bl/bl_a_aa.html]]</span>
Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry (PicDic), 3rd Edition - http://mistholme.com/pictorial-dictionary-of-heraldry <br>
[[Period Armorials]]


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




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Latest revision as of 14:03, 19 August 2023

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Illustrations:[edit | edit source]

Period source:[edit | edit source]

Cornice:[edit | edit source]

Stemmario Stemmario Trivulziano, Milanese, c.1450, f64, cornice

Modern:[edit | edit source]

Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:[edit | edit source]

Other Info:[edit | edit source]

Spreadsheet of Rarely Used SCA Charges - maintained by HL Ines Alfon

Common and Uncommon Armorial Elements by Mathghamhain ua Ruadhain

Bruce Draconarius' summary of registering unusual items:

  • Used in period heraldry = BEST
  • European and known in period = FINE
  • Non-European and known in period = SFPP
  • Not known in period = Sorry, try again

A list of underused charges courtesy of Bruce Draconarius in July 2013:

  • The hoe; the plummet; the battering ram; the rudder; the winnowing fan or vannet; the plough (note correct spelling); the bellows; the pickaxe; the shovel/spade; the armillary sphere; the drawknife; the carpenter's square; the saltcellar.
  • Chaine shot, cross gringoly, [troll, demi-beasts...
  • seive, tragopan, soldering iron, the fish-weel

See also: Cornice Strange Period Devices


General Sources:[edit | edit source]

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