Uncommon, Rare, Underused and Unused Charges: Difference between revisions
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A list of underused charges courtesy of Bruce Draconarius in July 2013: | 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. | * 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... | * Chaine shot, cross gringoly, [[http://mistholme.com/?s=troll troll], demi-beasts... | ||
* seive, tragopan, soldering iron, the fish-weel | * seive, tragopan, soldering iron, the fish-weel | ||
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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