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Illustration:
[Illustration from period source]
Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition):
- [[1]]
Illustration/s from Brickbat's Armorial Stash - [[2]]:
Pennsic Traceable Art Project: [[3]]
Sources:
Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - [[4]] Archive of St. Gabriel reports - [[5]] Laurel Armory Articles - [[6]] Period Armorials
Precedents:
Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[7]] Morsulus Heralds Website - [[8]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents) Restatement Wiki - [[9]] (restatements of Precedents) Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.
Definition/Defining Instance:
Registerability:
- August 2011 LoAR: 'Emeric of Zara. Device. Sable, two mounted knights passant in fess and a base of flame, and on a chief Or three decrescents sable. This device is returned for using an ordinary of flame, which is a violation of precedent: "Without evidence that ordinaries of flame were used in period armory, or that such are compatible with period armory, we will not register ordinaries of flames. [Désirée Gabriel de Laval, R-Middle, February 1994]" While blazoned on the Letter of Intent as a flame issuant from base//, overwhelming consensus in commentary was that the emblazon depicted a base of flame. Since we register the emblazon, not the blazon, we are forced to return this device. http:''heraldry.sca.org/loar/2011/08/11-08lar.html
Conflict:
Identifiability:
May 2015 LoAR: The flames of a phoenix must have contrast with the field. #131Kingeslake, College of. Device. Quarterly argent and Or, a phoenix gules rising from flames proper within a laurel wreath gules. This device must be returned for a contrast issue. Flames proper, as correctly depicted here, show alternating tongues of Or and gules. Therefore a significant proportion of the flames lie on and have no contrast with an Or quarter of the field. This problem could be solved by either changing the tincture of the flames or by changing the tincture of the field.
Collected Precedents:
Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - [and FIRE] The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - [and FIRE] The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - The Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) - The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) - The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) -
In the Ordinary: (includes flame, flammant)