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The bottommost of the three corners of a shield. The general term for a corner is a "point".

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Illustrations:

Period source:

An Ordinary of Siebmacher's Wappenbuch -// http:www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/heraldry/siebmacher/b-siebmacher.html

Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition):

• [[1]]

• [[2]]

Pennsic Traceable Art Project:

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Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[3]] Morsulus Heralds Website - [[4]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents) Restatement Wiki - [[5]] (restatements of Precedents) Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

From the December 1993 LoAR: "Although all three 'points' are mentioned in heraldic tracts, in practice only the base one appears to have been used; and even in the tracts, the dexter and sinister points are described as abatements of honor, to be used separately, and not in conjunction." (Da'ud ibn Auda, LoAR 4/92, p. 19) No documentation was presented to contradict this precedent. As a consequence, the precedent disallowing the use of dexter and/or sinister points remains in place. [12b/93, p.10] [[6]]

Collected Precedents:

2nd Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (April 2011 - August 2011) - [[7]] The 1st Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - BASE see also MOUNT and MOUNTAIN The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - POINT and POINT POINTED,MOUNT and MOUNTAIN The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - [[8]] The 1st Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - [[9]] The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - [HTML Document] The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) -

• [[10]] (Nov 1993 - June 1994) and
• [2nd part] (July 1994 - June 1996)

The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - [precedents] The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) -

• [[11]] (June 1990 - June 1991) and
• [[12]] (July 1991 - June 1992)

The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - [[13]] The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - [HTML Document] The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - [[14]] The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - [Precedents] The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - [[15]]

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In the Ordinary:

(includes ford, point, quarter)

• [- Uncharged - Plain line]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Argent]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Azure]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Fur]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Gules]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Multicolor]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Or]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Purpure]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Sable]
• [- Uncharged - Complex line - Vert]
• [- Charged - Plain line]
• [- Charged - Complex line]