March 2008 LoAR October 2007 - sun cross revisted: "Section VII.3 of the Rules for Submission requires that "Artifacts that were known in the period and domain of the Society may be registered in armory, provided they are depicted in their period forms." The "W" depicted here is a modern, sans-serif form of the letter, having all the strokes of identical size. Please inform the submitter that they may wish to draw a more vertical ascender on the character in future depictions. Since the character is an abstract symbol, which we do not grant difference between, and it is close enough to period depictions of the character, it is registerable. They are definitely not lameds, which also appear in the text. Some research turns up a 13th century Ashkenazic Haggadah (at ), which has non-horizontal ascenders for all the characters, other medieval Haggadah which have curved ascenders, and an immediately post-period "Venice" Haggadah ( ) has the resh characters very nearly matching this submission. There were some commenters who called for this submission to be returned because the character is not drawn as an actual resh// symbol, since the ascender is not perfectly vertical. Argent, a Hebrew letter "resh" and a chief sable. Henceforth, the use of astrological symbols in armory will not be considered a step from period practice." If we are to be fair, both of them or neither of them should be a step from period practice. While neither is attested in period armory, both of them are seen as details on crests. Astrological symbols are abstract charges, no more and no less than are musical notes. Mealla Caimbeul, LoAR of May 2009: "In SCA heraldry, astrological symbols have been considered a step from period practice. May 2009 - astrological symbols no longer SFPP: If the submitter can document this symbol earlier, we need copies of the documentation to register it." The infinity symbol is post-period, having first been used in 1655. As drawn, this is the leminscate, or infinity symbol. Blazoned as 'two annulets conjoined' on the LoI, annulets would be circular, not ovoid. "This device is returned because the submitted device is unblazonable. Sable, two annulets conjoined in fess between three scorpions argent. Although most two-letter combinations would not be so considered, the chi-rho has, through long use in religious symbolism, achieved an independent identity as a single abstract symbol. (includes defaults, proper tinctures, blazoning) February 2003 - chi-ro as single abstract symbol: Ī chi-rho is functionally a single abstract symbol. Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.
Morsulus Heralds Website - (to search the LoARs and Precedents) "Versals" are the really fancy letters at the beginning of a manuscript page. Search terms for period calligraphy hands in rough chronological order: Roman, uncial, half-uncial, Carolingian miniscule, gothic, blackletter, batarde.
3.2.16 August 1991 - single letter or abstract symbol:.3.2.15 September 2000 - Norse sun cross:.3.2.14 August 2001 - single abstract symbol:.3.2.13 November 2002 - Tau cross not just a "t":.3.2.11 January 2003 - phrases on bordures:.3.2.9 February 2003 - chi-ro = single abstract symbol:.3.2.7 March 2006 - phrases, multiple symbols:.3.2.5 October 2007 - sun cross revisted:.3.2.4 March 2008 - modern forms of letters:.3.2.3 March 2009 - close enough counts:.3.1.1 February 2003 - chi-ro as single abstract symbol:.1.2.3 Annotated Pennsic Traceable Art Project.1.2.1 Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:.1.1.2 Illuminated initials in manuscripts at the British Library.1.1.1 Period Crest with Astrological Signs:.
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