Adrian Empire RULES FOR HERALDIC REGISTRATION User Manual

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The Adrian Empire, Inc.

HERALDRY MANUAL:

RULES FOR REGISTRATON

and

ADMINISTRATION

As adopted October 1999 amended November 2001

Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find.

Imperial Sovereign of Arms SoA@adrianempire.org

Empress empress@adrianempire.org

Emperor emperor@adrianempire.org

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface............................................................................................................................................................... 5

I. The Rule of Tincture...................................................................................................................................... 5

A. Simple Ordinaries ........................................................................................................................... 5

B. Field Divisions................................................................................................................................5

C. Vert Mounts ....................................................................................................................................6

D. Furs ................................................................................................................................................. 6

E. Augmentations ................................................................................................................................ 6

F. Small Details...................................................................................................................................6

G. Metal on Metal................................................................................................................................6

H. Documenting Violations ................................................................................................................. 6

I. Acceptable Tinctures ............................................................................................................................ 6

J. Restrictions ........................................................................................................................................... 6

II. Struck............................................................................................................................................................7

III. Armorial Style .............................................................................................................................................7

A. Presentation..................................................................................................................................... 7

B. Modern Design................................................................................................................................ 7

C. Animals, Plants, Trademarks, Etc...................................................................................................7

D. Offense, Presumption...................................................................................................................... 7

E. Complexity......................................................................................................................................7

F. Layering, Counterchanging............................................................................................................. 7

G. Fimbriation, Voiding ...................................................................................................................... 7

H. QUESTionable Elements................................................................................................................7

IV. Fieldless Armory.........................................................................................................................................8

V. Tinctureless Armory.....................................................................................................................................8

VI. Marshalled Armory..................................................................................................................................... 8

VII. Restricted Charges.....................................................................................................................................8

A. The Fleur-de-Lis ............................................................................................................................. 8

B. The Crown ...................................................................................................................................... 9

C. The Tudor Rose .............................................................................................................................. 9

D. Registering Restricted Charges....................................................................................................... 9

VIII. Defined Charges ..................................................................................................................................... 10

IX. Offensive and Presumptuous Armory.......................................................................................................10

A. Offensive Armory ......................................................................................................................... 10

1. Vulgarisms ........................................................................................................................... 10

2. Offensive Use of Religion ...................................................................................................10

3. Stereotypes........................................................................................................................... 10

4. Offensive Political Themes.................................................................................................. 10

B. Presumption .................................................................................................................................. 11

1. Restricted titles and charges................................................................................................. 11

2. Supernatural powers.............................................................................................................11

3. Pretense................................................................................................................................ 11

4. Other presumption ............................................................................................................... 11

X. Armory Outside the Empire....................................................................................................................... 11

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A. Persona.......................................................................................................................................... 11

B. Other Medieval Re-Creation Societies ......................................................................................... 11

C. Outside of Adria............................................................................................................................ 11

XI. Conflicting Armory...................................................................................................................................12

A. Addition of Primary Charges........................................................................................................ 12

B. Difference of Primary Charges .....................................................................................................12

C. Significant Armorial Differences.................................................................................................. 12

1. Field Difference ................................................................................................................... 12

2. Addition of Charges on the Field......................................................................................... 12

3. Addition of Charges Overall................................................................................................ 12

4. Tincture Changes .................................................................................................................12

5. Type Changes....................................................................................................................... 13

6. Number Changes.................................................................................................................. 13

7. Arrangement Changes.......................................................................................................... 13

8. Posture Changes................................................................................................................... 13

9. Addition of Charges on Charges.......................................................................................... 13

10. Changes to Charges on Charges...........................................................................................13

D. Visual Test .................................................................................................................................... 14

1. Overwhelming Visual Resemblence.................................................................................... 14

2. Overall Effect....................................................................................................................... 14

3. Armory, Not Visual Description.......................................................................................... 14

XII. Structure of the College of Arms............................................................................................................. 14

A. Members ....................................................................................................................................... 14

B. Local Colleges .............................................................................................................................. 14

C. Heralds .......................................................................................................................................... 14

XIII. Duties of the Imperial Sovereign of Arms and Other Heralds ............................................................... 15

A. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms ..................................................................................................15

B. Deputies to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms ................................................................................ 15

C. Sovereigns of Arms serving Geographic Chartered Subdivisions................................................ 15

D. Heralds serving Estate Holders..................................................................................................... 16

XIV. Registration Process............................................................................................................................... 16

A. In Process vs. Official................................................................................................................... 16

B. Presentation................................................................................................................................... 16

C. Local level..................................................................................................................................... 16

D. Imperial Level ............................................................................................................................... 17

XV. Court and Other Ceremonies................................................................................................................... 18

A. Voice of the Crown....................................................................................................................... 18

B. Herald............................................................................................................................................ 18

C. Transcripts ....................................................................................................................................18

D. Court Reports................................................................................................................................ 19

XVI. Heraldic Authority ................................................................................................................................. 19

A. Ultimate Authority........................................................................................................................ 19

B. Right to Remove From Display .................................................................................................... 19

C. Local Sovereigns of Arms............................................................................................................. 19

D. Imperial College of Arms ............................................................................................................. 19

E. Appeals ......................................................................................................................................... 19

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XVII. Registration Limits ...............................................................................................................................20

A. Individual and Estates................................................................................................................... 20

B. Geographic Chartered Subdivisions ............................................................................................. 20

XVIII. The Grandfather Clause....................................................................................................................... 20

XIX. Documentation....................................................................................................................................... 20

A. Unnecessary Documentation......................................................................................................... 20

B. Questionable Elements or Style .................................................................................................... 20

C. List of Sources ..............................................................................................................................20

D. Local Libraries .............................................................................................................................. 20

E. Documentable Elements ............................................................................................................... 20

XX. Registration Forms.................................................................................................................................. 21

A. Forms Used ................................................................................................................................... 21

B. Shapes ........................................................................................................................................... 21

C. Complete Forms............................................................................................................................ 21

D. Colors............................................................................................................................................ 21

Glossary .......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Appendix A: Consolidation of Manuals ......................................................................................................... 26

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REFACE

These Rules for Heraldic Registrations for the Adrian Imperial College of Arms, October 1999 shall supercede all previous Manuals, Rules and Handbooks, including, but are not limited to:

• The Manual for the College of Arms for the Empire of Adria, 1999

• The Rules for Heraldic Registrations as used by the College of Arms of the Empire of Adria, 1999

• The Herald's Handbook compiled by Del'Shaley nan Tolman, undated

• The Manual for the Ministry of Heraldry, 1997

• The College of Arms of the Adrian Empire, 1998

• The French College of Heraldry of the Adrian Empire, 1997

• The College of Heraldry of the Adrian Empire, revised 1993

• The College of Heraldry of the Adrian Empire, 1992

• All other previous manuals, guidelines, and precedents

These Rules are a consolidation of the previous Manuals and documents into one comprehensive document (primarily the Manual for the College of Arms

For the purposes of these rules, the term "herald" shall refer to any person acting in a heraldic manner, regardless of rank.

I. T

HE RULE OF TINCTURE

The Rule of Tincture is defined as follows: Color may not be placed on Color, nor Metal on Metal. This rule is generally inviolable, with certain explicit exceptions as outlined below.

, and the Rules for Heraldic Registration). See Appendix A for more information.

A. SIMPLE ORDINARIES

The so-called simple orindaries (pale, fess, bend, bend sinister, cross, saltire, chevron, chevron inverted, pall, and pall inverted) may be used in the following manner so long as they contain no complex lines:

1. Gules ordinary on a sable or azure field

2. Sable or azure ordinary on a gules field

3. Ordinaries used in this fashion may be charged, except where such charging would violate the Rule of Tincture.

4. Ordinaries used in this fashion may not be cotised in tinctures which violate the Rule of Tincture.

B. FIELD DIVISIONS

Field divisions are considered as tincture next to tincture and as such are not considered subject to this rule. However, this category is subject to the following restrictions:

1. Field divisions of up to four parts (per pale, quarterly, per saltire, etc.) may consist of two colors or two metals. There are two exceptions to this:

a. The lines of division must be plain line; no complex lines will be allowed. Divisions with

complex lines must be comprised of one color and one metal.

b. Per pall and per pall inverted field divisions must contain either two (2) colors and one (1)

metal, or two (2) metals and one (1) color.

2. Field divisions of more than four (4) parts (gyronny, checky, bendy, paly, etc.) must be comprised of one (1) color and one (1) metal.

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C. VERT MOUNTS

Vert mounts (bases enarched) may be placed on plain azure fields. The converse is not permitted. The line must be plain and not complex.

D. FURS

Furs are defined as being of two (2) tinctures, one (1) metal and one (1) color. The tincture sable, since it is a solid color, is not a fur.

1. For the purposes of this rule, ermine and its variants are to be considered tinctured the same as their background tincture. Erminois is considered equivalent to or, counter-ermine (also known as ermines) is considered sable, et cetera. Therefore, an or charge may not be placed on ermine or erminois, and so forth, except under the conditions specified in this rule.

2. Ermine variants are created by strewing a field with ermine spots. This ermining is restricted to the Rule of Tincture: Metals may only be ermined with colors, and colors may only be ermined with metals. Purpure ermined or is acceptable. Azure ermined gules is not.

3. For the purposes of conflict, ermine and its variants are to be considered one (1) clear difference (CD) from their background tincture. Ermine is one (1) CD from argent, gules ermined or is one (1) CD from gules, and so forth.

4. For the purposes of this rule, vair and its variants are considered neutral and may be combined with any other tincture, except the tinctures that make up the vair or vair variant. Therefore, a charge vairy argent and gules may not be placed on argent or gules, and so forth.

5. There are no restrictions on the use of furs of any tincture combination, except where noted above.

E. AUGMENTATIONS

Augmentations granted by any Crown are exempt from this rule.

F. SMALL DETAILS

Small details of a charge, such as eyes, tongue, or claws on a beast, are exempt from this rule.

G. METAL ON METAL

Metal on metal is reserved specifically to the Imperial Crown and its agents.

H. DOCUMENTING VIOLATIONS

Any violations to the Rule of Tincture other than those explicitly permitted in these rules must be adequately documented as described in Rule XIX.

I. ACCEPTABLE TINCTURES

The only acceptable tinctures are as follows:

• Metals: Argent, Or

• Colors: Sable, Gules, Azure, Vert, Purpure

J. RESTRICTIONS

There are no restrictions on any tincture or combination of tinctures, except that the Rule of Tincture may not be violated except under the conditions listed above.

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II. S

TRUCK

This rule was eliminated during the consolidation of manuals. To preserve consistenty in the numbering of rules, it has not been struck from this manual.

III. A

RMORIAL STYLE

A. PRESENTATION

All armory must be presented in a period heraldic style. Excessive naturalism or excessive use of "proper" coloration will not be registered. Also, excessively modern style ("pictorial" or "landscape" heraldry) will not be registered.

B. MODERN DESIGN

Overly modern design or allusion to modern insignia, trademarks, or other designs will not be registered.

C. ANIMALS, PLANTS, TRADEMARKS, ETC.

Charges of animals, plants, or artifacts that were not known in Europe during the Adrian period (1066 - 1603) will not be permitted.

D. OFFENSE, PRESUMPTION

Armory may not violate the standards on offense or presumption in these rules.

E. COMPLEXITY

All armory must be simple in design. Excessively complex armory will not be registered.

1. Complexity is determined by counting the number of types of charges in a device and adding the number of tinctures. Gules, a lion or has a complexity count of three (3), while Per pall gules, azure, and or, a griffin sable between in fess a trefoil vert and a rose purpure has a complexity count of nine (9).

2. Armory with a complexity count of nine (9) or above will not be registered without a thorough review by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms. Armory with a complexity count above six (6) is strongly discouraged.

F. LAYERING, COUNTERCHANGING

All elements in a given piece of armory must be arranged so as to preserve their individual identifiability. Excessive layering, counterchanging, or use of complex lines of division detracts from the overall identifiability of the elements in the device and will not be registered.

G. FIMBRIATION, VOIDING

Fimbriation and voiding will only be permitted with simple geometric charges and ordinaries that have straight, non-complex lines.

H. QUESTIONABLE ELEMENTS

Any questionable element or style should be adequately documented as described in Rule XIX.

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IV. F

V. T

IELDLESS ARMORY

Fieldless armory is that which has a transparent background, allowing the charges to be placed on any type of background when displayed. Fieldless armory is subject to the following restrictions:

A. Only badges may be registered as fieldless.

B. Fieldless armory must form itself a unified whole; all elements in the design must be conjoined.

INCTURELESS ARMORY

Tinctureless armory has no tincture. It is generally meant for such things as wax seals and engravings. Tinctureless armory is subject to the following limitations:

A. Only badges may be registered as tinctureless.

B. Tinctureless armory is restricted to Royal and Imperial Crowns, and the ministries that serve them

C. Tinctureless armory is subject to the same standards as fieldless armory, as given above.

VI. M

Marshalling is the practice of combining two (2) or more devices on one (1) shield or banner. It is generally used to show a relationship of marriage, or to combine the arms of an individual with the offices they hold.

(the offices may register them, but not the individuals).

ARSHALLED ARMORY

A. Because each element must be independently registered, registration of the marshalled arms is

unnecessary and will not be permitted.

B. Marshalling is officially considered to be an encouraged practice for individuals in relationships,

whether married or otherwise.

C. Inescutcheons of pretense are considered to be a form of marshalling and as such are restricted.

1. For this restriction to apply, the inescutcheon must be in the shape of an escutcheon.

2. No other geometric or non-geometric charges that are themselves charged shall be considered

to be "in pretense".

VII. R

A. THE FLEUR-DE-LIS

ESTRICTED CHARGES

1. The

gold

fleur-de-lis is restricted to the Imperial Crown.

a. Persons granted the title of Prince or Princess are considered members of the Imperial Family

and may therefore augment their arms with this charge, and wear it upon their clothing.

b. Persons granted the title of Count Royal or Countess Royal are considered members of their

local Royal Family and may therefore augment their arms with this charge, and wear it upon their clothing.

c. Sovereigns of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants directly serving the Imperial Crown may wear

a gold fleur-de-lis upon the left breast while they remain in the service of the Imperial Crown.

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d. The Imperial Crown may choose to bestow this charge as an augmentation however They see fit.

e. Geographic Chartered Subdivisions may incorporate this charge in their arms.

2. The

3. No other tincture of fleur-de-lis is restricted in any way, save where it would violate the Rule of

silver

fleur-de-lis is restricted to officials and sees of the Church of Adria.

a. Officials of the Church may augment their arms with this charge while they hold their office.

b. Sees, bishoprics, abbeys, and other Church institutions may incorporate this charge in their

arms.

Tincture as given above.

B. THE CROWN

The crown in any tincture is restricted in armory to the Imperial Crown and its representatives.

1. The following Estates and Ranks may incorporate this charge in their arms:

a. The Imperium b. Kingdom c. Prince/Princess d. Archduchy e. Duchy f. Count Royal/Countess Royal g. March h. County i. Viscount/ess j. Shire k. Barony l. House

2. Landed Estate Holders of all ranks may augment their personal arms or achievement with the Coronet of Rank appropriate to their station so long as they hold their Estate.

3. Crowns and coronets, whenever appearing in armory, are considered augmentations and as such are exempt from the Rule of Tincture, unless the charge forms a central or integral part of the overall design.

C. THE TUDOR ROSE

The Tudor Rose is defined as a rose that is divided between gules and argent in any combination, including:

1. A rose gules charged with another argent

2. A rose argent charged with another gules

3. A rose divided per pale, per fess, per saltire, or Quarterly between gules and argent

4. The previous category is considered restricted in all instances save those where the divided rose appears as part of an overall motif of counterchanging between Gules and Argent.

o Quarterly gules and argent, a rose counterchanged is acceptable o Quarterly or and vert, a rose quarterly gules and argent is not acceptable

D. REGISTERING RESTRICTED CHARGES

The arms of any individual will not be registered with any of these restricted charges unless sufficient written proof is provided with the presentation of the registration forms that the individual in question has right to the restricted charge. (Previously Item C.)

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VIII. D

When a particular combination of charges and tinctures is registered frequently, the Imperial Sovereign of Arms may choose to register this combination as a Defined Charge. This definition is merely for the convenience of the College of Arms. Defined Charges are as follows:

A. The

B. The Imperial Office may register other defined charges as situations warrant.

IX. O

Armory may not contain elements that would be offensive to a large percentage of the populace of the Empire or of society as a whole. Neither can armory suggest or imply powers or ranks that the presenter does not possess.

EFINED CHARGES

Lyon de Coucy

This charge is restricted in Adria. When appearing in armory, it may simply be blazoned as a Lyon de Coucy proper. Any variation on this (such as no crown) should be blazoned specifically: a unicornheaded lion rampant supporting a sword inverted gules.

: A unicorn-headed lion rampant crowned or supporting a sword inverted gules.

FFENSIVE AND PRESUMPTUOUS ARMORY

A. OFFENSIVE ARMORY

Offensive armory falls into four categories:

1. VULGARISMS

Armory suggesting pornographic or scatological themes would offend a significant portion of the populace of the Empire and will not be permitted, even if adequately documented.

2. OFFENSIVE USE OF RELIGION

Armory with either excessive or derogatory use of religious symbolism will not be permitted. This applies to all religions equally, and applies whether the offense is explicit or implied, or whether the presenter intended it or not.

a. Excessive use of religious symbolism is defined as three (3) or more elements representing a

particular religious idea or theme.

b. Derogatory use of religious symbolism is defined as any element specifically degrading a

particular religion.

3. STEREOTYPES

Armory suggesting derogatory ethnic, racial, or sexual stereotypes will not be permitted, even if adequately documented. This applies whether the stereotype is explicit or implied.

4. OFFENSIVE POLITICAL THEMES

Armory suggesting social or political movements or events that may be offensive to a particular ethnic, racial, or religious group will not be permitted. Swastikas, even though they are documentable as period charges, are not registerable due to their mundane association with the Nazi party.

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B. PRESUMPTION

Presumptuous names and armory fall into four categories:

1. RESTRICTED TITLES AND CHARGES

Armory containing or alluding to titles, ranks, territorial claims, or restricted charges will not be permitted. Charges such as crowns, coronets, and fleurs-de-lis are specifically restricted under the provisions of Rule VII

2. SUPERNATURAL POWERS

Armory suggesting non-human powers or abilities will not be permitted.

3. PRETENSE

Armory suggesting familial relationship to a protected individual will not be permitted without the specific written permission of that individual. Likewise, armory that suggests pretense to protected armory will not be permitted.

4. OTHER PRESUMPTION

Armory that by itself does not imply presumption but together with the presenter's listed game name is evocative of the above categories will not be permitted.

X. A

The Empire of Adria is a separate heraldic jurisdiction from all others, including other medieval re-creation societies and mundane heraldic courts.

RMORY OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE

A. PERSONA

Each registrant's game persona is considered separate from their mundane persona, and as such, a registrant may not present their mundane arms for registration, even if they can produce legal documentation asserting their claim to such arms.

B. OTHER MEDIEVAL RE-CREATION SOCIETIES

Persons or groups wishing to register armory they hold in another medieval re-creation society must go through the same registration process as anyone else in Adria.

1. Members who have armory registered in other games recognized by the Imperial Crown (including the SCA, ECS, etc.) may request to have their arms matriculated in Adria so long as such armory does not conflict with any armory registered in Adria. Such arms do not need to follow the Adrian rules for heraldic registration current at the time of the matriculation.

2. Proof of such registration must be presented at the time the armory is submitted (such as a letter from the Sovereign of Arms in jurisdiction, a copy of the page in the armorial where it appears, or a printout of the website where it appears). The standard Adrian forms must accompany any such request for matriculation.

3. As of 15 March 2001, the recognized Games are: The Empire of Chivalry and Steel

for Creative Anachronism. This list may be expanded at the direction of the Imperial Crown.

C. OUTSIDE OF ADRIA

Any armory outside the Empire that anyone in the College of Arms deems worthy of protection must undergo the normal presentation process before being registered by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms

, and the Society

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XI. C

This section was originally taken from the

Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth, Laurel Queen of Arms

due to subsequent rulings of the Adrian Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

ONFLICTING ARMORY

SCA Rules for Submissions

. Some lines have since been altered from the original,

A. ADDITION OF PRIMARY CHARGES

Armory does not conflict with any protected armory that adds or removes the primary charge group. Most cadency systems did not involve addition or deletion of the primary charge group, so this automatically creates an independent design.

B. DIFFERENCE OF PRIMARY CHARGES

Simple armory does not conflict with other simple armory if the type of every primary charge is substantially changed. This type of change was normally seen between complete strangers in blood, and was not usually used to indicate any form of cadency. For the purposes of this rule, simple armory is defined by the following clauses:

1. Armory that has only a primary group of identical charges is simple armory.

2. Armory that has only a group of uncharged primary charges is simple armory.

3. Armory that has only a primary group of identical charges, accompanied only by a secondary group of identical charges, is simple armory.

C. SIGNIFICANT ARMORIAL DIFFERENCES

, and is used by kind permission of

Two (2) pieces of armory will not be considered to conflict if two clear visual differences exist between them.

1. FIELD DIFFERENCE

If charges are present, changing the tinctures, division, line of partition, or treatment of the field is one (1) clear difference. If at least half of the field is changed, the fields will be considered different.

a. Fieldless Difference

A piece of fieldless armory automatically has one (1) clear difference from any other armory, fielded or fieldless. Tinctureless armory is considered to be fieldless for this purpose.

b. Field Only Difference

If neither of two (2) pieces being compared has charges, changes to the tincture, division, line of partition, and treatment of the field may be counted separately.

2. ADDITION OF CHARGES ON THE FIELD

Adding or removing any group of charges placed directly on the field, including strewn charges, is one (1) clear difference.

3. ADDITION OF CHARGES OVERALL

Adding or removing a group of charges placed overall is one (1) clear difference.

4. TINCTURE CHANGES

Changing the tinctures or division of any group of charges placed directly on the field, including strewn charges or charges overall, is one (1) clear difference. Changing the tincture of at least half of the charges in a group is one (1) clear difference.

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5. TYPE CHANGES

Significantly changing the type of any group of charges placed directly on the field, including strewn charges or charges overall, is one (1) clear difference. Changing the type of at least half of the charges in a group is one (1) clear difference. Types of charges considered to be separate in period, for example a lion and an heraldic tyger, will be considered different. A charge not used in period armory will be considered different in type if its shape in normal depiction is significantly different.

6. NUMBER CHANGES

Significantly changing the number of charges in any group placed directly on the field or overall is one (1) clear difference. One (1), two (2), and three (3) are significantly different from any number, four (4) is significantly different from six (6) or more, and five (5) is significantly different from eight (8) or more. Six (6) and higher numbers, including semy of charges, are not significantly different from each other.

7. ARRANGEMENT CHANGES

Changing the relative positions of charges in any group placed directly on the field or overall is one (1) clear difference, provided that change is not caused by other changes to the design.

8. POSTURE CHANGES

Significantly changing the posture or overall orientation of charges in any group placed on the field, including strewn charges or charges overall, is one (1) clear difference. Changing the posture of at least half of the charges in a group is one (1) clear difference. Multiple changes to the posture or orientation of the same charges may not be counted separately. Changes of posture or orientation of separate charge groups may be counted. A change of posture must affect the orientation of the charge, or significantly change its appearance.

9. ADDITION OF CHARGES ON CHARGES

Adding or removing any group of charges placed entirely on other charges is one (1) clear difference.

10. CHANGES TO CHARGES ON CHARGES

Changes to a group of charges placed entirely on other charges may create one (1) difference. No more than one (1) clear difference can be obtained from changes to the same group of charges on other charges.

a. Making two (2) or more visually significant changes to the same group of charges placed

entirely on other charges is one (1) clear difference.

b. In simple cases, substantially changing the type of all of a group of identical charges placed

entirely on other charges is one (1) clear difference. The word "charge" refers both to charged and to uncharged charges unless it is specifically qualified; a group of charges may contain one or more charges. A charge is suitable for the purposes of this rule if (a) it is simple enough in outline to be voided, and (b) it is correctly drawn with an interior substantial enough to display easily recognizable charges. Only the new presentation is required to be a simple case in order to benefit from the following clauses. Simple cases are defined by the following clauses:

i. Armory that has a group of identical charges on an ordinary or other suitable charge

alone on the field is a simple case.

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ii. Armory that has a group of identical charges on an ordinary or other suitable charge

that is accompanied only by a single uncharged group of identical charges lying entirely on the field is a simple case.

iii. Armory that has an uncharged primary charge group and a peripheral ordinary

charged with a group of identical charges is a simple case.

iv. Armory that has a group of identical charges on a peripheral ordinary alone on the

field is a simple case.

D. VISUAL TEST

1. OVERWHELMING VISUAL RESEMBLENCE

If the tinctures, shapes, or arrangement of the charges in a presentation create an overwhelming visual resemblance to a piece of protected armory, the presentation will be held to conflict even if sufficient theoretical difference can be counted between them.

2. OVERALL EFFECT

This rule may also be used in its converse: that even if sufficient theoretical difference cannot be counted between two (2) pieces of armory, the overall effect of the tinctures, shapes, or arrangement of the charges may be sufficient to clear a conflict.

3. ARMORY, NOT VISUAL DESCRIPTION

A piece of armory is registered and protected, not the verbal description used to record that armory. The use of different terminology to describe two (2) designs that are visually similar does not affect any potential for conflict that may exist. Unusual cases may occur where contrast is weak and unusual arrangements of charges are employed, and in such circumstances the cumulative similarities between two pieces of armory may outweigh any specific differences.

XII. S

TRUCTURE OF THE COLLEGE OF ARMS

A. MEMBERS

The members of the Imperial College of Arms shall include:

1. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms (IsoA) shall be the head of the College.

2. Any Deputies to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

Note: The Bylaws state that the members of the College of Arms are exclusively the ISoA and the regional SoA's (Article VII.F.4.a.). The Bylaws also allow ministers to appoint deputies (Article VII.B.). Any deputies to the ISoA are allowed, by extension, to be considered members of the Imperial College of Arms.

3. Each Sovereign of Arms serving a geographic chartered subdivision of the Empire (kingdom, duchy, or shire).

B. LOCAL COLLEGES

Local geographic chartered subdivision Sovereigns of Arms may choose to form their own colleges to further the heraldic knowledge and education of themselves and the populace they serve.

C. HERALDS

Estate holders of all ranks may appoint their own heralds.

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XIII. D

AND

For each of the following ministry positions, the holders of these offices must uphold the responsibilities listed for their office in order to be considered eligible for a Ministry point.

UTIES OF THE IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN OF ARMS

THER HERALDS

A. THE IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN OF ARMS

The Imperial Sovereign of Arms (IsoA) is the heraldic officer directly subordinate to the Imperial Crown, and acts as the head of the Imperial College of Arms. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for:

1. Maintaining, or causing to be maintained, the Armorial, Ordinary, and Roll of Arms.

2. Keeping, or causing to be kept, a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations.

3. Supervising and coordinating the heraldic functions and activities of the Imperial College of Arms and its members.

4. Processing presentations in a timely manner.

5. Acting as the head of the College of Arms.

6. Resolving conflict of armorial devices presented by the membership of the Adrian Empire.

7. Reporting on a regular basis to the Imperial Crown.

8. Educating the College of Arms and the populace in the art of heraldry.

9. Establishing precedents, and maintaining and distributing this Manual and the Guidelines for Presentations.

10. Aiding the Imperial, Royal, and Noble Estates in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.

B. DEPUTIES TO THE IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN OF ARMS

Each Deputy to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms is responsible for:

1. Assisting the Imperial Sovereign of Arms in the above duties.

2. Reporting on a monthly basis to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

3. Any other duties as may be specifically assigned them by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

C. SOVEREIGNS OF ARMS SERVING GEOGRAPHIC CHARTERED

SUBDIVISIONS.

These Heraldic officers shall be the chief Minister of Arms in their local area. Each Sovereign of Arms serving a Geographic Chartered Subdivision is responsible for:

1. Processing presentations in a timely manner.

2. Reporting, on at least a quarterly basis (preferably a monthly basis), to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms and to their local Crown.

3. Educating the populace in the art of heraldry.

4. Maintaining a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations from the local area.

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5. Assisting the Imperial Sovereign of Arms in the making of precedents by offering opinions grounded in documentable period practice.

6. Aiding their local estates in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.

Local Crowns may choose to split the duties of this heraldic office between two (2) or more individuals.

7. In the case of the local Crown splitting the duties of this office, the minister directly responsible for processing and handling heraldic presentations shall be considered the Sovereign of Arms for the area.

a. All other heraldic officers in a geographic chartered subdivision shall be called "heralds."

b. These heralds shall be subordinate to the local Sovereign of Arms.

D. HERALDS SERVING ESTATE HOLDERS.

Each Herald serving an Estate Holder is responsible for:

1. Reporting, on at least a quarterly basis, to their local geographic chartered subdivision Sovereign of Arms.

2. Educating the populace in the art of heraldry.

3. Maintaining a hardcopy file of all presentations and registrations given to them and passed on to the local Sovereign of Arms.

4. Aiding the estate holder they serve in the design and staging of authentic ceremonial that is adapted to the needs of the Adrian Empire.

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EGISTRATION PROCESS

A. IN PROCESS VS. OFFICIAL

A presentation is considered "in process" when it has been given to the local Sovereign of Arms and will not be considered "official" and eligible to be displayed until registered by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

B. PRESENTATION

Individuals must present their registration forms to their local Sovereign of Arms or other designated heraldic officer. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms will not accept direct presentations except under special circumstances.

C. LOCAL LEVEL

1. Each presentation given to the local Geographic Chartered Subdivision Sovereign of Arms must include the following copies:

a. Three (3) full-color copies.

b. Two (2) line drawing copies.

i. A "line drawing" is equivalent to what would appear in a child’s coloring book.

Nothing is filled in, not even those areas that would appear as black. Internal details, however, are present.

ii. Hatchings are not necessary; the outlines are all that are needed.

c. Copies of all applicable documentation to accompany each of the full-color copies.

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2. Local Sovereigns of Arms shall keep at least one (1) color and one (1) line drawing copy in the presenter’s local file, along with at least one (1) copy of any applicable documentation.

3. Local Sovereigns of Arms have the prerogative of requesting additional copies, if they deem it necessary.

4. Local geographic chartered subdivision Sovereigns of Arms shall check the presentations for the following:

a. Forms completely filled out

b. Proper number of copies

c. Correct colors

d. Obvious violations of the Guidelines for Presentations

e. Basic conflict check against the armorial and ordinary

5. Presentations may only be returned at the local level for failing any of the above checks.

6. Local Sovereigns of Arms are responsible for communicating with presenters during the registration process to keep them updated on the status of their presentation.

7. Geographic chartered subdivision Sovereigns of Arms will each send a "letter of report" to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms due by the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, containing the following information:

a. A list of all presentations given to the local officer since the last letter of report.

b. The correct number of copies for all presentations listed.

c. A recounting of any heraldic activity that month.

d. If there was no heraldic activity and/or there were no presentations that month, a statement of

that status.

D. IMPERIAL LEVEL

1. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall check the presentations for the above information and for the following additional information:

a. A thorough check for violations of the Guidelines for Presentations.

b. A thorough conflict check against the armorial and ordinary.

c. If a presentation contains documentation, a check for the following:

i. The documentation follows the guidelines below.

ii. The documentation adequately documents the element in question.

2. When two (2) presentations which conflict against each other are received by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms in one (1) cycle, preference shall be given to that which was received first.

3. If any questions arise, the Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall consult with all of the members of the Imperial College of Arms to resolve them.

4. If a presentation satisfies all of the requirements and passes all of the checks, it shall then be registered.

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5. Letters of registration and return shall be completed.

a. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms will send out a regular letter to all geographic chartered

subdivision Sovereigns of Arms and all other members of the Imperial College of Arms containing all of the registered and returned items for that period for all areas.

b. Included in these letters will be any changes to these rules, including any precedents set and

any elements that through adequate documentation have been made registerable.

c. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms has ninety (90) days from receipt of the letters of report in a

particular month to send the letters of registration and return.

d. Local Sovereigns of Arms shall then notify the presenters of their registrations or returns and

update the each registrant’s hardcopy file.

6. Any presentation not satisfying all of the requirements or not passing all of the checks shall be returned by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

a. Each return shall be accompanied by suggestions for making the item registerable.

b. The local Sovereign of Arms shall then forward this information to the presenter.

7. Appeals of returns may be made directly to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms, which shall confer with the College of Arms and the Imperial Crown before issuing a ruling.

8. All armory will be registered as follows:

a. For individuals, under the mundane name of the registrant.

b. For estates, under the name of the geographic chartered subdivision to which the estate is

beholden.

c. For domains, under the name of the Empire.

d. For orders and awards, under the name of the registering entity as described above.

XV. C

OURT AND OTHER CEREMONIES

A. VOICE OF THE CROWN

When running court, each herald or Sovereign of Arms is considered to be the voice of the Crown or estate holder they represent.

B. HERALD

Anyone running a court may be called a herald.

C. TRANSCRIPTS

Heralds are required to provide a transcript of court proceedings to the local minister of rolls containing the following information:

1. Any awards or orders given

2. Any knightings taking place

3. Any announcements of events, demos, or collegia

4. Any estate creations or swearings

5. Any other pertinent information

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D. COURT REPORTS

Court reports are due thirty (30) days after the event.

XVI. H

ERALDIC AUTHORITY

A. ULTIMATE AUTHORITY

The Imperial Sovereign of Arms, in consultation with the Imperial Crown and the Imperial College of Arms, has the ultimate authority and duty of resolving conflict of armorial devices submitted by the membership of the Adrian Empire.

B. RIGHT TO REMOVE FROM DISPLAY

The Imperial Sovereign of Arms has the right to remove from display any armory that has not been registered or any banner that exceeds the limits for its bearer

1. A complaint must be made to the local Sovereign of Arms.

2. The local Sovereign of Arms, in the due diligence of their office, shall perform a non-adversarial investigation and attempt to resolve the matter peaceably.

a. If the matter cannot be peaceably resolved at the local level, the local Sovereign of Arms may

request the owner of the armory in question to temporarily remove it from view pending a decision by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

b. No matter what the outcome at the local level, the matter shall be reported in writing by the

local Sovereign of Arms to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

3. If the matter was not peaceably resolved at the local level, a non-adversarial investigation shall then be performed by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

only

under the following conditions:

4. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms shall make every good-faith attempt to peacefully resolve the situation.

5. Failing that, only after consulting with the Imperial Crown and the Imperial College of Arms, shall the Imperial Sovereign of Arms make a final determination.

6. The Imperial Sovereign of Arms has the right to use every legal recourse to enforce decisions, up to and including a court as defined in the Bylaws

C. LOCAL SOVEREIGNS OF ARMS

Local Sovereigns of Arms do not by themselves have the authority to permanently remove from display any armory. All such actions must follow the above procedure at the Imperial level.

D. IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF ARMS

No member of the Imperial College of Arms nor any other herald may take it upon themselves to proactively enforce armorial display.

E. APPEALS

Appeals of any decision by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms may be made to the Imperial Crown.

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A. INDIVIDUAL AND ESTATES

Individuals and estates that are not geographic chartered subdivisions may register up to six (6) items.

B. GEOGRAPHIC CHARTERED SUBDIVISIONS

Geographic chartered subdivisions have no limit on the number of items registered.

XVIII. T

A. Any armorial element considered legal under the Guidelines for Presentations at the time it was registered will

not be unregistered if subsequent guidelines changes would prevent registration of said element.

B. Further registration of any element previously registered, but subsequently declared invalid, will be limited to

those to whom it is already registered.

XIX. D

A. UNNECESSARY DOCUMENTATION

Documentation is unnecessary for armory allowed by the Guidelines for Presentations or this manual.

EGISTRATION LIMITS

HE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE

OCUMENTATION

B. QUESTIONABLE ELEMENTS OR STYLE

Any questionable element or style must be documented with the same standards as are applied to Masterwork entries in Arts Competitions.

1. At least three (3) references citing three different examples are necessary.

2. Necessary for each piece of documentation is a photocopy of the title page of each reference, and a highlighted photocopy of the pages of the reference.

C. LIST OF SOURCES

A list of sources of documentation shall be provided to each member of the Imperial College of Arms for the benefit of the populace.

1. This list should be distributed freely to anyone who wishes it.

2. Any reference not on this list shall not be considered invalid solely on the lack of its inclusion but shall be judged fairly on its own merits.

D. LOCAL LIBRARIES

Local Sovereigns of Arms are encouraged to build up libraries of the references suggested by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms to aid presenters in the creation of period armory.

E. DOCUMENTABLE ELEMENTS

If an armorial element not registerable under the rules at the time of presentation is proven documentably to fall within the scope of the Empire, it shall be considered available to all presenters, not just the person who documented it.

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XX. R

EGISTRATION FORMS

A. FORMS USED

All presentations must be on the registration forms issued by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

1. Variants to the official forms must be pre-approved by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms.

2. Electronic presentations will not be accepted.

3. Computer-generated images may be substituted for the outlines on the official forms, as long as they conform to the same size and general shape as that on the form.

Approved forms are available from the Imperial of local Sovereign of Arms, or on-line at:

• Devices: http://adrianempire.org/documents/forms/Imp_Device_Registration.pdf

• Badges: http://adrianempire.org/documents/forms/Imp_Badge_Registration.pdf

B. SHAPES

The shapes on the registration forms are only for the convenience of the College of Arms. Individuals and groups may display devices and badges on any shape they so choose that was used in the Adrian Period for displaying armory and is allowed by the individual or group’s sumptuary right.

C. COMPLETE FORMS

Forms must be filled out completely, except those fields marked "optional". Any forms not completely filled out will be returned.

1. The field marked "Signature" must be filled in with the presenter’s

2. The field marked "Today’s Date" must be filled in with the date the presenter gives the forms to the local Sovereign of Arms or their designated agent.

D. COLORS

Registration forms must be colored in clear primary colors.

1. Because the inks have shown a tendency to change color over time, color photocopies or computergenerated color forms will not be accepted.

2. Because of the impermanence of the media, forms colored with crayons, colored pencils, or pastels will not be accepted.

3. Colored markers must be in clear primary colors. Consult the Appendix for suggestions of preferred brands.

mundane

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LOSSARY

Armiger - An individual who has been granted the right to bear arms, either by being created a Lord or Lady, or by

attaining Knighthood. Such individuals are said to be armigerous.

Armorial - (noun) (usually capitalized): The listing of blazons for each heraldic device registered in the Empire,

alphabetically by the first name of the registrant. (adjective): of or pertaining to armory.

Armory - The art of visual heraldry. This includes shield designs, banners, and sumptuary rights.

Augmentation - Any addition to a registered device that is not specifically registered. Usually, the badges of awards

and orders one may have can be used as augmentations (see Article XXI.C. augmentations to those of their subjects for whom no other award may seem appropriate.

Award - A title bestowed by decision of the Crown or vote of the Estates; these can include Lord and Lady, and also

retirement titles such as Count or Countess Royal, or Prince or Princess.

Badge

Blazon - The specialized heraldic jargon for describing armory in such a way that a device or badge can be reproduced

Cabochon - A way of cutting a gemstone into a rounded half-dome shape. Because faceting of gems only appears very

The armorial device assigned to an individual, domain, or estate for use as the holder sees fit (usually used for

marking members of an estate or domain, or for one’s vassals). While a device or coat of arms says "So-andso is here", a badge says, "this belongs to So-and-so".

merely from the description.

late in the Adrian period, use of cabochons is the easiest way to approximate a period look. There is no restriction on the color or clarity of cabochons used in Adria.

). Crowns may also choose to grant

Canton - In heraldry, a canton is classified as a sub-ordinary, which takes the shape of the dexter chief (upper left)

corner of the shield. Describing something as "in canton" means that it is in that quadrant of the shield.

Cartoon - See line drawing

Charge - Any item appearing on a device.

Coat of Arms - The armorial device assigned to an individual for their personal use, or assigned to an estate for its

exclusive use.

College of Arms - Collectively, all of the heralds of the entire Empire. Also known as the College of Heralds. See

Imperial College of Arms

College of Heralds - See College of Arms

Color Copy - A copy of the presenter’s form which has the emblazon of their arms completely colored in. Crayola

washable markers in the classic colors (get the fat ones) are a preferred brand.

Coronet - A crown worn by anyone other than a monarch (Emperor, Empress, King, Queen, Duke, or Duchess).

Coronet of Rank - A specific style of coronet or crown for use in armorial display. While the forms for actual crowns

and coronets worn on the head may vary considerably, the style for armorial crowns, by definition, is fixed. For specific examples of armorial crowns and coronets, see the article entitled Achievements in the Adrian Empire (available on-line at http://adrianempire.org/heraldry/library/achievements.html

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Crown - 1. The decorative metal band worn by the nobility during the Adrian Period. Specifically, such a headband

worn only by Dukes, Duchesses, Kings, Queens, and the Emperor and Empress. The term for this headgear worn by any other rank is coronet.

Device - A coat of arms that has been registered by a non-armiger; or any coat of arms in general.

Dimidiation - One way of marshalling arms, by joining the left half of one shield with the right half of another.

Emblazon - The drawn-out picture of a device. (Antonym: see Blazon

Escutcheon - The "shield" shape. Also known by the Victorian word "heater".

Estate Holder - For the purposes of these rules: House Sires, Barons, Counts, Marquesses, Dukes, Kings, and

Fieldless - Refers to badges which have no background. Fieldless badges are useful for households to be made into

Fleur-de-Lis - The primary emblem of the Empire of Adria. Fleurs-de-lis take many forms: for modern examples, see

Geographic Chartered Subdivision - A subdivision of the Empire directly beholden to the Imperial Crown; a

2. Estate Holders may sometimes be referred to as "crowns", and the heads of Duchies, Kingdoms, and the

Empire may be referred to individually or collectively as "the Crown".

Emperors (and their female counterparts) are all Estate Holders. While they hold their estates, they should not use their own arms, but display the arms of the estate they hold. If they have to act as an individual (for instance, while getting knighted), they may display their personal arms augmented with the appropriate coronet of rank to the estate they hold.

pins or other jewelry to show A famous example of a fieldless badge belongs to the Prince of Wales: Three ostrich feathers issuant from behind a scroll with the words "Ich Dien".

the emblem of the NFL football team New Orleans Saints or the emblem of the Boy Scouts. There are some restrictions on fleurs-de-lis (see Article XIII.A

Kingdom, Archduchy, Duchy, or Shire.

Goutte - A droplet shape. Gouttes have specific names in Blazon depending on their tincture:

• Argent = Goutte de larmes (tear drops)

• Or = Goutte d'or (gold)

• Gules = Goutte de sang (blood)

• Azure = Goutte d'eau (water)

• Vert = Goutte d'huile (olive oil)

• Sable = Goutte de poix (pitch)

• Purpure = Goutte de vin (wine).

Hatching - A way of emblazoning a device using patterns of lines for use in engraving and other non-colored

representations first used in England about 1623. No longer used in Adria.

Hatchment - Specialized display of an individual’s coat of arms after their death.

Heater - A 19th Century term for escutcheon. So called because the medieval shield resembled a "heater" or iron.

Herald - One who practices heraldry. With a lower-case "h", it is a generic term meaning anyone from the most junior

purusivant to the Imperial Sovereign of Arms. With an upper-case "H", it is a specific rank in the College of Arms, denoting the herald serving a Duchy or a herald who has been raised in permanent rank from Pursuivant.

Heraldry - What heralds do. This includes such things as voice-heraldry (doing court and town cryer) and book-

heraldry (designing coats of arms).

Impaling - One (1) way of marshalling arms, by squeezing one coat of arms onto the left half of the sheild to make

room for another.

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Imperial College of Arms - The Imperial Sovereign of Arms, Imperial Deputies, and the heralds and Sovereigns of

Arms for each geographic chartered subdivision

Label - A horizontal stripe with dags, used to represent the heir to a coat of arms. Married couples may marshal their

arms and place a label across the whole for their children to wear.

Landscape Heraldry - An invention of the late Elizabethan period and popularized in the 18th and 19th Centuries, it is

more pictorial than medieval heraldry, and is characterized by the depiction of natural scenes rather than the medieval stylization. Also called "pictorial" or "album cover" heraldry. It is not permitted in Adrian heraldry.

Line Drawing - A copy of the presenter’s form which is not colored in, just like a Monday – Saturday newspaper

comic strip. In heraldic terms, this is called a

cartoon

Lozenge - The diamond shape found in common decks of playing cards. In the 19th Century, it was thought that

women should bear their arms on this shape because they didn't use weapons. In Adrian practice, anyone may display their arms on this shape if they so choose.

Marshalling - The practice of combining two or more individual devices on one banner or shield. Couples, married or

not, may marshal their arms together, and Estate Holders and Ministers may marshal their arms with that of the Estate or Office they hold. See the Appendix for examples. Related terms, see Dimidiation

Quartering

, Impaling, and

Order – 1. Bestowed by decision of the Crown or, in some cases, vote of the estates, to individuals. Orders are always

bestowed for specific reasons. For examples, see Article XX.A.

. Persons inducted into an order may call

themselves a "companion" or that order.

2. A group of individuals banded together for some stated purpose, after the manner of medieval knightly

orders. The Order of St. Bela is one such example.

Ordinary – 1. Any of various heraldic charges, usually broad geometric stripes such as pale, fess, and bend.

2. (usually capitalized) A listing of blazons for each heraldic device registered in the Empire, grouped by the type of charges in the armory.

Period - The Adrian period, defined as being from 1066 to 1603. Defining something as "period" means that it was

known in Europe during that time.

Points – When used in reference to crowns and coronets, refers to the parts that stick up over the headband. Placement

of points, while fixed for armorial coronets and crowns, is left up to the individual or Estate when creating crowns and coronets for actual use.

Precedent – A ruling by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms on a particular presentation that will affect future

presentations and registrations.

Presence Banner – A custom once practiced in Adria, but now generally extinct. Once only registered by kingdoms

and duchies, these were variants of the estate’s arms to mark whether one or both of its rulers are present at an event. For example, a kingdom may have had a separate presence banner for its king and another for its queen, especially if the monarchs attended different events. Such a banner would say "The King (or whatever) is here". Some presence banners still remain listed in the Armorial. Today, the kingdom or ducal arms are preferred, whether one or both of the Crowns are present.

Presentation – This consists of all of the heraldic paperwork, including documentation, that is given to the College of

Arms for registration.

Proper – A heraldic term used when a particular charge appears in its default tincture, which is not necessarily its

color as it appears in nature. A lion proper, for instance, is by default tinctured or, while real lions are light brown with darker brown manes. This term may be used for any heraldic charge which has a defined default tincture: a sword proper is by default tinctured argent hafted or.

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Pursuivant – A junior herald or a herald serving a shire or non-geographic estate. Pronounced purse-WEAVE-ent.

Quartering – One way of marshalling arms, by dividing the shield into four (4) pieces and arranging the two sets of

arms in a checkerboard fashion. Some quarterings have more than four (4) pieces, especially when one (1) or more of the arms involved are themselves quartered or marshalled.

Registration – What a presentation is called once it has been approved and registered by the Imperial Sovereign of

Arms.

Roll of Arms – Essentially a pictorial Armorial. Devices are emblazoned, whereas in an armorial, they are merely

blazoned.

Roundel – A circle. Roundels have specific names in Blazon depending on their tincture:

• Argent = Plate (silver plate)

• Or = Bezant (Byzantine coin)

• Gules = Torteau (cinammon cake)

• Azure = Hurt (bruise)

• Vert = Pomme (apple)

• Sable = Gunstone, Ogress, or Pellet (cannonball)

• Purpure = Golpe (wine in a cup)

Sovereign of Arms – The Heraldic Minister in charge of the registration of armory in a kingdom. Individual

Sovereigns of Arms may choose to use the gender-specific King of Arms or Queen of Arms at their own discretion or as local custom may dictate.

Submission – See presentation

Sumptuary Laws – The laws and customs which govern armorial display and regalia for various ranks. For example,

the blue belt is the sumptuary right of Knights.

Tinctures – The heraldic colors. Tinctures are divided into two groups, the Metals: Or (yellow or gold) and Argent

(white or silver); and the Colors: Gules (red), Azure (blue), Vert (green), Sable (black), and Purpure (purple).

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PPENDIX

In some instances, rules may have been deleted or expanded to conform with Bylaw changes or Fleur-de-Lis precedents. In particular, sections on onomastics and regalia have been stricken from the previous documents. Duplicate paragraphs appearing in both documents have also been deleted. Article numbers in the previous Rules for Heraldic Registration (RfHR) remain unchanged. The following table correlates the Manual and the RfHR article numbers. It is included here for reference only.

Manual for College of Arms 1999

A: C

Article Numbers

ONSOLIDATION OF

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX

RfHR 1999

XIIII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX

ANUALS