Heraldry- The color of Metals

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 7215

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Ellen Anglin" <anglinsbees at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> > Rita Winston wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > As bronze, despite being an Olympic medal, is not a heraldic 
> metal, not even a heraldic color, not even a color which by another 
> name is
> > > a heraldic color. So wouldn't they HAVE to depict a bronze 
object
> > > as or?
> > 
> > If they were paying even an iota of attention, yes. Or, for you 
who 
> have
> > lives, is the heraldic term for gold.
> > 
> Heraldic things can also be Blazoned "Proper"  Meaning that they 
are 
> their natural colors.  I know this only because my arms in the 
> society for Creative anchronisims, include "eight acorns in orle, 
> proper."  I wanted brown acorns, but could not, under the rules of 
> heraldry, have brown acorns on a green background- I <was> however, 
> allowed to have  natural colored acorns.  Go Figure.
> 
> So if you want something bronze colored, It could, under SCA rules, 
> be emblazoned as for instance "A Bronze medallion, proper."
> 
> 
> Ellen the Beekeeper

Here's a good website that discusses heraldry. (Unfortunately for 
them, they do a good job of exposing alleged fraud and that has given 
them a teeny bit of trouble.)

http://www.baronage.co.uk/jag-ht/jag006.html

:-)Milz