April 15, 2005

 

Greetings unto Master Rory mac Feidhlimidh, Dragon, Lady Phebe Bonadeci, Rouge Scarpe, and the commenting members of the Midrealm College of Heralds; from Lady Ana Linch, Escutcheon Herald.

Unless noted, clients will accept minor changes and a holding name. All comments are due by March. 25th.

 

1) Antonia da Troina -- New Badge-- Vert semy of sparks argent, on a plate, a dolphin naiant purpure
(Elkhart, IN)

(Esct Note: When I went looking for her name registration I found this: Antonia di Troina name registered Sept '94, however I found she has a household name registered under Antonia da Troina - Sept '98. Does this make a difference?)

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2) Elsa die Kleine -- Device Appeal -- Per chevron azure and argent, two musical notes and a mouse statant counterchanged
(Tiffin, OH)
(Name forward to Laurel Dec '04)

This is an appeal of a device that was returned Dec. 2004 : "Device will be returned for redraw. I checked with a music laurel regarding the drawing of the musical notes and there is no evidence that musical notes were ever drawn as indicated here. For a look at a period musical score go to http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dkazes/mus110/GregorianChant/"

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According to the paperwork: "Unfortunately, the link provided in the LoAR is no longer operation, but is not particularly relevant, as it gives the musical notation used for Gregorian chant, which is an older form of notation, which cannot reliably indicate rhythm. It is not suitable for heraldic display, since the notes themselves (exclusive of ligatures) take the form of a delf."

The client submits 13 examples of period music from England, Italy, Spain and France; an instruction sheet on reading period musical notation, and two examples of a reprinting of period music in period notation. (Esct. Note: I scanned one page of the book thick documentation for commentors to look at. From John Wilby's contribution to Thomas Morley's collection of madrigals, "The Triumphes of Oriana," London 1601.)

From Armory Precedents of François la Flamme (Aug. 2001-2004), quoting a precedent from Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999):

  • "[a quaver] The musical note drawn here is a lozenge with a vertical stem rising from the sinister end. While this is the standard SCA form in the Pictorial Dictionary, further research has not been able to show this form of musical note as a period musical note. It continues to be registerable, but submitters should be advised that the standard form of such a note would have the stem rising from the top point of the lozenge. . . .

    For those interested in the "newer research: mention in this LoAR, the documentation for that submission's form of musical note was from Willi Apel's The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900-1600, fifth edition. The analysis indicating that the current standard form of SCA musical note is not found in period musical notation was provided by Magister Klement St. Christoph. [Alicia of Granite Mountain, 01/02, A-Atenveldt]"

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    • From the Primary Sources listed:

  • From Music in Elizabethan England, by Dorothy E. Mason, 7th printing, Folgers Books, 1958: "Beginning of Tenor part of the Service from Mornyng and Euenyng Prayer, London, 1565."

    From Faber Early Organ Series, Vol. 16: Italy 1517-1599, edited by James Dalton, London: Faber Music Limited: 1988: "L'autre jour par un matin," by Marc' Antonio Cavazzoni from Recerchari, Motetti, Canzoni, Libro primo, 1523."

    From Faber Early Organ Series, Vol 4: Spain & Portugal c. 1550-1620, edited by James Dalton, London: Faber Music Limited: 1988: "From Libro llamado Arte de tañ er Fantasia, 1565."

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    3) Engelbert the Pious -- Device Resubmission -- Quarterly azure and vert, between two estoilles of twelve points in bend a lightening bolt couped bendwise sinister argent
    (Hammond, IN)
    (Name reg'd Dec '03)
    (Esct Note: This device was returned by Laurel Dec. 2003, but the letter from the Opinicus Pursuivant was dated May 20, '04)

    According to Laurel: "The device: Azure, a sword argent and overall a crescent Or. This device conflicts with a badge of Michael Städtler Zweihänder, Azure, a sword proper, overall a lion's head cabossed Or. There is one CD for changing the type of the overall charge and no difference for the small tincture change between a sword argent and a sword proper."

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    4) Helewyse de Birkestad (F) -- New Name and Device -- Argent, a chevron gules between two pots vert and an oaken slip acorned proper.
    (Marche of the Marshes)

    Client will *not* major or minor changes and yet has also checked for 13th century English.

    [Helewyse] -- "Feminine Given Names in A Dic. of Eng. Surnames," by Talan Gwynek
    (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Helewise)
    [Helewyse] s.n. [Helewise] c. 1294 (S:Rúnmann)

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    http://www.mathematical.com/vivonnewilliam1226.html lists "Helewyse De Vivonne born Abt 1229 Of, Chewton, Somersetshire, England, died 1250"
    (Esct. Note: I couldn't get this link to work. Try: http://www.mathematical.com/maletmabel1195.html. Thanks Talon.)
    "The PEDIGREE of Helewyse (Hawise) (Baroness) of LANCASTER"
    (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jamesdow/s039/f049386.htm) lists s.n. Helwise (Helewyse) FitzGilbert de Lancaster: Helewyse (Hawise) (Baroness) of Lancaster (no dates given)

    [de Birkestad] -- "Lancashire Assize Rolls," pg 15. Publish by the record society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Vol XLVII, 1904. In the table of contents it lists "Assize Roll 404. 30-31, Henry III., Lancaster, 20 October 1246" Copies of frontispiece, index and relevant pages attached lists [Alan de Birkestad]

    Client also submitted documentation for her device.

  • [Pot] -- http://www.heraldicclipart.com/catalog/pot.html
  • [oaken, slip acorned proper] -- "A Display of Heraldrie, London 1611" by John Guillim, , p 105.
  • (Esct Note: So the client set the blazon to 'acorned' as that's what appears in the provided documentation and not 'fructed'. I'll let the commentors decide if it needs to be changed or not.)
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    5) Marina de Valencia (F) -- New Name
    (Wurm Wald)

    Client will *not* accept major changes. She does care for 16th century Spanish.

    [Marina] -- "16th Century Spanish Names," by Elsbeth Anne Roth.
    (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/spanish/fem-given-alpha.html)

    [de Valencia] -- "16th Century Spanish Names," by Elsbeth Anne Roth.
    (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/spanish/bynames-alpha.html)

     

    6) Robert Downey of Forfar -- Resubmission -- Ermine, a tower and on a chief embattled vert a fiddle fesswise reversed and a fiddle fesswise argent
    (Peoria, IL)
    (Name reg'd May '04)

    The original submission "Ermine, a tower and on a chief embattled vert three fiddles argent" was returned by Laurel, May 04 for "The charges on the chief are not identifiable at any reasonable distance. This is primarily due to their small size. This problem is almost inevitable if one tries to put such a charge palewise on a chief."

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    7) Thomas Haworth -- Device Appeal -- Gyronny gules and argent, eight quavers counterchanged azure and argent
    (Tiffin, OH)
    (Name has been forwarded to Laurel Feb. '05)

    This is an appeal of a device that was returned February '05 : "Device returned for redraw. Mistress Elena returned a device with musical notes drawn the same way on the December 2004 LoAR. When she checked with a music laurel regarding the drawing of the notes, there was no evidence that musical notes were drawn as indicated. Client will be directed to the following web site for a period muical (sic) scores http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dkazes/mus110/GregorianChant/"

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    According to the paperwork: "Unfortunately, the link provided in the LoAR is no longer operation, but is not particularly relevant, as it gives the musical notation used for Gregorian chant, which is an older form of notation, which cannot reliably indicate rhythm. It is not suitable for heraldic display, since the notes themselves (exclusive of ligatures) take the form of a delf.(sic)"

    The client submits 13 examples of period music from England, Italy, Spain and France; an instruction sheet on reading period musical notation, and two examples of a reprinting of period music in period notation. (Esct. Note: Since this is the same documentation as Elsa die Kleine's, the same scanned image applies.)

    From Armory Precedents of Franç ois la Flamme (Aug. 2001-2004), quoting a precedent from Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999):

  • "[a quaver] The musical note drawn here is a lozenge with a vertical stem rising from the sinister end. While this is the standard SCA form in the Pictorial Dictionary, further research has not been able to show this form of musical note as a period musical note. It continues to be registerable, but submitters should be advised that the standard form of such a note would have the stem rising from the top point of the lozenge. . . .

    For those interested in the "newer research: mention in this LoAR, the documentation for that submission's form of musical note was from Willi Apel's The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900-1600, fifth edition. The analysis indicating that the current standard form of SCA musical note is not found in period musical notation was provided by Magister Klement St. Christoph. [Alicia of Granite Mountain, 01/02, A-Atenveldt]"

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    • From the Primary Sources listed:

  • From Music in Elizabethan England, by Dorothy E. Mason, 7th printing, Folgers Books, 1958: "Beginning of Tenor part of the Service from Mornyng and Euenyng Prayer, London, 1565."

    From Faber Early Organ Series, Vol. 16: Italy 1517-1599, edited by James Dalton, London: Faber Music Limited: 1988: "L'autre jour par un matin," by Marc' Antonio Cavazzoni from Recerchari, Motetti, Canzoni, Libro primo, 1523."

    From Faber Early Organ Series, Vol 4: Spain & Portugal c. 1550-1620, edited by James Dalton, London: Faber Music Limited: 1988: "From Libro llamado Arte de tañ er Fantasia, 1565."

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    8) Thorkell inn Vikverski Magnusson -- New Name and Device -- Gules, three conies in annulo contourny argent.
    (Marche of the Marshes)

    Client will *not* accept major changes and wants early 10th century Norweigian viking.

    According to the paperwork:

    "All information taken from Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, "The Old Norse Name."

    First name [Þorkell] - english proper [Thorkell] p. 16.
    Descriptive [inn vikverski] -- english proper - 'man from oslo fjord,' p 29.
    Last name [Magnusson] -- english proper - 'son of Magnus,' p. 17"

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    In Service to the Dream,

    Lady Ana Linch

     

    Rouge Scarpe Phebe Bonadeci P.J. Reaney
    4831 W Roscoe #3
    Chicago, IL 60641
    rougescarpe@midrealm.org
    Escutcheon: Ana Linch Jo Ann Ewbank
    1106 Woodsum
    Jackson, MI 49203
    submissions@midrealm.org
    Dragon: Rory mac Feidhlimidh Kevin L. Conlin
    820 E Monroe Bloomington, IL 61701
    klconlin@ilstu.edu

     

     

     

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