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Europe
2007-10-04T21:26:29Z
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<div>relriccoco<br />
'''Europe''' is the area in which most [[SCA]] activities are set. Part of the minimum standard of [[authenticity]] is that people try to adopt a personality and [[clothing]] of a person that '''could''' have visited Europe during [[period]].<br />
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Notable lands in Europe are:<br />
* [[England]]<br />
* [[Germany]]<br />
* [[France]]<br />
* [[Spain]]<br />
* [[Italy]]<br />
* [[The Netherlands]]<br />
* [[Poland]]<br />
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In the [[SCA]], European branches are in the [[Kingdom of Drachenwald]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Wikipedia:Europe]<br />
[[category:places]][[category:continents]]</div>
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Tincture
2007-10-04T21:25:27Z
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<div>orlaca<br />
'''Tincture''' is the word [[Herald]]s use for colour. There are three kinds of tincture: [[colours]], [[metal]]s and [[fur]]s. With one exception, everything on a heraldic [[device]] must be in these tinctures. Colours are sometimes [[blazon]]ed as being [[counterchanged]] within the device.<br />
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== Colours ==<br />
The five colours, in approximate order from most to least common, are:<br />
* [[Sable]] ([[black]])<br />
* [[Gules]] ([[red]])<br />
* [[Azure]] ([[blue]])<br />
* [[Vert]] ([[green]])<br />
* [[Purpure]] ([[purple]])<br />
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Less commonly used in heraldry are the three [[stains]]:<br />
*[[Tenné]] (orange)<br />
*[[Sanguine]] (deep blood red) <br />
*[[Murrey]] (mulberry)<br />
These are not recognised in [[SCA]] heraldry.<br />
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== Metals ==<br />
The two metals are:<br />
*[[Or]] ([[yellow]] or [[gold]])<br />
*[[Argent]] ([[silver]] or [[white]])<br />
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== Furs ==<br />
The furs are many, but the most common ones are:<br />
*[[Ermine]] (black ermine spots on a white field)<br />
*[[Counter-ermine]] (white ermine spots on black)<br />
*[[Erminois]] (black ermine spots on yellow)<br />
*[[Pean]] (yellow ermine spots on black)<br />
*[[Vair]] (a regular pattern of blue and white)<br />
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(Note that counter-ermine is called ermines in the literature, but we use the longer name to help stave off typos.)<br />
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== Proper ==<br />
The one exception to these tinctures is called '[[proper]]'. If an creature has a normal, unarguable colouration, then it may be described as proper. For example, a tree proper would have a brown trunk and green leaves, or a man proper would be pale pink (in [[Europe]] at least). This has some implications for matters of [[contrast]]. If there is no normal colour for a creature - lions, for example, can be anything from white through yellow to black - or if it's a [[heraldic beast|mythical beast]], then it doesn't have a proper colour, so this exception doesn't apply.<br />
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== Tinctures Chart ==<br />
The following table shows the tinctures and their black and white equivalents.<br />
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<table width="400" border="1" align="center"><br />
<tr> <br />
<td width="14%"><div align="center"><strong>Silver</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="14%"><div align="center"><strong>Gold</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="14%"><div align="center"><strong>Red</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="14%"><div align="center"><strong>Blue</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="14%"><div align="center"><strong>Green</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="9%"><div align="center"><strong>Purple</strong></div></td><br />
<td width="21%"><div align="center"><strong>Black</strong></div></td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <br />
<td height="30"> <div align="center">[[Argent]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Or]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Gules]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Azure]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Vert]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Purpure]]</div></td><br />
<td><div align="center">[[Sable]]</div></td><br />
</tr><br />
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<td>[[image:argent_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:or_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:gules_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:azure_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:vert_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:purpure_bw.gif]]</td><br />
<td>[[image:sable_bw.gif]]</td><br />
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[[Category:Heraldry]][[Category:Device heraldry]]</div>
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