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In [[heraldry]], a '''cross botonny''' is a variation on the [[cross crosslet]], with rounded ends. It was not treated as a distinct [[cross]] until the [[17th century]]. In the [[SCA]] the name is used as a guide to anybody who wishes to [[emblazon]] the arms, but it is considered a cross crosslet for the purposes of [[conflict checking]]. |
In [[heraldry]], a '''cross botonny''' is a variation on the [[cross crosslet]], with rounded ends. It was not treated as a distinct [[cross]] until the [[17th century]]. In the [[SCA]] the name is used as a guide to anybody who wishes to [[emblazon]] the arms, but it is considered a cross crosslet for the purposes of [[conflict checking]]. |
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==Examples in SCA heraldry== |
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The Barony of [[St Florian de la Riviere]] uses a cross botonny in its device. |
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 12 August 2011
In heraldry, a cross botonny is a variation on the cross crosslet, with rounded ends. It was not treated as a distinct cross until the 17th century. In the SCA the name is used as a guide to anybody who wishes to emblazon the arms, but it is considered a cross crosslet for the purposes of conflict checking.
Examples in SCA heraldry
The Barony of St Florian de la Riviere uses a cross botonny in its device.
