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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]].

==Examples in SCA heraldry==

[[Image:stfloz.PNG|left]]

The Barony of [[St Florian de la Riviere]] uses a cross botonny in its device.


[[Category:Device heraldry]]
[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, 12 August 2011

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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.

Examples in SCA heraldry

Stfloz.PNG

The Barony of St Florian de la Riviere uses a cross botonny in its device.