Giudo di Niccolo Brunelleschi   
 
February 2, 2006
 
Unto Christopher Garnet and Alheydis Cornelian do I send greetings.  I beg leave to offer this letter of comment on the current internal letter of intent (AE92):
 
 
1) Clarice Roan (Name – New, Device – New)
 
The blazon for this device should read: “Per fess azure and argent, a dove rising wings inverted argent sustaining in its claws a serpent embowed counter-embowed gules.”
 
I fear this device may be mistaken to be in conflict with another:
“Per fess azure and argent, in chief a dove rising and in base three lozenges, all counterchanged.” Registered to David of Bagulay (Sept 1973).
 
I only count 1 CD for changing the “three lozenges” to “a serpent embowed counter-embowed”. If my memory is serving me correctly, only 1 CD is granted for changes made to changing co-primary charges, no matter how many changes are actually made (ie: posture, type of charge, tincture). However, at the same time, this device should qualify as “simple armory” and having changed at least half of the charges should be sufficient to clear this.
 
 
3) Katerin Douglas Als’ Alexander (Name – New, Device – New)
 
Firstly, the URL for the name citation should read as: http://www.s-gabriel.org/2794 (the preferred format of URL’s for any Academy final reports). Based on this Academy letter, I feel comfortable with this name, even though I have not been able to find a citation for this particular spelling of <Katerin> in any English or Scottish sources I have access to.
 
The blazon for the device should read: “ Per chevron rayonny sable and gules, a phoenix and in chief three flames Or.”
 
Additionally, I personally find the way these flames are drawn hard to identify them as flames. They look more like misshapen leaves or half of a rack of antlers. I’d suggest a redraw to make this set of charges clearer for identifiability purposes.
 
 
5) Sabina de Lyons (Household Name – New, Badge – New)
Submitted Household Name: House Laughing Fox
 
The rendering of this badge sadly looks cartoonish, and my first reaction was “Is a kangaroo head a period charge?”
 
 
I pray that these comments may be of use to the AEthelmearc College of Heralds. Until the next time,
 
Signore Giudo di Niccolo Brunelleschi
Shire of Deodar, Kingdom of Calontir
Deodar Pursuivant & Armorialist