HERALDRYMANUAL: RULESFORREGISTRATON,ADMINISTRATION ANDDESIGN AsadoptedOctober1999 amendedNovember2001,September2005,July2008,December2009,January2011,January2013 ©2002,2011,2013TheAdrianEmpireInc.,allrightsreserved. Anyoneiswelcometopointoutanyerrororomissionthattheymayfind. ImperialSovereignofArms [email protected] Empress [email protected] Emperor [email protected] HeraldryManualasAdoptedJanua r y 2 0 1 3 Page1 TABLEOF CONTENTS SECTION 1 REGISTRATION..................................................................................................................8 I. REGISTRATION PROCESS...................................................................................................................8 A.InProcessVS.Official ......................................................................................................................................8 B. Presentation .................................................................................................................................8 C.RegistrationForms .............................................................................................................................................8 D. Shapes.................................................................................................................................................... 8 E. Complete Forms..................................................................................................................................... 8 F. Colors ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 G. Local Level Process ................................................................................................................................ 9 H. Imperial Level Process......................................................................................................................... 10 I. Administrative Policy ........................................................................................................................... 11 II. OWNERSHIP, PROTECTION AND REGISTRATION LIMITS..................................................................12 A. Individuals and Estates ........................................................................................................................ 12 B. Chartered Chapters ..........................................................................................................................................12 C. Ownership of Estate Armory ............................................................................................................... 12 D. General Ownership.............................................................................................................................. 12 E. Protected Armory ................................................................................................................................ 13 F. Armory, Not Visual Description ........................................................................................................... 13 G. Worthies (Historical) ........................................................................................................................... 13 H. Worthies of Adria ................................................................................................................................ 14 I. Transferring Arms ................................................................................................................................. 14 J. Non-Registered Arms............................................................................................................................ 14 K. Armory Outside the Empire................................................................................................................. 15 III. OFFENSIVE AND PRESUMPTUOUS ARMORY..................................................................................15 A. Offensive Armory................................................................................................................................. 15 B. Presumption ........................................................................................................................................ 16 SECTION 2 HERALDIC DESIGN ADRIANEMPIRE.................................................................................17 IV. THE RULE OF TINCTURE ................................................................................................................17 A. Acceptable Tinctures ........................................................................................................................... 17 B. Metal on Metal .................................................................................................................................... 17 C. Fieldless Armory .................................................................................................................................. 18 HeraldryManualasAdoptedJanua r y 2 0 1 3 Page2 D. Tinctureless Armory ............................................................................................................................ 18 E. Proper................................................................................................................................................... 18 F. Small Details......................................................................................................................................... 19 G. Layering ............................................................................................................................................... 19 H. Augmentations .................................................................................................................................... 19 I. Restrictions ........................................................................................................................................... 20 V. PARTITION LINES / FIELD DIVISIONS...............................................................................................20 A. Dividing the Shield............................................................................................................................... 20 B. Tincture Rules for Field Divisions......................................................................................................... 21 C. Uncommon Field Divisions .................................................................................................................. 22 VI. FURS ............................................................................................................................................23 A. Ermine.................................................................................................................................................. 23 B. Vairs ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 VII. CHARGES.....................................................................................................................................25 A. The Shield ............................................................................................................................................ 25 B. Ordinaries ............................................................................................................................................ 25 C. Diminutives .......................................................................................................................................... 26 D. Fimbriation .......................................................................................................................................... 27 E. Voiding ................................................................................................................................................. 27 VIII. RESTRICTED CHARGES ................................................................................................................28 A. Restricted Titles and Charges .............................................................................................................. 28 B. The Fleur-De-Lis ................................................................................................................................... 28 C. Crown................................................................................................................................................... 29 D. The Tudor Rose.................................................................................................................................... 31 E. Registering Restricted Charges ............................................................................................................ 32 F. CHARGES, ANIMALS, PLANTS, TRADEMARKS, ETC.............................................................................. 32 G. Charge Categories ............................................................................................................................... 33 IX. DEFINED CHARGES........................................................................................................................36 X. ARMORIAL STYLE...........................................................................................................................37 A. Presentation .......................................................................................................................................