I wonder if there’s any connection to the famous racehorse (and bluegrass song subject material) Ten Broek…
http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=150
Kenneth Mansfield;100275 wrote:
It occurs to me looking over this Early American Roll as Joe progresses through it ... that it really deserves study by those who would design their own coats of arms.
Joseph McMillan;100508 wrote:
...Ten Broeck.
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/Roll/tenbroeck1.gif
With some reservations, of course.
Joseph McMillan;100501 wrote:
Doing T-T-T 117 times would sound like stuttering, so I won’t.
Maybe the bugle horns on the arms of Malachy Thruston sounding "ta-ta-ta-taaaah!"
With the sort of silly arms of Dudley Atkins Tyng, the letter T is now complete.
Why silly? Well, because reading from left to right, the three arms on the tierced coat would be ...
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/Roll/tyng2.gif
See all 117 at http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=Roll.t.
Sort of like a three-lettered monogram in heraldic form
http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID17576/images/churchill_v_sign_416.jpg
http://www.suprmchaos.com/lennon2-peace-sign_pg.jpg
http://rlv.zcache.com/v_morse_code_button-r5a45968acb3e41e2bc019f159c8ded25_x7j3i_8byvr_324.jpg
http://i446.photobucket.com/albums/qq189/X06_Designs/v-for-vendetta-logo-wallpaper.jpg
V.
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=Roll.V?action=browse
(^__^)v
Zeng!
Zinzendorf!
Zollikofer!
Zouch!
Zippity-zound, zippity-zound!
The drinks are on Mynheer Wynkoop.
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/Roll/wynkoop.gif
Joseph McMillan;100595 wrote:
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/Roll/wynkoop.gif
That is just awsome!
Huzzah!!
2,799 entries. I imagine this is the most comprehensive (although still far from complete) collection of American arms ever assembled in one place. For all the drawing/cutting and pasting I’ve been doing lately to emblazon the arms, I’d like to cite Eric Hall for having the original idea for doing this in the first place as well as the various people who helped transcribe from Crozier, Bolton, Matthews, and other sources to build the collection.
I have several additions already in the queue, but decided that the first order of business should be getting an illustration for every entry in the roll. Henceforth, we’ll only add entries as their emblazonments are ready. Also, additional entries must have contemporary evidence of use or entitlement.
Joe,
The "Roll of Early American Arms" is certainly a masterpiece and—as previously mentioned—worthy of publication. I’d buy a copy.
—Guy
It’s pretty cool! Good work by all involved, especially Joe
This is fantastic! I hope you took time to celebrate beyond the confines of the message board with a good drink. You deserve it.
I am also fond of the idea of publishing this in physical form. Joseph, would you be interested in volunteer assistance in formatting the roll for print?
I think an e-book would be the best option for "printing" if the society were to publish the roll. The largest of the images that I’ve found in the RoEAA (those which Joe emblazoned) is 306 pixels tall, which would lend itself to a printed image size of 1 inch (about 30% of the enlarged image on my monitor; 60% of the way it appears on the page). Earlier illustrations by other artists are not even as large as that.
Perhaps with a collection so large, one-inch illustrations are not such a bad thing (as far as space is concerned), but people should not expect an illustrated publication with images anywhere nearly as large as they can see on their computers.
Kenneth Mansfield;100627 wrote:
...The largest of the images that I’ve found in the RoEAA (those which Joe emblazoned) is 306 pixels tall, which would lend itself to a printed image size of 1 inch (about 30% of the enlarged image on my monitor…
Perhaps with a collection so large, one-inch illustrations are not such a bad thing (as far as space is concerned), but people should not expect an illustrated publication with images anywhere nearly as large as they can see on their computers.
So, a book of thumbnail images? No thank you.
—Guy
I’m trying to understand how comprehensive this roll of arms is. Would you say all arms from the NEHGS CoH Roll of Arms are on this list?
