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--- scaism:sumptuary_law [2017/01/16 16:31] – orginization Gwendolyn of Aldburg
+++ scaism:sumptuary_law [2023/03/27 22:12] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Sumptuary Law ======
-Sumptuary Law was the medieval legal practice of maintaining social order by regulating the outward display of wealth and station. Violating these laws, or “dressing above your station” could be a considerable infraction, although enforcement varied considerably throughout Europe and throughout Period.
+**Sumptuary Law** was the medieval legal practice of maintaining social order by regulating the outward display of wealth and station. Violating these laws, or “dressing above your station” could be a considerable infraction, although enforcement varied considerably throughout Europe and throughout Period.
 In the [[scaism:society for creative anachronism|SCA]] sumptuary laws are relatively simple, determining mostly what crowns and coronets can be worn, as well as restricting white belts and baldrics to the Order of the Chivalry. Restrictions of heraldic display, particularly of the badges of various orders and Peerages, also fall under the aegis of sumptuary law.
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   * A white belt is reserved for the [[awards:Order of the Chivalry|Knighthood]].
   * A white baldric is reserved for [[awards:Order of the Chivalry|Masters and Mistresses of Arms]].
-  * A laurel wreath is reserved for members of the [[awards: Order of the Laurel]] ((Fun fact, laurel wreaths are also used to denote branch heraldry in the SCA. The arms of all branches in the SCA are required to have this charge.))
+  * A laurel wreath is reserved for members of the [[awards: Order of the Laurel]]. In addition, laurel wreaths are used to denote branch heraldry in the SCA. The arms of all branches in the SCA are required to have this charge.
   * A pelican in its piety (vulning itself) is reserved for members of the [[awards:Order of the Pelican]].
   * A chapeau (Cap of Maintenance) is reserved for members of the [[awards:Order of the Pelican]].
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 ===== Ealdormerean Sumptuary Customs =====
-  * The coronets of [[awards:county|Counts and Countesses]] are traditionally gold, while those of [[awards:viscounty|Viscounts and Viscountesses]] are silver.
+  * The coronets of [[awards:county|Counts and Countesses]] are traditionally gold, while those of [[awards:viscounty|Viscounts and Viscountesses]] are silver. In kingdoms not descended from the Midrealm, Viscounts wear a silver coronet with twelve pearls (spheroids).
   * Landed [[awards:territorial barony|Barons and Baronesses]] may wear coronets of gold with six pearls (spheroids).
   * Court [[awards:court barony|Barons and Baronesses]] may wear coronets of silver with six pearls (spheroids).
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 =====External Links=====
   * [[http://www.thetudorswiki.com/page/Chart+of+Tudor+Sumptuary+Laws| A chart of Sumptuary Laws in Tudor England]]