SVGA Mah Jongg Tile Set Description

This File     : SHIELDS.TXT
Tile Set Name : SHIELDS.TL
Subject       : More shields from the days when knighthood flowered. 
Date          : July 22, 1994

Created by    : Tom Boothby 
                2202 SE Tenino
                Portland, OR   97202
                (503) 238 1443


Description: This tile set consists of suits as in the original Mah Jongg
set.  Suit Purpure, suit Vert, suit or, the Scots suit, the First Family 
suit (wild cards) and the Merlin suit (wild cards).

My early efforts in tile making included a set of arms, but I was careless
and did not keep a list of the names.  On this set, I was careful not
only to get the names right but to assign colors consistent with the 
heraldic code.

Coloring for arms was divided into three categories: tinctures, 
metals and furs.  I have not dealt with the furs here.  The 
tinctures are azure (blue), gules (red), purpure (purple), vert 
(green) and sable (black). The metals are or (gold) and argent 
(silver). 

Azure is described by one as being dark sapphire or cobalt blue (121);
Gules, vermillion (56); Purpure, purple lake (235); Vert, emerald (39); 
Sable, lamp black (46); Argent, paper white (251); and, Or, yellow 
ochre (85).

My color knowledge is limited to red, white and blue so I had to assign
certain colors on the color palette to produce these colors.  After 
each color is the number of the color that I used.  I would really 
appreciate being set straight on the correct colors.

                       
  Suit Purpure             Suit Vert                 Suit Or

 1. Thomas, Lord Clifford  11. de Bryan              21. de Lacy
 2. Cobham                 12. Montagu               22. Duke of Cornwall
 3. de Quincey             13. Neville               23. de Delves
 4. de Mandeville          14. Courtnay              24. Dugdale
 5. de Vere                15. Dickeston             25. Kyghley
 6. Beauchamp              16. Fitzgerald            26. Baldegrave
 7. Hospitallers           17. Ross of Rosstrevor    27. Cunningham
 8. Camoys                 18. Perry of Ewell Place  28. Lord Byron
 9. Scrope                 19. Mooney                29. Blundell of Crosby
10. Cobb                   20. Harford               30. Hazelrigg of Naseley 
                                                         Hall


Suit the Scots             Wild Card Suit: First Family    Wild Card Suit
31. Bruce                        35. Adam *                39. Merlin *
32. Leslie                       36. Eve *    
33. Campbell                     37. Cain *
34. Menzies                      38. Abel *

 * Many arms were attributed to legendary, even biblical, characters.  
   Merlin is only one.  All the Knights of the Round Table have attributed 
   arms but  there is little agreement among the heralds as to a definitive 
   list.   Adam was given a red (gules) and Eve, a plain silver (argent).  
   Cain's is quartered and labeled (first son).  Abel's is quartered.
   Satan's had three frogs.