I gather part of the reason for the Outlands policy is because there have been issues in the past with religious-flavored text that the signers weren't comfortable signing (I am guessing not so much period religious-flavored). The SCA in the U.S. has an uncomfortable relationship with religion.
There's probably also a certain amount of wanting to be sure of the correct legalese (Award of Arms vs Grant of Arms, etc.) being included, and there are rules about who has to sign off on the illumination if heraldry is included (if the recipient's arms are presented on a shield, the principal herald is supposed to sign the scroll; if they are on a flag or a dress or if pieces are incorporated into the overall illumination, they don't. I think. And we're not supposed to put blank shields on AoA scrolls; people are supposed to commission non-promissory AoA scrolls if they want to, which most people don't realize).
I wonder if the level of trust in the scribe in your system works because you have a somewhat smaller scribal system?
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Date: 2010-11-12 08:53 pm (UTC)There's probably also a certain amount of wanting to be sure of the correct legalese (Award of Arms vs Grant of Arms, etc.) being included, and there are rules about who has to sign off on the illumination if heraldry is included (if the recipient's arms are presented on a shield, the principal herald is supposed to sign the scroll; if they are on a flag or a dress or if pieces are incorporated into the overall illumination, they don't. I think. And we're not supposed to put blank shields on AoA scrolls; people are supposed to commission non-promissory AoA scrolls if they want to, which most people don't realize).
I wonder if the level of trust in the scribe in your system works because you have a somewhat smaller scribal system?