Field Divisions

Field Divisions always divide the field into equal parts. If it looks like a field division but the parts are unequal, you are probably looking at a Peripheral Ordinary.

In SCA Core Style, divisions of two parts can have high or low contrast, as can quarterly and per saltire. Other field divisions MUST have high contrast, which means alternating sections must be metal and colour. Other than per pall, all field divisions use only two tinctures, and must have an equal number of parts of each tincture. Per pall field divisions use three tinctures, either two colours and a metal, or two metals and a colour.

Note on Nomenclature "Per" means "by" as in "divided by". (The full phrase is "Parted per", but the SCA has dropped the word "Parted" for being redundant.) Most field divisions are named after the ordinary that has the same shape as that field division.

Two Parts

Three Parts

Four Parts

Many Parts