Mah Jongg Tile Set Description

Tile Set Name: TARTANS.TIL
Subject:       Scottish Clan Tartans
Created by:    Jean Hoffman
Date:          July 20, 1994

Description:

Growing up a McClintock, I was quite intrigued with things Scottish, and
became very fond of the tartan plaids.  When I studied weaving, I developed
an even greater appreciation of them.  Though I have never woven tartans,
I have seen incredibly well done ones locally.  In this tile set I have
still maintained a little of the suit concept.  I have chosen to stress
reds in No. 1 - 10, green in 11 - 20, yellow or yellow and white in 21 -
30 and blue in 31 - 34.  The remaining tiles are of very different, mostly
black and white plaids.  I have tried to maintain the appearance of the
woven plaid, but the setts (patterns) are often much too large for a tile
and I have chosen smaller parts of the pattern for their visual effect and
color dominance.  For a more traditional tartan set, see TARTAN.TIL/TXT in
MJTIL130.ZIP (on the Xevious BBS) created by Barbara Beckham, Ph.D.

The tiles represent the tartans of the following clans as illustrated in
SCOTTISH CLANS & TARTANS by Ian Grimble, 1973.

1. MacNab            11. MacMillan (hunting)    21. MacMillan (dress)
2. Cunningham        12. Cameron                22. Barclay
3. Erskine           13. Menzies (hunting)      23. MacLeod of Lewis
4. Ramsay            14. MacLean                24. Buchanan
5. Innes             15. MacInnes               25. Kennedy
6. Matheson          16. MacCallum              26. Thomson
7. MacBean           17. Mackay                 27. Royal Stewart
8. Fraser            18. More                   28. Dress Stewart
9. Drummond          19. Gow                    29. Malcolm
10.Logan             20. Duncan                 30. Hay

31. Elliot
32. MacDonnel of Keppoch
33. Johnston
34. Clarke
35 - 38. Black and white Menzies
39 - 40. Napier.