[MR] RE: heraldry

[pixal]

on 6/5/01 7:19 AM, atlantia-request at atlantia.sca.org at
atlantia-request at atlantia.sca.org wrote:

> Message: 9
> From: JBRMM266 at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 05:59:59 EDT
> Subject: Re: [MR] RE: heraldry
> To: guojia at earthlink.net, atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> 
> In a message dated 01-06-04 08:41:36 EDT, guojia at earthlink.net writes:
> 
> <  I believe that heralds were plagued by unstable  pigments in the Period as
> well.  >
> 
> Especially argent.  Look at all the shields with dark gray areas in the Codex
> Manesse.  The artist used metallic silver in emblazoning argent . . . .

Part of the ink instability is due to the acid content of the
paper/parchment. this is a continued problem in the archiving of any
document.