[MR] References to references: Fabric and Color

[David W. James]

At 1:02 PM -0500 2/8/02, JBRMM266 at aol.com wrote:
>Blue: The History of a Color.
>by Michel Pastoureau
>(Translation from original French)

	I just finished reading this last night.  Only part of it is 
relevant to the Middle Ages, but the author has a lot to say about 
that part of it (hint: he is best known in the SCA for his books on 
heraldry.)  An interesting read, but not easily applicable for most 
people, with two groups excepted.

	If you are an illuminator, or do other period art, this book 
might help you make your scrolls for early period personae more 
accurate by suggesting an appropriate palette.  Taste and use of 
color changed considerably across the period the SCA recreates, 
something we don't often think about.

	Second, if you are a costumer, portions of this book 
concentrate on dyes available and their use in Europe in the Middle 
Ages; you'll find this book useful for the same reasons that the 
first group will in your work.

David/Kwellend-Njal
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