[MR] References to references: Fabric and Color

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This was referred to me by a calligrapher/illuminator in France.  The text is the first paragraph of the review in Amazon.com

Blue: The History of a Color.
by Michel Pastoureau

(Translation from original French)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691090505/qid=1013181527/sr=2-1/002-3801801-9744830 

Book Description 
Blue has a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. Once considered a hot color, it is now icy cool. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now pick it as their favorite color. In this entertaining history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearances in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today in blue jeans and Gauloises cigarette packs. 

This author has quite a set of books to his credit, many of which are only in French and some are out of print-limited availability, but if you scan the titles you will likely find some that look interesting, especially if you are interested in fabric, color, or heraldry.

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Donal