Edward 1st has been described as “an irresponsible, arrogant and headstrong boy, treacherously selfish in the heedless pursuit of his own ends, indulging...
Hi I've just bought myself some fantastic twill, medium weight, beautiful feel, in dark pink. I won't say hot pink, or bright pink, because I don't want to...
I think the problem with the overall question is going to be where the line is drawn regarding "primary" source information. For something like this, i.e., is...
... Not knowing what shade of pink you are looking for, it is hard to say. Most of the manuscript reproductions that I have show either the relatively dark...
I have read somewere that brazilwood as well as kermes and madder was used during this period of time (and earlier) for dyeing pink and red on wool. Kermes...
These colours generally stay well on wool cotton and silk, but very quicly look washed out and pale on linen The ones I have tried were on silk wool and mostly...
Oh yeah, linen. A couple of years ago, a friend showed me the results of madder dyed linen. Although she used a lot of madder, the linen looked some pale pink....
For quite a time my group argued that gambesons and akhetons came in only white, until we found a crucifiction scene with what looked like a pink gambeson......
Technically, pink is of course possible anytime you have access to red dye. There is also the lichen-derived dye called archil or orchil, which produces a very...
Beet juice does a wonderful job of staining white fabric dark pink. I don't know if there is a mordant to fix the color, since I spend more time trying to...
I would strongly recommend this book from the British Museum Press; Natural dyes by Gwen Fereday http://www.britishmuseum.co.uk/product.asp?cat=117&product=782...
... You know it's funny, but in my reading I've found that beets, berries, bolognase, all the things that get all over your nice white shirt that ruin it,...
... I think I need this book! What a find! ... This is fantastic, but cochineal is a South American product - did Europe have the bugs before 1492? I'm aiming...
... No, but IIRC they did have the kermes insect in the eastern Mediterranean. It would have been imported and expensive in central Europe, but it's the dye...
Hi Helene, ... Although a slightly different species, there is a 'bug' from Turkey that produces the same red as cochineal. Until the fall of the Byzantine...
It's a little dated, but... A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY. ed. CHARLES SINGER, E. J. HOLMYARD, A. R. HALL and TREVOR I. WILLIAMS. Vol 2 "THE MEDITERRANEAN ...
Hi all, I've been corresponding with a very nice chap who's keen to come to the Bannockburn 1314 event this year*, and I'm desparately hoping that I won't have...
Hi Colin ! ... http://www.colinmacdonald.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bannockburn2003/bascinet-and-harness.jpg It is defenitely NOT 1314. It would be like having a...
... That's my (reluctant) conclusion. It's so tempting to borrow white plate from 'just' 50 or so years in the future. Ah well, I'll knock off the wishful...
There's a *similar* helmet in the Hours of Jean De'vereux (1324-1328). The Bascinet looks like it would match up without the visor attached. The page in...
Paul C
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Jul 15, 2004 10:58 pm
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... The ... page ... http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth214_folder/jeanne_d_evreux.html ... I wouldn't call the visored helmet in the manuscript...
... modern ... Just to follow up on that, I've had a look, and you're quite right. The author seems obsessed with visored helms, even as far back as 1297 in...
... http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth214_folder/jeanne_d_evreux.html ... in ... better/clearer ... lack ... Hence the *'s around the word...
Paul C
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Jul 18, 2004 10:33 pm
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Hello, new member here, been in reconstitution for 10 years and not sick of it yet. A question: 'Soap wort' (Saponaria officinalis) .. anybody used it? Roots...
It works better when dried and soaked, I will try and remember to look it up when I am at home tonight. If you don't hear from me in a day or two joggle my...
Hi. We used this in a living history display several years ago and I'm fairly sure we just used the leaves steeped in hot water, which made them froth up very...
By the way, for those of you with long memories, there was a question long ago regarding quote about a gambeson made from "linen well blackened" that showed up...
... Thanks Marc, very interesting. I certainly agree that it's a plausible explanation for this mysterious term. Have you tried the performance of the...
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