On Thursday 13 April 2006 2:50 am, Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote:
> >Of course, there would still be art interpretation issues,
> >much as there are for miniatures (e.g., was this color chosen for its
> >symbolism?  or because it was an easily available paint pigment? or
> > because people actually wore it?)
>
> There's always a difference between dyestuff, for fabric, and paint
> pigment.  And what's good for one isn't necessarily good for the other.

That's true.  But I was thinking more along the lines of "certain shades are 
possible in paint that may not be possible in textile dyes, and vice versa."

-- 
Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

"I'm starting to like the cut of this man's gibberish."
--General Fillmore (from "The Tick," episode 2)

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