![]() ![]() In the 8th century, the Church started to use gold and bright colours for liturgical vestments. In the High Middle Ages, red was the colour of the nobility, while the dull blue of woad was the colour of servants and lower ranks. For the Romans, blue was the barbarians' colour: the Celts and Germans dyed their faces blue to terrify their opponents. The classic Greek authors used the word kyaneos, which meant a dark colour: it could be violet or black or brown. Blue, yellow and green served no function on a social or symbolic level. Red, white and black were the basic colours of ancient cultures. Many Victorian researchers have wondered if the people of antiquity could even see the colour blue, since ancient languages have no word for it. Blue had no place in social life, religion or art. This despite the fact that blue is present in natural elements that go back to the earth's formation. ![]() It was not used in ancient cave paintings or rock art, nor was it used when the first dyeing techniques appeared, about 4 millennia BC. ![]() BLUE: The inside storyBefore the 12th century, blue was not a colour. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |