In a message dated 02/03/2000 5:04:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I have been told (I can't remember by whom) that true black was a luxury
article in the medieval period, being a very expensive colour to produce
with vegetable dye. Is this a Medeevil Misconception or is it true?
>>
Having seen a number of letters and other documents listing colored cloth, I
have yet to run across anything called "true" black. Plain black cloth,
however, is mentioned frequently, usually in association with funerals.
Whether it was more expensive than other specifically colored garments, I
don't know.
mark
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