medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
== In reply to message of 21 Aug 2002 from Sarah Roark
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>> I remember coming across a book on Italian textiles and clothes of the
>> Middle Ages/Renaissance which made reference to a very specific color
red,
>> a dye called *chermisi*. If memory serves the dye was derived from some
>> kind of beetle. Anyway, it was such a spiffy, expensive and high-quality
red
>> that the pope made it the official cardinals' red. I apologize deeply
for not being
>> able to remember enough of the details to be really helpful. I think
this
>> occurred sometime in the 15th century...I remember noting it was after
the
>> period I was researching. But a search on chermisi might prove fruitful
(chermisi
>> being the Italian spelling, I think it begins with a k in other
spellings).
Might this perchance be vermilion, the dye for which formerly came from the
insect _kermes ilices_ (whence chermisi)?
--Christopher
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