Coventry blue: Triptych III
on John Calloway (Nepal), 30/May/2021 17:56, 34 days ago
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Coventry was a centre for the weaving trade in medieval times, and known for cloth dyed blue. Its not clear what shade of blue, since any archaeological cloth samples would have been affected by light and time. “We can make a good guess that the colour would make reference to the shades of blue produced by […]
