[Artemisia] Period Norman Garb- Black?

[Sue Clemenger]

Dunno...I could ask on the 12th century costuming list, though....
--Maire

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamar Black Sea" <tamar at coteduciel.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 4:23 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] Period Norman Garb- Black?


> Greetings All,
> 
> Now for a completely different question: Does anyone know if black was a 
> color commonly in use for Norman clothing?
> 
> The Norman period is not my time and place and I am pretty foggy about 
> the dyes available at the time. I have been looking at the Regia 
> Anglorum site for info on textiles and patterns, but I am still pretty 
> vague about colors. Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any info or links.
> 
> YIS,
> Tamar
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