Period Paints

[Buran]

Just finished a preliminary version of this webpage, and I would like to hear your comments on it:
Period Paints

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Baldurstrand

[This message has been edited by Buran (edited 11-01-2001).]

[Pietro da San Tebaldo]

Very nice. (Speaking as a scribe and illuminator...)

The Pantone equivalents are extremely useful! Thanks.

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"Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchanged"
mka: Sam Pearce

[Conal]

Hey, this is really neat! I will pass it on to some of my artsy friends. Thanks!

Was there any near-equivalent to our modern bright reds?

Regards,

Conal

[Buran]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pietro da San Tebaldo:
The Pantone equivalents are extremely useful!</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I cannot guarantee that your art supply store will recognize these Pantone numbers. It's turning out to be more complex than I thought. Stay tuned.



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Baldurstrand

[Buran]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Conal:
Was there any near-equivalent to our modern bright reds?</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Conal, I think what we generate our brightest colors from involves some complex chemistry of which the medievals were ignorant.

[Buran]

I visited the art store this weekend, armed with a Pantone number (612 CVC for fish bile green, of course). The numbers supplied from my website that end with “CVCâ€