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White vs Gray?
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 14 Jun 2005 03:49:26 GMT
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[Exit Real-Life-Imposed Dim Age]
Hey all. Been a long time since I posted in .castle. Back in the day, a few of
you might recall, we had a series of discussions on facts and history that might
influence our building.
A few days ago I saw a program on the History Channel, an episode of Modern
Marvels where the subject was Castles and Dungeons (don't ask why that's a
modern marvel; I guess they ran out of such things for the week). As you might
imagine, the show discussed the rise and fall of fortified buildings through the
ages.
One fact I found particularly interesting was in their description of
construction techniques during the middle ages. They pointed out that a rough
mortar was often used to fill in gaps between the stones of castle walls, and
then that would be whitewashed with paint. The result, according to the show,
was that most European castles were in fact WHITE when finished, as opposed to
the GRAY we think of from films and books (and Lego®).
I had not heard that before, but I felt it was worthy of sharing with you. It
gives reason for ABS castle builders to collect more white than gray, except for
building ruins of an ancient or under-maintained castle.
Something to ponder.
-Hendo
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) And it gets even worse :-) Take it from a European who has about a dozend real castles and ruins within walking distance, and has a bit of interest in castles and history: Most mediaevel castles in the Rhine area where not simply white, they (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Good to see you back (even briefly)... You were one of the first to welcome me aboard! This does raise a really interesting point! I know some castles in England and Ireland have surviving sketches that aren't multi-coloured... but these may (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.castle)
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