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Re: Did they have paint?
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:24:44 GMT
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Richard Franks wrote:
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> In lugnet.castle, Bryan Wong writes
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> > Did they have paint back in the medieval ages?
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> I think so.. IIRC some pigments were in greater supply than others though.
I just found a reference to Royal Purple paint first being used in Egypt
in 1600 BC at
http://touregypt.net/science.htm
Looking at other references, it is clear that paint is a very early
invention (the Lascaux cave paintings for example).
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| In lugnet.castle, Bryan Wong writes (...) I think so.. IIRC some pigments were in greater supply than others though. (...) Well, I know that Stirling Castle, Scotland had golden-yellow daubing on the walls, partly protection for the stone, partly (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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