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Re: Did they have paint?
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Date: 
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:46:27 GMT
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"Bryan Wong" <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Did they have paint back in the medieval ages?
> 
> I'm thinking of making a gray building for example, but parts of the wall will
> have red "bricks" exposed.  I don't think that would be correct for that time
> period though... Right?

...They had whitewash mixes usually, tho painting large structures was not common except
real rich people. What would be (semi) common though was a brick wall with plaster
covering (bricks were not as durable/weathereable, so the plaster helped protect them and
made the whole thing look much better). Where the plaster chipped or aged, the bricks
would show through in patches.

(PS: Don't quote me on this! I'm trying to remember things long forgotten :-)


...you can go back to ignoring me now...

wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy  (http://wamalug.org)
wildlink.com
lugnet #160



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I'm trying to Remember my medieval Architecture class but what you said sounds right. They had paint but generally not for buildings. A stone structure was a stone structure they just made the stone structure look good (aprox 1100ad to 1300ad) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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Hi, Did they have paint back in the medieval ages? I'm thinking of making a gray building for example, but parts of the wall will have red "bricks" exposed. I don't think that would be correct for that time period though... Right? Bryan (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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