PURPLE, THE COLOUR of KINGS... ANEMONE
Purple is a colour intermediate between blue and red.
It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral colour with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite colour made by combining red and blue.
According to surveys in Europe and the U.S., purple is the colour most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery, and piety.
When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the colour worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial colour worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops.
Similarly in Japan, the colour is traditionally associated with the Emperor and aristocracy.
The deep, rich purple dye made from a sea snail called the spiny dye-murex became known as Tyrian purple.
The process of making the dye was long, difficult and expensive. Thousands of the tiny snails had to be found, their shells cracked, the snail removed.
Mountains of empty shells have been found at the ancient sites of Sidon and Tyre.
The snails were left to soak, then a tiny gland was removed and the juice extracted and put in a basin, which was placed in the sunlight. There a remarkable transformation took place.
In the sunlight the juice turned white, then yellow-green, then green, then violet, then a red which turned darker and darker.
The process had to be stopped at exactly the right time to obtain the desired colour, which could range from a bright crimson to a dark purple.
Then either wool, linen or silk would be dyed. The exact hue varied, but it was always rich, bright and lasting.
Purple, represented royally by this proud Anemone.
Have a lovely day and thank you for viewing, M, (*_*)
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PURPLE, THE COLOUR of KINGS... ANEMONE
Purple is a colour intermediate between blue and red.
It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral colour with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite colour made by combining red and blue.
According to surveys in Europe and the U.S., purple is the colour most often associated with royalty, magic, mystery, and piety.
When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.
Purple was the colour worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial colour worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops.
Similarly in Japan, the colour is traditionally associated with the Emperor and aristocracy.
The deep, rich purple dye made from a sea snail called the spiny dye-murex became known as Tyrian purple.
The process of making the dye was long, difficult and expensive. Thousands of the tiny snails had to be found, their shells cracked, the snail removed.
Mountains of empty shells have been found at the ancient sites of Sidon and Tyre.
The snails were left to soak, then a tiny gland was removed and the juice extracted and put in a basin, which was placed in the sunlight. There a remarkable transformation took place.
In the sunlight the juice turned white, then yellow-green, then green, then violet, then a red which turned darker and darker.
The process had to be stopped at exactly the right time to obtain the desired colour, which could range from a bright crimson to a dark purple.
Then either wool, linen or silk would be dyed. The exact hue varied, but it was always rich, bright and lasting.
Purple, represented royally by this proud Anemone.
Have a lovely day and thank you for viewing, M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved