Imperial Purple - Revision history

Ladyadele at 08:48, 26 August 2008

2008-08-26T08:48:53Z

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			#REDIRECT [[Tyrian purple]]
	Imperial Purple (also known as Tyrian Purple) is a deep [[red]] colour resulting from a [[dye]] extracted from the marine snail ''Haustellum brandaris''. Only kings, noblemen, high-ranking church officials and judges were able to afford this rare and expensive luxury, and in the Roman Republic, there were strict regulations, based on the wearer's rank and status, on how much of this purple an article of clothing could contain. Restrictions tightened when the emperor came to rule, as emperors were distinguished by wearing togae purpurae, purple togas; hence the phrase "to don the purple" for the assumption of imperial dignity

	As the Roman Empire weakened, and other dyes such as lichen purple and madder became more widely available and less expensive, the use of Tyrian purple declined. It ceased as an industry in 1453 with the conquer of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks (1). Throughout the Renaissance, the dye became even more uncommon. The so-called “Cardinal's Purple,” was really the first luxury dye of the Renaissance- scarlet extracted from the [[kermes]] insect.

	The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].
	[[category:dyes]]

Ladyadele: Substantial rewrite

2008-08-22T06:34:08Z

Substantial rewrite

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	~~'''Poryphyry'''~~ is a deep [[~~purple~~]] [[dye]] ~~made~~ from the marine snail ''Haustellum brandaris''. ~~Rare~~ ~~and~~ ~~expensive~~, ~~since~~ ~~ancient~~ ~~[[Rome\|Roman]]~~ ~~times,~~ it ~~has~~ ~~been~~ ~~the~~ ~~colour~~ of ~~Emperors,~~ and ~~restricted~~ to ~~their~~ ~~use~~ ~~alone.~~ ~~Varying~~ ~~shades~~ of ~~purple~~ ~~can~~ be ~~created~~ by ~~watering~~ ~~down~~ ~~the~~ ~~dye~~, ~~and~~ an ~~entire heirarchy~~ of ~~shadings~~ ~~developed~~ in ~~[[Constantiople]]~~ to ~~depict~~ ~~social~~ ~~standing~~. ~~However,~~ if an ~~over-ambitious~~ ~~[[courtier]]~~ ~~should happen~~ to ~~wear~~ a ~~shade~~ ~~too~~ ~~close~~ to ~~the~~ ~~Imperial~~ ~~poryphyry~~, ~~punishments~~ ~~ranged~~ ~~from~~ ~~exile~~ to ~~death.~~		Imperial Purple (also known as Tyrian Purple) is a deep [[red]] colour resulting from a [[dye]] extracted from the marine snail ''Haustellum brandaris''. Only kings, noblemen, high-ranking church officials and judges were able to afford this rare and expensive luxury, and in the Roman Republic, there were strict regulations, based on the wearer's rank and status, on how much of this purple an article of clothing could contain. Restrictions tightened when the emperor came to rule, as emperors were distinguished by wearing togae purpurae, purple togas; hence the phrase "to don the purple" for the assumption of imperial dignity

			As the Roman Empire weakened, and other dyes such as lichen purple and madder became more widely available and less expensive, the use of Tyrian purple declined. It ceased as an industry in 1453 with the conquer of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks (1). Throughout the Renaissance, the dye became even more uncommon. The so-called “Cardinal's Purple,” was really the first luxury dye of the Renaissance- scarlet extracted from the [[kermes]] insect.
	Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.

	The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].		The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].

Ladyadele: Poryphyry moved to Imperial Purple: The title Poryphyry is confusing, since that name usually refers to a mineral-- it's also misspelled

2008-08-22T05:38:05Z

Poryphyry moved to Imperial Purple: The title Poryphyry is confusing, since that name usually refers to a mineral-- it's also misspelled

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Ladyadele: removed some irrelevant comments

2008-08-22T05:35:55Z

*removed some irrelevant comments*

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	Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.		Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.

	Even today, a deep purple hue remains a promient symbol of royal status; one curious modern example is the tradtion of the engineering [[student]]s at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, [[Canada]]. For more than 90 years, the engineering students have dyed their gold leather jackets a deep purple upon completing their first year of study; this practice started at the behest of Queen Mary of England in 1913, who wished to honour the engineers of the ''RMS Titanic'', who went down with their ship in her famous sinking in 1912.

	The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].		The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].

Ladyadele at 02:58, 22 August 2008

2008-08-22T02:58:32Z

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	'''Poryphyry''' is a deep [[purple]] [[dye]] made from the ~~crushed~~ ~~shells~~ of ~~snails~~. Rare and expensive, since ancient [[Rome\|Roman]] times, it has been the colour of Emperors, and restricted to their use alone. Varying shades of purple can be created by watering down the dye, and an entire heirarchy of shadings developed in [[Constantiople]] to depict social standing. However, if an over-ambitious [[courtier]] should happen to wear a shade too close to the Imperial poryphyry, punishments ranged from exile to death.		'''Poryphyry''' is a deep [[purple]] [[dye]] made from the marine snail ''Haustellum brandaris''. Rare and expensive, since ancient [[Rome\|Roman]] times, it has been the colour of Emperors, and restricted to their use alone. Varying shades of purple can be created by watering down the dye, and an entire heirarchy of shadings developed in [[Constantiople]] to depict social standing. However, if an over-ambitious [[courtier]] should happen to wear a shade too close to the Imperial poryphyry, punishments ranged from exile to death.

	Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.		Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.

User 144: categorising

2006-05-22T12:08:59Z

categorising

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	The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].		The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].
			[[category:dyes]]

Paul Matisz at 18:40, 20 April 2006

2006-04-20T18:40:24Z

New page

'''Poryphyry''' is a deep [[purple]] [[dye]] made from the crushed shells of snails. Rare and expensive, since ancient [[Rome|Roman]] times, it has been the colour of Emperors, and restricted to their use alone. Varying shades of purple can be created by watering down the dye, and an entire heirarchy of shadings developed in [[Constantiople]] to depict social standing. However, if an over-ambitious [[courtier]] should happen to wear a shade too close to the Imperial poryphyry, punishments ranged from exile to death.

Poryphyry was the only source of purple dye until the nineteenth century, when synthetic dyes were developed. Therefore, the custom of royalty wearing poryphyry was adopted by many other [[European]] peoples as a mark of royalty in imitiation of the Roman practice.

Even today, a deep purple hue remains a promient symbol of royal status; one curious modern example is the tradtion of the engineering [[student]]s at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, [[Canada]]. For more than 90 years, the engineering students have dyed their gold leather jackets a deep purple upon completing their first year of study; this practice started at the behest of Queen Mary of England in 1913, who wished to honour the engineers of the ''RMS Titanic'', who went down with their ship in her famous sinking in 1912.

The [[SCA]] places no restrictions on wearing or using the colour purple in its [[garb]] or [[heraldry]].