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([[Heraldry]]) See ''[[vert]]''.
([[Heraldry]]) See ''[[vert]]''.


Contrary to popular misconception, good green fabrics were hard to produce. Good [[green dye]] was obtained by [[dying]] a fabric first with [[yellow dye]], then with [[blue dye]].
Contrary to popular misconception, good green fabrics were hard to produce. Good [[green dye]] was obtained by [[dyeing]] a fabric first with [[yellow dye]], then with [[blue dye]].


Green [[pigment]]s (paints) were easier to obtain using toxic copper salts ([[vitriol]])
Green [[pigment]]s (paints) were easier to obtain using toxic copper salts ([[vitriol]])

Revision as of 16:27, 22 December 2003

(Heraldry) See vert.

Contrary to popular misconception, good green fabrics were hard to produce. Good green dye was obtained by dyeing a fabric first with yellow dye, then with blue dye.

Green pigments (paints) were easier to obtain using toxic copper salts (vitriol)