By: Sarah Waldock
Thanks, this is a very informative piece, I’d not come across tenné before. A shame the prune looks black on screen but then it’s remarkably difficult getting colours to come up as they are…. Vair...
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Thank you Sarah. Yes. I’m sorry about the prune. It is very black in the Dictionary too. As to Perrault, you have prompted me into adding a photograph of some squirrel pelts, which back up what you say...
View ArticleBy: » Cinderalla’s Squirrel Slippers Sam Harrelson
[...] that explains it… Heraldic Colours (or Tinctures) | Patrick Baty – Historical paint consultant: “The story appeared in Charles Perrault’s Histoires ou contes du temps passé avec des [...]
View ArticleBy: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Two. « Austenonly
[...] were rarely used: Tenné ( bright chestnut)and Sanquine (maroon)If you go here to the wonderful Patrick Baty’s page on Tinctures you can see exactly how these tinctures were used, and read about...
View ArticleBy: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Two. « Austenonly
[...] were rarely used: Tenné ( bright chestnut)and Sanquine (maroon)If you go here to the wonderful Patrick Baty’s page on Tinctures you can see exactly how these tinctures were used, and read about...
View ArticleBy: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Three. « Austenonly
[...] the colour orange, was included in a secondary way on the Elliot coat of arms. Patrick Baty tell us here that this Heraldic colour or tincture had a specific attribute; ambition. I suppose it is...
View ArticleBy: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Three. « Austenonly
[...] the colour orange, was included in a secondary way on the Elliot coat of arms. Patrick Baty tell us here that this Heraldic colour or tincture had a specific attribute; ambition. I suppose this...
View ArticleBy: Francisco X. Geerman
Hi. I would like to know how I can get a tile in the official color: Larkspur Blue 196 (BCC.) The Aruban Flag was design with this colour, but now the fabricators can’t match the official colour. I...
View ArticleBy: Patrick
Thank you for your very interesting query. Unfortunately, although I could mix up a tin of paint in that colour I have nothing to do with ceramic tiles.
View ArticleBy: Kimberly Worley
I was going through and naming my Dragons in a game called DragonVale and couldn’t remember some of the colour names in heraldry. So I googled it. Up came your site. I became so excited, again, about...
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Thanks for getting in touch. I am delighted that you found the essay of some use.
View ArticleBy: Martin Sanders
Hi Patrick. I wonder if you can help me. I’ve been an illustrator for 30 years and I’ve recently found myself creating and painting medieval shields. I thought it might be a good idea to research what...
View ArticleBy: Patrick
Thanks Martin. Yellow and Gold / White and Silver are interchangeable. Their use depends on context. There are many good works on the subject. Some are listed at the bottom of this web page.
View ArticleBy: Martin sanders
Thanks for your reply. Great to have it confirmed by someone who knows what they’re talking about. I’ll read on.
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