Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural...
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royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the color worn by Roman...
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AD. See also under Purple#In art, history and fashion the section "In prehistory and the ancient world: Tyrian purple" "Tyrian purple" is the contemporary...
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shooter video game by Epic MegaGames Tyrian purple, a colour Tyrian, a person who worships the Old Norse God, Tyr HMS Tyrian, the name of five ships of the...
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parents became prominent would not be "born in the purple". This color purple came to refer to Tyrian purple, restricted by law, custom, and the expense of...
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Phoenicia (section Tyrian purple)
Greek as φοῖνιξ, phoînix, which meant variably 'Phoenician person', 'Tyrian purple, crimson' or 'date palm'. Homer used it with each of these meanings...
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Violet (color) (section Relationship to purple)
with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye was extremely expensive in antiquity. The emperors of Rome wore purple togas, as did the Byzantine emperors...
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sexual minorities. In the past, purple dye was very expensive to produce, with the first compound used as one, Tyrian purple, being made from the mucus of...
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compound with the formula (BrC6H3C(O)CNH)2. A deep purple solid, the compound is also known as Tyrian purple, a dye of historic significance. Presently, it...
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6'-dibromoindigo (red), which together produce a range of purple hues known as Tyrian purple. Light exposure during part of the dyeing process can convert...
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towards the end of his career. It depicts the mythical discovery of Tyrian purple by Hercules and his dog, and was one of dozens of oil on panel sketches...
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Chronicles 3:14 where the veil of Solomon's Temple is made of tekhelet, Tyrian purple (Hebrew: אַרְגָּמָן, romanized: ʾargāmān) and scarlet (Hebrew: שָׁנִי...
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Royal purple, or Tyrian purple, is an ancient dye, or the color of that dye. Royal Purple may also refer to: Royal Purple (lubricant manufacturer), an...
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Bolinus brandaris (redirect from Purple dye murex)
It was used by the Phoenicians in ancient times to extract imperial Tyrian purple dye. This snail lives in the central and western parts of the Mediterranean...
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source of important luxury goods, notably pearls, mother of pearl, Tyrian purple dye, and sea silk. Their shells have also been used as money in some...
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Hexaplex trunculus (redirect from Purple Murex)
chemical ingredients is red dibromo-indigotin, the main component of tyrian purple or tekhelet. The dye will turn indigo blue, similar to the color of...
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Mauveine (redirect from Aniline purple)
British Academy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-861393-8. perkins tyrian.purple. Garfield, Simon (2000-09-21). "Simon Garfield on mauve". The Guardian...
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Natural dye (section Purples)
brilliant and permanent colors such as the natural invertebrate dyes Tyrian purple and crimson kermes became highly prized luxury items in the ancient...
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Hypobranchial gland (section Tyrian purple )
gland secretes the precursor to the historically important natural dye, Tyrian purple.This dye has potential origins in history as early as 2000 BC in some...
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Melqart (redirect from Tyrian Heracles)
first garment of the colour later called Tyrian purple. The murex shell appears on the very earliest Tyrian coins and then reappears again on coins in...
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intricate embroideries; and vivid, expensive dyes such as saffron yellow or Tyrian purple. Not all dyes were costly, however, and most Romans wore colourful clothing...
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particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple (hue rendering), the color...
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Tyrian is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Eclipse Software for MS-DOS and published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. Tyrian was programmed by Jason...
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List of colors by shade (section Purple and Violet)
primary colors. Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models...
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original purple dye that was sourced, and distributed in Khor Ile-Sud. The dye was obtained from the Murex snail and was known as "Tyrian purple". Before...
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factory at Iles Purpuraires off present day Essaouira for extracting a Tyrian purple dye from a marine gastropod murex species. The current heavily influences...
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it being blazoned as "Imperial Purple". One of the most expensive colours to acquire in ancient times, Tyrian purple was used in the war banner of Byzantine...
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In color theory, the line of purples or purple boundary is the locus on the edge of the chromaticity diagram formed between extreme spectral red and violet...
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inherited from Tyre the trade in the extremely valuable dye Tyrian purple. No evidence of purple dye manufacture has been found at Carthage, but mounds of...
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angustus clavus was a narrow-strip tunic (tunica) with two narrow vertical Tyrian purple stripes (clavi, singular clavus). The tunic was typically worn under...
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