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  MINIATURE OF THE BIBLE MANUSCRIPT IV 74, FROM THE XIII CENTURY – APOSTOLIC VATICAN LIBRARY The thirteenth-century elegance is revealed not only in the line which gracefully traces the bust, but also in the variety of cloths: to the left a striped linen, most likely woven by the Umiliati …

    The chromatic sense and the skill of the artisans of the Southwest are suitably documented by the feminine manta (Spanish term meaning blanket) of the San Juan pueblo, woven in black, green and red, and by the Navajo silver and turquoise green necklace. Both are the product of …

  LIBRA: To compare   It is the seventh sign of the Zodiac. It is governed by Venus. It is a Masculine sign. Its element is Air and it is a Cardinal sign. Its colour is green; its birthstone is green tourmaline and its lucky day is Friday. The astrological …

  By the 1820s the chemical make-up of carminic acid and alizarin was already known, and soon after production of synthetic dyes began. Indeed, in 1841 aniline was synthesized, and subsequently in 1856 William Henry Perkin obtained malvina, the first chemical dye; in 1859 fuchsin was invented, and a few …

  TAURUS : TO SUSTAIN It’s the second sign of the Zodiac. It’s ruled by Venus. It’s a feminine sign. Earth is its element, its quality is Fixed. Green is its color; its lucky stone is emerald and lucky day is Friday. The Taurus astrological sign portrays the head and …