THE "DARK" MIDDLE AGES?/2

Nothing is farther from the truth about the image of the Middle Ages, so widespread in common knowledge, as the uncontested “dark” kingdom.

Actually the symbolism and mysticism of light as divine manifestation, typical of medieval culture, were translated into an explosion of color.

The reflection of cathedrals’ stained glass windows reverberated in fashion, in the vivacious juxtaposition of gaudy colors seen in paintings and miniatures.

Never before had color become a code as it did in heraldic society and court culture, whereby each color had its own fundamental meaning.