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2. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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   Deep reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Byzantium is a 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 historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is ...

3. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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   A medieval depiction of the coronation of the Emperor Charlemagne in 800 AD wearing royal blue. The bishops and cardinals wear Tyrian purple, and the Pope wears white. A fragment of the shroud in which the Emperor Charlemagne was buried in 814 AD. It was made of gold and Tyrian purple from Constantinople.

4. Handkerchief code - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left or right ...

5. Sapphire - Wikipedia

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   Color change sapphires are blue in outdoor light and purple under incandescent indoor light, or green to gray-green in daylight and pink to reddish-violet in incandescent light. Color-change sapphires come from a variety of locations, including Madagascar, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Two types exist.

6. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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   Shades of purple. There are numerous variations of the color purple, a sampling of which is shown below. In common English usage, purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue. [1] However, the meaning of the term purple is not well defined. There is confusion about the meaning of the terms purple and violet even among ...

7. Medieval jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Medieval jewelry. Appearance. hide. Germanic fibulae, early 5th century. The Dunstable Swan Jewel, a livery badge in gold and ronde bosse enamel, about 1400. Gold belt end and buckle, c. 600, Avar version of Byzantine style. The Middle Ages was a period that spanned approximately 1000 years and is normally restricted to Europe and the Byzantine ...