Research
On Vegetable Dyes and Knitting Patterns
Did the starving and exhausted survivors of the shipwrecked 16th century El Gran Grifón teach the Fair Isle islanders how to knit?
16th Century
Urbino
Of Saints and Dragons
Slaying dragons seemed to be a popular pastime for Christian saints.
Cuttlefish
"Why do I use my paper, pen and ink?"
How attending a lecture about church music in 16th century England led me to better appreciate the academic research of the first Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Tulips
Panic! in the Garden
This month on Colorphilia, each week, we will be focusing on a different aspect of tulips. This week, I share the likely original meaning of the flower, and how the etymology became so tortured, convoluted, and misunderstood.