RE: VMs: Real Monks prefer blondes?

["GC" <glenclaston@xxxxxxxxx>]

But was this so 500 years ago?

GC

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> There are plenty of fair haired, blue-eyed  women in 
> northern Italy.  The dark hair is more of a stereotype.
> 
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> >>> glenclaston@xxxxxxxxx 05/26/03 23:02 PM >>>
> 
> I've been very interested in the clothing worn by the ladies in
> the VMS, and also some of the head gear.  One of the 
> things I find
> even more interesting is the hair color.
> 
> We have three folios in color that have women depicted in the
> drawings, f75r, f78r, and f82r.  In each of these three 
> the women
> are fair-haired, something I wouldn't expect of an Italian
> manuscript.  The hair in 75r and 78r, and even more so 
> in 82r, is
> blonde to very light brunette.  In 82r we have blonde 
> hair, yellow
> flowers and a woman with blue ribbons.
> 
> Even when I take into account a weathering effect and color
> correct the green to a much darker shade, the hair is still
> blonde.  The blue shows little sign of fading, and the brown is
> slightly faded but not weathered.  I'd say that blonde, or at
> least "fair haired" was the original intention.
> 
> Any ideas on why this would be in an Italian manuscript?
> 
> GC
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