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Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by DanBC on Thursday October 01, 2020 @02:06PM (#24654190)
We also know what chemical and natural dyes were in use so we have a good idea what colours looked like. We have old colour charts too.

https://www.c82.net/werner/

eg, this blue:

  24. Scotch Blue
      Throat of Blue Titmouse.
      Stamina of Single Purple Anemone.
      Blue Copper Ore.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/natures-colours-page-paint.ht...
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Re:YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians wa... by hedberg10 on Friday October 02, 2020 @07:54AM (#24661672)
This is great, thank you.
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