05-12-2020, 07:58 PM
While searching for a textual connection is probably off the mark, the situation regarding the use of blue paint is worth considering, particularly the inappropriate or excessive use of blue paint in places it doesn't need to be. This is for the purpose of desensitization.
In medieval heraldry, color is very important. Each color has a meaning. They cannot be substituted. Therefore, the repeated use of blue in various places serves to desensitize the use in significant examples by creating ambiguity. This is the Genoese Gambit of VMs White Aries (f71r). Are the blue stripes significant?
In medieval heraldry, color is very important. Each color has a meaning. They cannot be substituted. Therefore, the repeated use of blue in various places serves to desensitize the use in significant examples by creating ambiguity. This is the Genoese Gambit of VMs White Aries (f71r). Are the blue stripes significant?

