Section 03
Purple
A dye worth more than gold.
03Three entries on one colour: the animal, the waste it left, and the law that decided who could wear it.
Entries in this section
3 entries- 03.1Murex
Hexaplex trunculus and Bolinus brandaris, a gland the size of a fingernail, and thousands of shells for a few grams of dye.
- 03.2The shell mounds
Crushed murex heaps outside Tyre and Sidon are the industrial waste of the trade.
- 03.3Who was allowed to wear it
Sumptuary restriction is why the colour means what it means.
Located, then read
Every entry in this section names a place you can put a pin in. Coordinates come from the register; the entries carry the argument.