PURPLE only for ROYALS
The use of the color Purple has always been mystical and limited in early history. For sure the purple dye for fabrics had been extremely expensive for eons, up until 1856 when aniline was created by William Henry Perkin.
Ancient records report that the Roman Emperor Lucius Aurelian (215-275 CE) told his wife he could not afford to give her a Purple shawl because it would literally be more expensive than its weight in gold.
Only the richest of Nobles could afford to wear purple fabrics. Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603 CE) of England even decreed by Law that only Royalty could wear the color. Misuse was severely punished.
Jane Hayward Data contains 1350 images of stained glass. When viewing all these, we found that the few persons portraying purple garments are either Royalty, Biblical or Religious figures.
Hans Holbein the Elder only used Purple for Jesus' clothing in the "Kreuzigung Christi" window, and also for Maria's robe and the Angels' wings, both in the "Letztes Gericht" window in Eichstatt. Why is Katrain wearing purple?
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