The crimson , also called red scarlet and formerly cármeso, carmesín or cremesino, is a colored red vivid purple, which can also be described as a vivid carmine. Crimson is considered the traditional color of Castile Spain . The crimson color corresponds specifically to the coloration of the powder that resulted from crushing the dried bodies of insects called quermes (Kermes vermilio), which were collected mainly from Quercus coccifera bushes, and which was marketed in Mediterranean countries as a pigment for dyeing fabrics. . The color crimson has also been calledprovided by the dye of the quermes, which resembles the “carmine” of the artistic paintings that today are marketed under that color denomination .
Summary
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- 1 Etymology
- 2 History
- 3 Uses
- 4 Spanish Vexillology
- 1 Cartagena Red
- 5 Source
Etymology
The word “crimson” appears in the Spanish language in the middle of the 15th century , although it was preceded by clemesín, used during the 14th century . It derives from the medieval Latin cremesinus, via the Hispanic Arabic qarmazí, ‘of the color of the quermes’.
History
In the Europe of the fifteenth century the colored scarlet was considered the most lavish and expensive, and crimson , and being like, shared that privilege.
Applications
It was a first-order dye in the Tuscan dyeing industry of the time , and at the same time the main color of mourning clothes, followed by scarlet and swagger (a dark purple ).
Spanish Vexillology
The Crimson is considered the colored traditional Castilla Spain . The banners of many Castilian villas and towns are currently and traditionally defined by that color . However, confusion over the specific color that this “crimson” represents has led to variations. It is noteworthy that “Crimson” is not just a name colored , but also designates the fabrics of silk or wool dyed this color , and by extension, any cloth dyed red alive. In the 18th century andIn the 19th century, it was judged that the so-called crimson represented the heraldic purple , leading to consider the Castilian banner carried by the commoners as purple, even without proof of it. Subsequently, several specialists justified the error in the discoloration of many crimson taffeta flags and banners, which over the years take on a purplish or purplish hue. Currently, many territories and localities in Spain define colorof their flags as crimson, some simply nominal and others specifying their exact coloration through technical specifications, leading to variations. The most common are constructions with the arms of the body or municipality on a crimson cloth, as is the custom with pastry chefs.
Cartagena Red
In the Spanish region of Murcia , the vexillological crimson is called Cartagena red ; receives that name because it is the color of the flag of the municipality of Cartagena . Officially it has been standardized as Pantone 220, a code belonging to the Pantone Matching System color system. It is a semi-dark crimson.
