tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313295143497097608.post223448151706400059..comments2023-08-14T16:25:12.421+01:00Comments on Medieval Church Art: The origin of two of Sir Ninian Comper's textile designsAllan Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499774849106432968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313295143497097608.post-45254263708830585322009-04-12T03:52:00.000+01:002009-04-12T03:52:00.000+01:00I am and have been since my late teens a great fan...I am and have been since my late teens a great fan of Comper and his work, but have always found it very amusing that he became so upset with those who copied what he had done since so much of his best work was a creative reworking of medieval originals.<BR/><BR/>But was that not also the medieval way. Some original artist set the pattern and it was followed by others, some quite good and others less so. I am simply grateful for what he did but wish that later Anglo-papalists would not ruin the medieval purity of his altars by the clutter of tabernacles and too many candlesticks. They destroy the design.Canon Tallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182884929479435751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313295143497097608.post-73227356181723622672008-09-08T11:39:00.000+01:002008-09-08T11:39:00.000+01:00The colours in some of the revivals of Comper's te...The colours in some of the revivals of Comper's textiles would have made his toes curl. These, and other modifications of Bodley and Garner's, G. G. Scott Jnr's and Temple Moore's colours, are due to a combination of ignorance and commercial enterprise. It is thought that the original colours won't sell. If they are used in restorations of Comper's embroidery (eg re-mounting) the effects will be disastrous and if people innocently buy them in order to attain a Comperian effect they will be disappointed. Comper's work will be misrepresented and his principles, based on purity and clarity of colour obtained by Chinese dyes, will not only be compromised but undermined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313295143497097608.post-23988336605764135202008-09-06T16:09:00.000+01:002008-09-06T16:09:00.000+01:00Thank you. Yes that is the problem isn't it with ...Thank you. Yes that is the problem isn't it with textiles these days. The range of colour ways seems to be ever decreasing. Try finding a decent dark blue for example.Allan Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499774849106432968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313295143497097608.post-51360810933784797612008-08-31T21:24:00.000+01:002008-08-31T21:24:00.000+01:00It's a happy thing to have these re-issued, howeve...It's a happy thing to have these re-issued, however, the St Hubert does not come in proper Comper colors - only the "old gold" is close to the original. Perhaps in time they'll improve the shades.<BR/><BR/>I am happy to find your blog - most interesting and I shall bookmark it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com