Les Rendez Vous du Moyen Âge "Couleurs et teintures"

The Middle Ages are often portrayed as a very dark period, with very little colour. Yet clothes were richly coloured, cathedrals were brightly painted, and tapestries and carpets in stately homes brought colour and light.

Micky's workshop
As a professional in historical vegetable dyeing, Micky invites you to immerse yourself in a dyer's workshop. Micki strives to faithfully reproduce all the stages from spinning to dyeing, based on historical sources from Antiquity to the 15th century.

Colourful tours
Dive into the colourful world of the Middle Ages with our mediators: dyeing plants, pigments, spices, the symbolism of medieval colours... Nothing will escape you!

Plant Prints" workshop
What could be better than a hands-on activity in the open air using what you find in nature? Discover the dyeing properties of plants and practise the technique of plant prints on fabric.


> The entrance ticket gives access to all the events and shows as well as to the Manoir de la Cour.

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