The elusive Andalusian Squiggle

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Posted by Lauren on November 7, 2001 at 02:12:19:

I was looking at two illustrations from The Book Of Chess recently
and I noticed a similar pattern on two women in two different
pictures. They both have fingers done in black up to the palm joint
with some sort of squiggle-line-pattern just above the knuckles. Is
this likely to be the same woman, or is this a common pattern, and if
it's common, is there a source with a closer drawing of the same
pattern? Did Andalusians use the Persian ammonia technique, or did
they use something else? There's another woman in one of the same
pictures with red-brown fingernails, so I'm pretty sure the black is
meant to be black and not merely dark colored.
Lauren

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Re: The elusive Andalusian Squiggle Catherine Cartwright Jones 03:01:19 11/7/2001 (3)
- I gotta know more! Lauren 19:25:00 11/7/2001 (2)
  - early patterning in India Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:40:52 11/8/2001 (1)
    - I thought you meant they had only dips until then. okay, thanks n/t Lauren 13:31:54 11/8/2001 (0)

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: I was looking at two illustrations from The Book Of Chess recently : and I noticed a similar pattern on two women in two different : pictures. They both have fingers done in black up to the palm joint : with some sort of squiggle-line-pattern just above the knuckles. Is : this likely to be the same woman, or is this a common pattern, and if : it's common, is there a source with a closer drawing of the same : pattern? Did Andalusians use the Persian ammonia technique, or did : they use something else? There's another woman in one of the same : pictures with red-brown fingernails, so I'm pretty sure the black is : meant to be black and not merely dark colored. : Lauren
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