GR translation: virgin-blue

[David Morris]

http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/stories/cumming_pesellino/cumming_pesellino03.html

Mary is clothed in blue, the colour of the Virgin as the Queen of Heaven.
The garment is bordered with gold braiding. Our Florentine would have
appreciated that the robe is painted with lapis lazuli, one of the most
expensive pigments available. In other words, only the best is good enough
for the Virgin Mary.

On Thursday, October 17, 2013, János Széky wrote:

> Yes, there is a certain shade of blue associated with Mary, Mother of God
> in Roman Catholic iconography. Practically, it is the sign of the Virgin.
>
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> 2013/10/17 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com');>>
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>> V464.35-465.6   But the tour with General Kammler’s rocketeers is what
>> Slothrop, perversely, wants—wants?—to know about, “Well I’ve been to that
>> Nordhausen, sure, seen the bits and pieces. But never a fully-assembled A4.
>> That must really be something, huh?”
>>        Thanatz is holding out his stein for a refill. The waiter,
>> deadpan, dribbles water down a spoon to turn the absinthe milky green while
>> Thanatz caresses his buttocks, then moves away. It is not clear if Thanatz
>> has been thinking about his answer. “Yes, fueled, alive, ready for firing .
>> . . fifty feet high, trembling . . . and then the fantastic, virile roar.
>> Your ears nearly burst. Cruel, hard, thrusting into the virgin-blue robes
>> of the sky, my friend. Oh, so phallic. Wouldn’t you say?”
>>        “Uh . . .”
>>
>> What is "virgin-blue" exactly?  It appeared twice in the book.  The only
>> reference I can find has to do with the colour of the robes of Virgin
>> Mary.  Is there anything else I'm missing?
>>
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