h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That being said anger/fire was associated with yellow bile in the ancient theory of humourism and phlegm (blue) corresponded with water/calmness ... so a substitution of yellow for blue perhaps?

Purple springs to mind as a possible colour that could change in different depictions, and has a variety of shades, in fact what we think of as Imperial Purple was decidedly reddish. Certain dyes were VERY expensive so, like the imperial purple, were reserved for certain groups. (and violet-violence pun??)

Another line is the fact that historically Christianity has used specific colours when depicting saints (red for martyrs, blue for the Virgin Mary, although especially in the Eastern traditions, she wears a red mantle)

Incidentally, red stained glass is made using gold, hence it not being very common in old windows, and reserved for important saints.

when ever someone mentions wax I remember the word sincere which was from sans cere.
Without wax.
also communications were sealed with wax.
maybe somebody used the wrong colour wax?

Also I wpnder if the monastery kept milk cows.

Would the someone in question necessarily be a monk?

woulds the someone in question be writing lyrics for a chant?

The four classical elements
Earth air fire water.
And something about an illuminated manuscript taken from the Old testament.
A Minor Phonetian letter within that manuscript that somehow becomes angry.
A change in spelling perhaps?

Not an industrial accident, no.

And lest I confuse you too much -I am not referring to an actual incident (that was the misdirection) but rather trying to conceal something name which if you can solve my riddles you should get.

Nothing to do with the four humours theory.

"Incidentally, red stained glass is made using gold, hence it not being very common in old windows, and reserved for important saints."

And what is a metallic oxide between friends - well worth +6 QI Bonus, is what. Well done Rosemary.

Some letter which was badly written and thereby drew a sadface / angry smiley?

>: -(

Re: "sincere" my source has thought down as a fable. I've not klaxoned it though, so you loose no points.

But incorrectly coloured wax it is not.

No idea and it has no bearing on the question.

Re: monk - I don't honestly know they would have been a scribe, as to whether all scribes were monks I can't say for certain.

Not lyrics for a chant but they did have a very specific function to fulfil hence - the rest of the clue.

So a DGI+1 not for being right in detail but for having a good idea.

Based on existing evidence we can safely say that in the 11th Century a European scribe would also have bene a monk.

"A change in spelling perhaps?"

Exactly. DGI +1

Nope. As with smiley, the actual letter in question itself did convey a certain 'something' if you knew how to decode it.

Based on existing evidence we can safely say that in the 11th Century a European scribe would also have bene a monk.

I think so yes, and a monk with a very particular job to do.

Illuminator?