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Originally Posted by Stuart C
Pretty sure that the original bibles weren't illustrated in colour. Therefore any illustrations they had would have probably been line drawings.
Illustrated bibles contain someone's interpretation of what the bible says. Therefore, they may have changed Adam and Eve to white. In fact, IIRC, the bible doesn't directly describe their appearance at all.
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Exactly, look at early paintings of Mary, she wore red because that was an expensive colour to create, then a more expensive blue came along and her clothes changed accordingly.