Indigo in the Arab world
"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
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- Full title :Indigo in the Arab world / Jenny Balfour-Paul.
Summary
"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
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- Publication Date:1997.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Curzon
- Place of Publication:Richmond, Surrey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 283 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps, portraits ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:070070373X, 9780700703739
- oclc:ocm36270730
- LC Classification:TP923
- Dewey Decimal:666/.26
Table of Contents
Historical background -- Indigo in the great age of Islam -- Post-Mamluk trade in indigo and Ottoman influences -- Agricultural production -- The organization of the indigo dyeing industry -- Raw materials and techniques of dyeing -- Indigo in textiles -- Substance of colour? -- the versatility of indigo.
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