Indigo in the Arab World

AvJenny Balfour-Paul

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Engelska, 2012

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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. Sets out to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-10-02
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781136603242
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Textil konst inom Kultur
Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Tillverkningsteknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

'A thorough and valuable historical study of indigo in the Middle East and North Africa. In all, this is a major source to be consulted by anyone interested in the history or use of indigo in the Islamic world.' - Daniel Martin Varisco, Journal of Semitic Studies

Innehållsförteckning

Maps, Introduction 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 2 INDIGO IN THE GREAT AGE OF ISLAM 3 POST-MAMLUK TRADE IN INDIGO AND OTTOMAN INFLUENCES 4 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 5 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE INDIGO DYEING INDUSTRY ' 6 RAW MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF DYEING 7 INDIGO IN TEXTILES 8 SUBSTANCE OR COLOUR? - THE VERSATILITY OF INDIGO