Indigo: From Mummies to Blue Jeans. by Jenny Balfour-Paul

Indigo: From Mummies to Blue Jeans. by Jenny Balfour-Paul

Produced from plants by a process akin to alchemy, indigo has a unique chemistry that renders it compatible with every type of natural fibre. In the past it was combined with other natural dyes to create a range of colours that are impossible to reproduce without synthetic substitutes (a recent phenomenon). In todays multi-coloured world, it is hard to imagine the incredible impact indigo must have had on the many civilizations that chanced upon it. The accumulation of more than 15 years research, this is the first book to cover in detail all aspects of this subject: historical, agricultural, and botanical chemical and technological; commercial and economic; and, indigos various uses in textiles and its many sociological, medicinal, folkloric and other connotations.
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer British Museum Press
Binding Unknown Binding
ItemPartNumber 50 Illustrations, black and white; 150 I
Color Indigo
EANs 9780714150963
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	British Museum Press
Binding	Unknown Binding
ItemPartNumber	50 Illustrations, black and white; 150 I
Color	Indigo
EANs	9780714150963
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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