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Indigo / Jenny Balfour-Paul.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : British Museum Press, 1998Description: vii, 264 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0714117765
  • 9780714117768
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 746.13
LOC classification:
  • TP923 .B34 1998
Contents:
1. The myth and the magic -- 2. From antiquity to the Middle Ages -- 3. Indigo's heyday, the downfall of woad and salvation by denim -- 4. Indigo plants and the making of their dye -- 5. Blue nails : indigo dyeing worldwide -- 6. The variety of decorative techniques -- 7. Textiles prestigious and popular -- 8. Blue art -- 9. In sickness and in health -- 10. Into the future.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 746.13 BAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A174745B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-257) and index.

1. The myth and the magic -- 2. From antiquity to the Middle Ages -- 3. Indigo's heyday, the downfall of woad and salvation by denim -- 4. Indigo plants and the making of their dye -- 5. Blue nails : indigo dyeing worldwide -- 6. The variety of decorative techniques -- 7. Textiles prestigious and popular -- 8. Blue art -- 9. In sickness and in health -- 10. Into the future.

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