TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balfour-Paul,Jenny
TI  - Indigo
SN  - 0714117765
AV  - TP923 .B34 1998
U1  - 746.13 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - London
PB  - British Museum Press
KW  - Indigo
KW  - Dyes and dyeing
KW  - Textile fabrics
KW  - History
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Asia
N1  - 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
ER  -