Indigo in the Arab World
Author:   Jenny Balfour-Paul
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780700703739


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   14 November 1996
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Indigo in the Arab World


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A comprehensive study on the production and multiple uses of the important blue dye, indigo, in the Arab world from antiquity to the present day. Based on extensive fieldwork and research by a recognised authority, this unique book with its multi-disciplinary approach, should have wide appeal.

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Author:   Jenny Balfour-Paul
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780700703739


ISBN 10:   070070373
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   14 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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'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


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