Dyes: From Sea Snails to SyntheticsThe Material World series recounts the history, myths, and modern uses of materials that have played signifcant roles in civilization and explains the science behind their production. |
Contents
CHAPTER | 7 |
CHAPTER | 25 |
CHAPTER THREE | 37 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 47 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 57 |
TIMELINE 74 GLOSSARY | 76 |
Common terms and phrases
alkali alum ancient animal hides Arab Asia became blue dye brazilwood bright red Byzantine calico called century charged chemical chemists coat of arms cochineal color compound Constantinople cotton fabric cotton printers Crusaders direct dye dissolved dried dye liquid dye makers dyed cloth dyers Egyptians elements emperor European factory flags fluorine France French Greeks green hair harvested India indigo indigofera ingredients insects ionic bond ions Jean Antoine Chaptal jeans Kermes dye leather light waves linen madder mauve mauveine medieval Mediterranean Sea Melqart Middle East mordant mucus native natural dyes Oaxaca outermost shell oxygen painted Perkin permanently Phoenicians pigment plant produce protons purple dye recipes red dye red ocher robes Roman saffron scarlet sea snails secret ship silk soaked sodium atom Spain Spanish spice synthetic dyes tannic acid textile thousands Today Turkey red turmeric Tyrus valence electron vat dye Venice wavelengths wear western Europe woad wore yellow dye