Natural colorants for dyeing and lake pigments : practical recipes and their historical sources /

Kirby, Jo,

Natural colorants for dyeing and lake pigments : practical recipes and their historical sources / by Jo Kirby, Martin van Bommel, Andre Verhecken ; with Marika Spring, Ina Vanden Berghe, Heike Stege, Mark Richter. - xi, 114 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction. Case study : dyes in the Brussels tapestry 'Nathan rebukes David' (1530-40) -- Natural dyes and their sources : plants, insect reds and shellfish purple -- The techniques of dyeing and pigment making with natural colorants : the basic chemistry behind the processes -- Recipes for dyeing -- Recipes for making lake pigments from natural dyes.

9781909492158

GBB472367 bnb

016784805 Uk


Dyes and dyeing.
Pigments.