Dyes in history and archaeology 18

Papers Presented At The 18th Meeting, Brussels, 1999. Contents Woad, tattooing, and the archaeology of rebellion in Britain -- Adolf von Baeyer and the indigo molecule -- NMR spectroscopy of leucoindigotins and formation of deuterated indigotins -- The etymology and botany of some European lichen dyes -- Botanical alternatives to alum -- The right mud: studies in mud-tannic dyeing in West China and West Surrey -- Traditional Maori dyes -- Colour in modern Polish tapestry -- Analysis of natural dyes from Romanian 19th- and 20th-century ethnographical textiles by DAD-HPLC -- Photo-oxidation products of Quercetin and Morin as markers for the characterisation of natural Flaconoid yellow dyes in ancient textiles -- Non-destructive analysis of Ukiyo-e, traditional Japanese woodblock prints, using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer -- The classification of coloured organic materials in painting and applied arts on the basis of natural dyes -- The use of coloured organic materials based on natural dyestuffs in Russian icon painting of the 15th-19th centuries