Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-267) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Historical background -- Indigo in the great age of Islam -- Post-Mamluk trade in indigo and Ottoman influences -- Agricultural production -- The organization of the indigo dyeing industry -- Raw materials and techniques of dyeing -- Indigo in textiles -- Substance of colour? -- the versatility of indigo.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Índigo
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indigo-- Arab countries.
Arab World
Coloring Agents-- history
Indigo-- États arabes.
15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.