Natural colorants for dyeing and lake pigments : practical recipes and their historical sources / by Jo Kirby, Martin van Bommel, Andre Verhecken ; contributions by Marika Spring, Ina Vanden Berghe, Heike Stege, Mark Richter.
Published / Created:
London : Archetype Publications in association with CHARISMA, 2014.
Physical Description:
xi, 114 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
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.
Subject Terms:
Dyes and dyeing. | Pigments. | Dyes and dyeing. | Pigments. | Pigment. | Kunst. | Färben.