The story of colour in textiles : imperial purple to denim blue / Susan Kay-Williams.
Alternate Title(s):
Colour in textiles
Published / Created:
London : Bloomsbury, [2013]
Physical Description:
176 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-147) and index.
Contents:
Fragments and glimpses: dyes from prehistory -- The dark ages: surprising colour -- New skills and burgeoning trade: the Middle Ages -- Richness and restraint: the 15th century -- Broadening horizons: the 16th century -- Mystery, art and science: the 17th century -- Analysis, understanding and invention: the 18th century -- Ryots, rewards and handsome colours: the 19th century -- A hundred yellows: the 20th and 21st centuries.
Subject Terms:
Color in the textile industries -- History. | Dyes and dyeing -- Europe -- History. | Textile industry -- Europe -- History. | Textile fabrics -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History.