Indigo : the colour that changed the world
(2013)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
667.257/LEGRAND,C
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
London : Thames & Hudson, 2013
DESCRIPTION
286 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 x 30 cm
ISBN/ISSN
050051660X (hbk.), 9780500516607 (hbk.), 9780500516607
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
A blue journey : indigo plants from around the world -- Rival blues : Europe -- Ai : Japan -- Landium : China -- Chàm : Laos and Vietnam -- Nila : India -- Indigo trail : from East to West -- Gara : Africa -- Añil : Central America
Examines indigo dyeing techniques across the world. Includes a compendium of samples of indigo textiles