Natural Dyes: Sources, Traditions, Technology & Science

by Dominique Cardon

At a time when more and more plants and animals are threatened with extinction by humanity's ever-increasing pressure on the land and oceans of the planet, this book sets out to record sources of colorants discovered and used on all the continents from antiquity until the present day.

Some 300 plants and 30 animals (marine molluscs and scale insects) are illustrated and discussed by the author, whose passion for natural dyes, with their colors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190498200X
• ISBN13: 9781904982005
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Archetype Publications
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 4.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.2" x 9.8"