INDIGO, WOAD, AND TYRIAN PURPLE - IMPORTANT VAT DYES FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT

Authors
CLARK RJH COOKSEY CJ DANIELS MAM WITHNALL R
Citation
Rjh. Clark et al., INDIGO, WOAD, AND TYRIAN PURPLE - IMPORTANT VAT DYES FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT, Endeavour, 17(4), 1993, pp. 191-199
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Endeavour → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609327
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
191 - 199
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9327(1993)17:4<191:IWATP->2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
This article reviews the origin, use and history of indigo, woad and T yrian Purple, which are among the most ancient of dyes. The emphasis i s on the chemistry of the production and syntheses of the dyes, togeth er with some reference to the use of their spectroscopic properties as an aid to their identification in artefacts.