WHITE WOOL, THE GROWTH OF THE ANCIENT DYE INDUSTRY AND AN EXPANDING COLOR VOCABULARY

Authors
SMITH GJ MILLER IJ DANIELS V SMITH AJ
Citation
Gj. Smith et al., WHITE WOOL, THE GROWTH OF THE ANCIENT DYE INDUSTRY AND AN EXPANDING COLOR VOCABULARY, Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, 113(4), 1997, pp. 124-126
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Materiales Science, Textiles","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists → ACNP
ISSN journal
00379859
Volume
113
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
124 - 126
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-9859(1997)113:4<124:WWTGOT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The possible stimulus to the dye industry in antiquity provided by the breeding of sheep with a white fleece is linked to the development of a colour vocabulary apparent in ancient texts.