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BL
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| Record Number
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1090691
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bc1010330
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Balfour-Paul, Jenny.
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| Title & Author
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Indigo in the Arab world /\ Jenny Balfour-Paul.
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| Publication Statement
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Richmond, Surrey :: Curzon,, 1997.
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 283 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps, portraits ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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070070373X
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: 9780700703739
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-267) and index.
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| Contents
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Historical background -- Indigo in the great age of Islam -- Post-Mamluk trade in indigo and Ottoman influences -- Agricultural production -- The organization of the indigo dyeing industry -- Raw materials and techniques of dyeing -- Indigo in textiles -- Substance of colour? -- the versatility of indigo.
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| Abstract
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"The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day."
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| Subject
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Índigo
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Indigo-- Arab countries.
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Arab World
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Coloring Agents-- history
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Indigo-- États arabes.
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15.59 history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: other.
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58.26 dye industry, paint technology.
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Indigo.
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Araber
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Geschichte
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Indigo
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Indigo.
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Indigo-- Arab countries.
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Indigo-- Pays arabes.
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Arab countries.
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Arabien
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Araber.
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| Dewey Classification
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666/.26
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| LC Classification
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TP923.B35 1997
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| NLM classification
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15.59bcl
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58.26bcl
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LB 94355rvk
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