Two-page encyclopedia entry on 'Teinture' from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré. It defines dyeing and explains the main principles: mechanical impregnation, chemical impregnation with or without mordants, and indigo vat dyeing. It describes the processes for loose fibre, skeins and cloth, and lists mineral, natural and synthetic dyestuffs. A plate of numbered engravings shows dyeing equipment such as vats, washing wheels, mordanting workshops, stretching frames and a padder. Short sections cover the figurative, alchemical, perfumery (hair dye) and pharmaceutical (tincture) senses of the word.

Type

Article

Date

1904

Language

French

Pages

2