Dyeing
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Encyclopedia article on dyeing from a London encyclopaedia of 1829, with epigraph quotations on the word 'dye' followed by a theoretical part and a practical part. The theory covers the history of dyeing (Egyptians, Phoenicians and Tyrian purple), the nature of coloring particles, mordants, and the chemistry of Berthollet, Bancroft, Hellot and Macquer. The practical sections give numbered paragraphs of recipes for dyeing wool, silk, cotton and linen: black, blue (woad and indigo vats), red, scarlet, crimson, yellow, orange, green, violet and brown. It also covers scouring, dye-house layout and boilers, Turkey red, and ends with an index.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1829
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 49
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