Culture of Indigo in Asia : plant, product, power /
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| Meeting name: | Culture of Indigo--Exploring the Asian Panorama: Plant, Process, Product, Power (Seminar) (2007 : India International Centre), author. |
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| Imprint: | New Delhi : Niyogi Books, 2014. |
| Description: | 316 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10511497 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Blue Colour in Plants
- Botany of Indigo
- Dyeing of Precious Plant Fibres with Natural Indigo: An Ecofriendly Technology
- Weaving Magic: Indigo in the Ancient Indian Ocean World
- Indigo: The Indian Tradition
- In Search of the Lost Colour
- Indigo Production in Pre-colonial India
- Indigo Dyers of India: An Ethno-Historical Study
- Synthetic Indigo: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- The Design of Pre-Modern Indigo Vats of Bayana and Kol: A Study of Surviving Remains
- The Procurement and Trade in Indigo in 17th Century India
- Indigo: The Bridge between Cultures
- Neel in Bengali Culture
- Indigo Dyeing in Karnataka: History and Tradition
- Indigo Culture in Nagaland
- The Story of Indigo (Neer) and Ajrak: The Sacred Textile of Sindh
- Mohom: Northern Thal Indigo
- The Revival of Indigo in Indonesian Batik
- The Place of Indigo in Japanese History
- Indigo in Tibet: Advent and Symbolism
- Neelambari: The Mysticism of the Goddess of Blue
- Blue and Green in Ancient Classical Art Forms of Kerala: A Journey into Plants, Plant Products, and Minerals Employed
- Five Colour Formula Sans Indigo in Kerala Painting Tradition
- Evolution, Execution and Colour System of Traditional Mural Paintings of Kerala
- Global Blue: Re-inventing Indigo for the 21st Century
- End 2 End Natural Indigo
- Indigo in Fashion
- NID's Varied Interactions with Indigo
- About the Contributors
- Index
