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Treasures from the sea : sea silk and shellfish purple dye in antiquity /

"This interdisciplinary volume presents a collection of 17 papers which treat the current state of research on two marine resources used in ancient textile manufacture, shellfish purple dye and sea silk. Purple dye is extracted from the glands of the mollusks Hexaplex trunculus, Bolinus Brandar...

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Other Authors:	Landenius Enegren, Hedvig (Editor), Meo, Francesco (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2017.
Series:	Ancient textiles series ; 30.
Subjects:	Textile fabrics, Ancient > Mediterranean Region. Dyes and dyeing > Textile fibers > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Mollusks > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Purple > History > To 1500. Silk > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500. Mediterranean Region > Antiquities. Antiquities. Dyes and dyeing > Textile fibers. Mollusks. Purple. Silk. Textile fabrics, Ancient. Mediterranean Region. Antike Färben Purpur Textilien Weichtiere Muschelseide Purpurschnecke Textilherstellung To 1500 History.

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