Application of dyestuffs to textiles, paper, leather and other materials (1920)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, Wiley · leaf 29
yed by dyersup to even rather recent times. The Romans were also acquainted withthe use of tannin as a mordant in dyeing black, using a decoction of oakbark for this purpose. Among the various dyewoods mentioned byPliny are genista (probably corresponding to our Flavine) for yellow,elderberry and… … Fig. 6.—Skein Dyer. (Middle Ages.) Red colors were obtained from madder root; from the root of the redcabbage—the latter, in fact, is employed in Russia even to the presenttime, and is known in trade under the name of alkanna; while Kermeswas used for dyeing a purplish red. Purple was dyed after…
Dyes and dyeing · Textile fabrics
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