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Dyeing: dyers' and fullers' mills for extracting plant dyes. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.
Pass, John, active 1797-1815.Reference: 45419i
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Hair-dyes and hair-dyeing chemistry and technique / by H. Stanley Redgrove and Gilbert A. Foan.
Redgrove, H. Stanley (Herbert Stanley), 1887-1943Date: 1934
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After-the-War economy : the story of a woman's adventures in the art of home-dyeing profitable home-dyeing with Drummer dyes / Wm. Edge & Sons Ltd.
Wm. Edge & Sons Ltd.Date: [1920?]
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Pocket guide to natural dyeing - a foldable print out file. Mini ebook about soy milk, mordants and plant dyes with basic info and recipes
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The history of woad and the medieval woad vat / John Edmonds.
Edmonds, John, 1931 28 March-Date: 1998
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Two men preparing dye for fabric. Watercolour by an Indian painter.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 575924i
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Natural dyes : sources, tradition, technology and science / Dominique Cardon.
Cardon, Dominique.Date: 2007
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Men dyeing cotton blue and red. Coloured lithograph after J.R. Barfoot.
Barfoot, James Richard, 1794-1863.Date: [1840]Reference: 31410i
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The art of dyeing in the history of mankind / [Translation by Bernard Hickey].
Brunello, Franco.Date: 1973
Archives and manuscripts
Colours and Dyes
Date: c. 1725Reference: MS.1738
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A man is dipping cloth into a large dyeing vat. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 30993i
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Dyes in history and archaeology 18 : including papers presented at the 18th Meeting, held at the Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique/Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium, Brussels, 21-22 October 1999 / edited by Jo Kirby.
Date: 2002
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Dyes in history and archaeology 19 : including papers presented at the 19th meeting held at the Royal Museum, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 19-20 October 2000 / edited by Jo Kirby with the assistance of Chris Cooksey, Anita Quye and Jan Wouters.
Date: 2003
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Dyes in history and archaeology 16/17 : including papers presented at the 16th meeting held at the Musée Historique des Tissus, Lyons, 11-12 December 1997, and the 17th meeting, held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 26-27 November 1998 / edited by Jo Kirby.
Date: 2001
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Textiles: silk dyeing, several vats and barrels (top), a large lead [?] tank (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
Radel, active 1751-1767.Reference: 44069i
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Dyeing: vats and cauldrons for extracting indigo. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.
Pass, John, active 1797-1815.Reference: 44042i
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Experimental researches concerning the philosophy of permanent colours; and the best means of producing them, by dying, callico printing, &c. By Edward Bancroft, M.D. Fellow of the Royal Society, &c. Vol.I.
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821.Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]
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Memorial of Mr. Cuthbert Gordon, relative to the discovery and use of cudbear, and other dying [sic] wares.
Gordon, Cuthbert.Date: 1785]
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The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton. Translated from the French of M. Hellot, M. Macquer, and M. le Pileur D'Apligny.
Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]
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The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton. Translated from the French of M. Hellot, M. Macquer, and M. Le Pileur D'apligny.
Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766.Date: Printed 1785
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The art of dying wool and woollen stuffs. By M. Hellot, member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Translated from the French by order of the Dublin Society, and published at their expence, for the use of the dyers of Ireland.
Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]
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Textiles: dyeing, two workmen sponging cloth dry (top), two workmen hanging cloth out on a drying rack (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
Radel, active 1751-1767.Reference: 44058i
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Textiles: tapestry dyeing, a vat and other utensils for indigo. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
Radel, active 1751-1767.Reference: 44068i
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The dyer's assistant in the art of dying wool and woolen goods. Extracted from the Philosophical and Chymical works of those most eminent authors, Mess. Ferguson, Dufay, Hellot, Geoffery, Colbert, and, That Reputable French-Dyer, Mons. De Julienne. translated from the French With additions and practical experiments. By James Haigh, Silk and Muslin-Dyer, Leeds.
Haigh, James.Date: 1778
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The dyer's assistant in the art of dying wool and woollen goods. Extracted from the philosophical and chymical works of those most eminent authors, Mess. Ferguson, Dufay, Hellot, Geoffery, Colbert, and that reputable French dyer, Mons. De Julienne. Translated from the French. With additions and practical experiments. By James Haigh, Late Silk and Muslin Dyer, Leeds.
Haigh, James.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]

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Dyeing: dyers' and fullers' mills for extracting plant dyes. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.

Hair-dyes and hair-dyeing chemistry and technique / by H. Stanley Redgrove and Gilbert A. Foan.

After-the-War economy : the story of a woman's adventures in the art of home-dyeing profitable home-dyeing with Drummer dyes / Wm. Edge & Sons Ltd.

Pocket guide to natural dyeing - a foldable print out file. Mini ebook about soy milk, mordants and plant dyes with basic info and recipes

The history of woad and the medieval woad vat / John Edmonds.

Two men preparing dye for fabric. Watercolour by an Indian painter.

Natural dyes : sources, tradition, technology and science / Dominique Cardon.

Men dyeing cotton blue and red. Coloured lithograph after J.R. Barfoot.

The art of dyeing in the history of mankind / [Translation by Bernard Hickey].

Colours and Dyes

A man is dipping cloth into a large dyeing vat. Coloured lithograph.

Dyes in history and archaeology 18 : including papers presented at the 18th Meeting, held at the Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique/Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium, Brussels, 21-22 October 1999 / edited by Jo Kirby.

Dyes in history and archaeology 19 : including papers presented at the 19th meeting held at the Royal Museum, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 19-20 October 2000 / edited by Jo Kirby with the assistance of Chris Cooksey, Anita Quye and Jan Wouters.

Dyes in history and archaeology 16/17 : including papers presented at the 16th meeting held at the Musée Historique des Tissus, Lyons, 11-12 December 1997, and the 17th meeting, held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 26-27 November 1998 / edited by Jo Kirby.

Textiles: silk dyeing, several vats and barrels (top), a large lead [?] tank (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Dyeing: vats and cauldrons for extracting indigo. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.

Experimental researches concerning the philosophy of permanent colours; and the best means of producing them, by dying, callico printing, &c. By Edward Bancroft, M.D. Fellow of the Royal Society, &c. Vol.I.

Memorial of Mr. Cuthbert Gordon, relative to the discovery and use of cudbear, and other dying [sic] wares.

The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton. Translated from the French of M. Hellot, M. Macquer, and M. le Pileur D'Apligny.

The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton. Translated from the French of M. Hellot, M. Macquer, and M. Le Pileur D'apligny.

The art of dying wool and woollen stuffs. By M. Hellot, member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Translated from the French by order of the Dublin Society, and published at their expence, for the use of the dyers of Ireland.

Textiles: dyeing, two workmen sponging cloth dry (top), two workmen hanging cloth out on a drying rack (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry dyeing, a vat and other utensils for indigo. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.