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Title: | A passion for purple |
Authors: | de Trafford, Aloisia |
Keywords: | Malta -- History -- Phoenician and Punic period, 8th century B.C.-218 B.C. Purple -- History -- To 1500 Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500 Mollusks -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500 Murex trunculus -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500 Murex -- Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 1500 Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities Textile fabrics, Ancient -- Mediterranean Region. Phoenician antiquities Phoenicians -- Mediterranean Region Textile fibers, Synthetic |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | Proximus Publishing |
Citation: | de Trafford, A. (2018). A passion for purple. Taste & Flair, 106, 52-60 |
Abstract: | Purple has an illustrious history compared to its companions in the colour spectrum. Reds, yellows, and browns were found in ochres and black and white easily made from charcoal and ash, as seen in prehistoric cave paintings. Later blue and green pigments were discovered by crushing minerals and gemstones, while purple had a surprising source: the sea, which made it even more laborious and costly to extract. |
Description: | Includes a short article titled "The discovery of synthetic purple" |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/30920 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCTecChe |
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