The present contribution deals with the use of organic colourants in wall paintings,
polychrome pottery and painted stone artworks, ie painted artworks on inorganic supports …

Historical and archaeological textiles are among the most crucial and vulnerable records of
our social and cultural history. Analysis of organic colorants found in these materials is …

This study focuses on the dye analysis of 26 ikat textiles present in the collection of the
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and originally collected by Dr. Guido Goldman with the aim to gain …

A broad palette of natural dyes is often mentioned with reference to dyed textiles from
ancient China. However, few scientific works address the problem of correctly identifying …

This study focuses on the analysis of 61 samples taken from wool fabric specimens present
in the appendix of the book “A Manual of Dyeing: For the Use of Practical Dyers …

This work explores the use of multispectral imaging (MSI) techniques applied to the
investigation of Late Antique (c. 250–800 AD) textiles found in Egypt. Although the use of …

Three groups of insect dyes are described: three cochineal dyes, the kermes dye and the lac
dye. The major color components are carminic acid, kermesic acid and laccaic acids …

As the earliest artificial pigment, Egyptian blue has a millennia-long history of production,
processing/working, and use. This paper offers a review of the published archaeological …

When the imagination conjures up an image of an Egyptian mummy, it is normally one of a
human body wrapped with undyed linen bandages. However, the reality was much more …

Abstract “Lac” is a term referring to a pink-red-purple organic colourant derived from an
insect and used as a lake pigment or a dye. Although historical sources indicate extensive …