ABSTRACT

The role indigo has played elsewhere has been fairly well documented, but in the case of the Arab world, little or no thorough investigation has been previously undertaken. Sets out to provide comprehensive coverage of the subject from its earliest history to the present day.

chapter |2 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|11 pages

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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chapter 2|16 pages

INDIGO IN THE GREAT AGE OF ISLAM

chapter 4|28 pages

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

chapter 6|37 pages

RAW MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF DYEING

chapter 7|54 pages

INDIGO IN TEXTILES OF THE ARAB WORLD