Hedvig Landenius Enegren: 1 book

Book cover of Treasures from the Sea

Treasures from the Sea

Purple Dye and Sea Silk

by Hedvig Landenius Enegren, Francesco Meo
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017

Purple dye is extracted from the glands of the molluscs Hexaplex trunculus, Bolinus Brandaris and Stramonita Haemastoma which, through a chemical reaction of photosynthesis, produces hues ranging from dark red to bluish purple colour. The importance of purple dye since ancient times as a status symbol,...
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