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

chapter 2|16 pages

Indigo in the Great Age of Islam 1

chapter 4|28 pages

Agricultural Production

chapter 5|10 pages

The Organisation of the Indigo Industry

chapter 6|37 pages

Raw Materials and the Techniques of Dying

chapter 7|38 pages

Indigo in the Arab World