Samzelius, Abraham: Beskrifning på swenska färgegräsen, sammandragen 1763, 1765 Beskrifning på swenska färgegräsen , huru de af allmogen och andra här i riket warda nyttjade til färgning, utur flere wittra mäns dagböck...

A very rare book by Abraham Samzelius, Beskrifning på swenska färgegräsen. Sammandragen 1763, printed by Joh. Lindh., in Örebro 1765 about Swedish dye plants now in #Coloriasto. Use chatgpt or google translate to translate recipes.
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The Dyer, and the Calico Printer, an engraving from The Panorama of Professions and Trades; or Every Man's Book by Edward Hazen (1837). Read about how the article depicts the professions of dyer and calico-printer at: coloriasto.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

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Indigo. The Textile Mercury, 12.3.1892 The chief source of natural indigo is the various species of Indigofera , especially Indigofera tinctoria ,...

"Shortly before flowering, or about three months after sowing, the plants are cut off close to the ground, and are then ready for the extraction of the colour. "
in Indigo, Textile Mercury, 12.3.1892
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The Silk Manufacture in England. Scientific American 12, 2.12.1854 All the silk heretofore manufactured in England, either into cloth or spun yarn, has been from raw silk ...

"We learn by the London Artisan, that in all likelihood the English manufacturers will hereafter import all their silk in cocoons, and wind it oft themselves, at a great saving."
in The Silk Manufacture in England, Scientific American 12, 1854

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On Painting Houses. Scientific American 12, 2.12.1854 In No. 4. Vol. 10, Scientific American, you copy from the London Builder, "woodwork painted in October ...

..."woodwork painted in October looks better at the end of four years, than if painted in June it would at the end of two"...
-On Painting Houses, Scientific American 12, 1854
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(2136) Making India Ink. Manufacturer and builder 7, 1878 The constituents of all Indian Inks, whatever the quality, are simply carbon. It is manufactured in hundr...

Short instructions for making Indian ink, given in Manufacturer and builder 7, 1878 coloriasto.blogspot.com/2025/08/2136...

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Paints made of Copper. Verdigris, or Acetate of Copper. Manufacturer and builder 11, 1870 The oxide of copper combines with the acid principle of vinegar, acetic acid, in different proportions, ...

"The oxide of copper combines with the acid principle of vinegar, acetic acid [...] and thus forms different compounds, of which, however, only two are used in the preparation of paints." - Paints made of Copper, Manufacturer and builder 11, 1870 coloriasto.blogspot.com/2025/08/pain...
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Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing. The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890 The bichromates of potash and soda are used to a large extent in dyeing cotton aniline black and chrome ye...

Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing.
- The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890
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Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing. The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890 The bichromates of potash and soda are used to a large extent in dyeing cotton aniline black and chrome ye...

Chromium mordants in cotton dyeing.
- The Textile Mercury, 13.12.1890
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Eastlake on the History of Painting. The London Quarterly Review, volume LXXXII. December, 1847 - March, 1848. American edition. Leonard Scott & Co., New York 1848. ART. III...

"There is also a gold called Spanish gold, which is composed from red copper, powder of basilisc, and human blood, and acid."
- Materials for a History of Oil-Painting. By Charles Lock Eastlake, The London Quarterly Review 1848

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Växtfärgning. Åbo Underrättelser 88, 29.3.1925 Vi vandra tidigt en sommarmorgon genom skogen. Daggen ligger som gnistrande diamanter i solljuset. Fåglar...

"Det arv, vi skola lämna kommande släkte, skall bära vittne om den skönhetslängtan, som tvang oss att gå tillbaka till naturens egen rika skattkammare och tillvarataga, vad den har att ge."
- Växtfärgning, Åbo Underrättelser 88, 29.3.1925
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Over hundred and thirty year old article about coloured sculptures of antique - the subject that seems to come as a new thing to every generation :D
in Did the Greeks paint their sculptures?, The Century 6, 1892
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The Art of Dyeing No. 7. Blue on Cotton. Scientific American 21, 10.2.1855 In the last article we described the method of dyeing indigo blue on cotton by the cold vat. Blue color ...

Instructions for dyeing Indigo Logwood Blue, Logwood Copper Blue, Copper Blue, China Blue, Royal Blue, Royal Blue on Silk and Fast Blue
in The Art of Dyeing No. 7. Blue on Cotton, Scientific American 21, 10.2.1855
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Some history of print making / printing in the article "The Growth of Wood-Cut Printing. II. The Modern Method by Machines", Scribners monthly 1, May 1880
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Red of Sorgho. The Scientific American 21, 1865 Messrs. Editors: — Some papers give, as a new discovery the fabrication of a red coloring matter obtained...

"It is a fact long known that the sorgho contains a red coloring matter."
in Red of Sorgho, The Scientific American 21, 1865
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Manufacture of Blue. Scientific American 22, 12.2.1853 A blue coloring matter is made in Holland from the "Turnesol," and imported into other countries in cake...

"A blue coloring matter is made in Holland from the "Turnesol," and imported into other countries in cakes."
in Manufacture of Blue, Scientific American 22, 12.2.1853
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Appendix. British Plants Capable of Dyeing Mordanted Wool The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"British Plants Capable of Dyeing Mordanted Wool" from The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918

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Cochineal-carmine<br />CHAPTER XIX. Lakes from Vegetable Colouring Matters The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

Carmine-lake, Florentine-lake, Brazil Indian-lake, Lac-lake, Brazilwood-lake, Vienna-lake explained; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Madder-lake<br />CHAPTER XIX. Lakes from Vegetable Colouring Matters The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Garancine was preferable to madder for preparing madder-lake, since it does not contain any of the colouring matter in the form of glucoside (ruberythric acid)" [...]
in Madder-lake; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Lokao<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution. <br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Lokao, a green dyestuff of Chinese origin [...] was met with in commerce in the form of thin laminae of a dark bluish or bluish - green colour."
in #Lokao; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Algarrobin<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution. The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"According to a report of the United States Consul- General at Buenos Ayres, it is largely employed in the Argentine for dyeing khaki cloth for military purposes"
in Algarrobin; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918

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Cedrela toona<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution. <br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"The flowers constitute one of the less important Indian natural dyestuffs, and are reputed to yield both a red and a yellow dye" #gunari
-Cedrela toona; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918

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Nycanthes Arbor-Tristis<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution.<br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"For dyeing purposes the material (silk or cotton) is simply steeped in a hot or cold decoction of the flowers. "

in Nycanthes Arbor-Tristis; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918

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Green Ebony<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution.<br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Until recently it had a limited sale in Yorkshire as a dye for leather, but appears to have entirely passed out of use as a woollen dyestuff."

in Green Ebony; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Kamala<br />CHAPTER XVIII. Colouring Matters of Unknown Constitution. <br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Kamala is employed by the Hindoos as an antithelmic drug and for dyeing silk and wool a bright orange colour."
in Kamala; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Purple of the Ancients<br />(CHAPTER XV. Indole Group.) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Two sorts of purple, known as Tyrian and Byzantium purple, were recognised by the ancients, the former possessing a redder tint than the latter."
in Purple of the Ancients; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Natural Indigo<br />(CHAPTER XV. Indole Group.) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"INDIGO has been known in Asia from a remote period of antiquity, and there exist very ancient records in Sanskrit describing its methods of preparation."
in Natural Indigo; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Kino.<br />(CHAPTER XIV. Coumarane Group.) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Kino consists of the dried astringent juice of various trees, and though now practically obsolete, came into commerce in the form of small semi-opaque reddish-brown fragments."
in Kino; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Gall Nuts.<br />(CHAPTER XIII. Tannins.) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"These are morbid excrescences produced by the puncture of an insect called Cynips gallæ-tinctoria upon the leaves and young twigs of certain kinds of oak trees..."
in Gall Nuts; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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Logwood<br />(CHAPTER IX. Dihydro-pyran Group.) <br />(Osa artikkelista) The Natural Organic Colouring Matters By Arthur George Perkin, F.R.S., F.R.S.E., F.I.C., professor of colour chemistry and dyeing in the U...

"Logwood appears to have been first imported into Europe by the Spaniards shortly after the discovery of America"
in Logwood; The Natural Organic Colouring Matters, 1918
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