Late Antique Textiles from the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library

Late Antique Textiles from the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National LibraryMPER XXXIV, 2 presents knowledge of textile dyeing in Late Antique Egypt (ca. 300800 CE) based on interdisciplinary research on 30 Late Antique textiles from the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library, combining scientific analyses with the study of ancient and scholarly literature. The general part deals with the dyeing materials and techniques that were available in Late Antique Egypt to create a wide variety of colours. The catalogue

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