In the woad blue : history of a plant and a colour : itinerary in the art, craftmanship and archeology of "the blue gold" territories among Marche, Umbria and Toscana

Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-95).

In the woad blue is a guide-book on the ancient Isatis tinctoria, a plant which has been employed to obtain the blue colour since Prehistoric times. It is about a historical-cultural itinerary that stops in the main "places of the woad" along Marche, Umbria and Toscana. The woad becomes a lens to go through history, botany, medicine and processing techniques that move behind the great artistic works of these places. [Publisher's text]

Italian ed. also available (see our card no. 4987779, EAN 9788876639517).