Tyrian purple: the first four thousand years

Some of the long history of shellfish purple is recounted. Understanding how the dye is produced from molluscs, the composition of the pigment and the chemistry involved has only been achieved as a result of the advances in analytical chemistry in the twentieth century, but some mysteries remain. Ot...

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Published inScience progress (1916) Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 171 - 186
Main Author COOKSEY, CHRIS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Science Reviews 01.06.2013
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK)
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Analytical chemistry
Chemical properties
Chemistry, Analytic
Chromatography
Color
Coloring Agents - history
Colour
Dyes
Dyes and dyeing
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 21st Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Identification and classification
Indoles - history
Molluscs
Mollusks
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Photography
Physiological aspects
Pigments
Reviews
Scientific imaging
Shellfish
Smell
Taste
Textiles
United Kingdom
Lebanon
Crete
molluscs
dibromoindigo
bromoindigo
Tyrian purple
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Summary:Some of the long history of shellfish purple is recounted. Understanding how the dye is produced from molluscs, the composition of the pigment and the chemistry involved has only been achieved as a result of the advances in analytical chemistry in the twentieth century, but some mysteries remain. Other diverse aspects such as the taste of the molluscs, the actual colour of the dye, the smell associated with the production and even the application in photography contribute to the fascination of the subject.
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ISSN:0036-8504
2047-7163
DOI:10.3184/003685013X13680345111425