Proposed Themes for Lectures and posters
The following list is not exclusive: other topics can be proposed and will be examined by the scientific committee of ISEND 2011 Europe
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Tunis Indigo - © Jenny Balfour-Paul |
I. Natural dyes: an age-old knowledge
- Studies of historical written sources on dye and pigment sources and dyeing/colouring techniques;
- Recent identifications of dyes in archaeological textiles and artefacts in museum collections;
- Experimental archaeology
- Surviving traditions in the use of natural dyes and colorants, dyeing and colouring processes from different regions of the world.
- Purple, the imperial dye from the sea: sources, biochemistry, technique, symbolism, economy
II. Advances in natural sciences and biochemistry of dye sources
- Scientific studies of traditional dye sources and identification of those that are poorly known;
- Identification, and study of the potential, of interesting “new” sources of colorants: for example, waste products of plants with other primary uses;
- Dye- and medicinal plants (i.e. the relationship between colouring power and biological activity).
III. Advances in technology
- Advances in agronomy: optimisation of cultivation methods for historical dye crops and experiments in the cultivation of species of wild dye plants, with the aim of minimising the environmental impact of such crops;
- Advances in techniques for the production of dyes and pigments: experiments with eco-friendly extraction technologies;
- Advances in application techniques (textiles, cosmetics, food, paints…);
- Assessment of the environmental impact of production and application processes;
