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Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 11:43:56 +0000
Subject: Shells left from dye production
From: Mark Clarke <[log in to unmask]>
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I am researching Anglo-Saxon dyes and pigments. I would be very grateful
for any information on finds (particularly in the British Isles) of remains
of the shellfish used to produce red-purple dye. I am thinking principally
of Muricidae and Thaididae:
Murex trunculus L.
Murex brandaris L.
Hexaplex trunculus L.
Bolinus brandaris L.
Nucella lapillus L.
Purpura lapillus
Purpura haemastome
I would be especially interested if the shells have been broken
deliberately at the pointed end: this indicates selective removal of the
dye-precursor producing gland - implying that it was not just collected for
food. A picture of such a broken shell would be even better.
Thank you.
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Mark Clarke
Researching the materials and techniques of Anglo-Saxon Book Production
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 - 354520 Fax 354521
College Address: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England, CB2 1RH
Faculty: Dept. of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DZ
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