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V. Natural history of the purple of the ancients

1860; Royal Society; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rspl.1859.0117

2053-9126

Felix-joseph Henri De Lacaze-Duthiers,

The purple dye so esteemed by the ancients has by turns excited the curiosity of naturalists and of historians. The number of memoirs upon the subject is considerable, and they are to be found in almost all tongues. However, in all these words, remarkable in many respects, and which cannot be analysed in this short notice, three deficiencies are to be noted regarding matters of very great moment in the history of this substance.