 To produce the Tyrian hue the wool is soaked in the juice of the pelagiae while the mixture is in an uncooked and raw state; after which its tint is changed by being dipped in the juice of the buccinum. It is considered of the best quality when it has...  Journal of the American Oriental Society - Page 360by American Oriental Society - 1913Full view - About this book
 | M. S. Lovell - 1867 - 296 pages
...and afterwards dipping it in -the juice of the Buccinum. The best quality was of the colour of blood, of a blackish hue to the sight, but of a shining appearance when held up to the light. J The -" conchyliated" colour comprehended a variety of shades, viz. that of the heliotropium, as well... | |
 | Pliny (the Elder.) - 1890 - 604 pages
...known as amethyst colour. 96 To produce the Tyrian hue the wool is soaked in the juice of the pelagise while the mixture is in an uncooked and raw state;...tint is changed by being dipped in the juice of the buceinum. It is considered of the best quality when it has exactly the colour of clotted blood, and... | |
 | American Oriental Society - 1912 - 938 pages
...60—63, Bohn translation): "To produce the Tyrian hue the wool is soaked in the juice of the pdagiae while the mixture is in an uncooked and raw state;...the sight, but of a shining appearance when held up Hara is Haraberezaiti, or Elburz, "over which the sun rises, around which many a star revolves, where... | |
 | 1912 - 354 pages
...known as amethyst color. To produce the Tyrian hue the wool is soaked in the juice of the pelagite while the mixture is in an uncooked and raw state;...buccinum. It is considered of the best quality when it has exactly the color of clotted blood, and is of a blackish hue to the sight, but of a shining appearance... | |
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