8 edition of The Root of Wild Madder found in the catalog.
Published
July 26, 2005
by Simon & Schuster
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 320 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL7948047M |
| ISBN 10 | 0743264193 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780743264198 |
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Ino N, Tanaka T, Okumura A, et al. Acute and subacute toxicity tests of madder root, natural colorant extracted from madder (Rubia tinctorum), in (C57BL/6 X C3H)F1 mice. Toxicol Ind Health ; "The Root of Wild Madder" gives minor roles to Genghis Khan, the disastrous British retreat over the Khyber Pass, the Iranian revolution, the Taliban and Pentagon-sponsored flyovers. But carpets--rolled, stacked, dusty, sand-caked, sun-bleached or silken--are the stars in this drama.
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Part travelogue and part exploration into the meaning and worth of these mystical artifacts, The Root of Wild Madder presents practical information about carpets while exploring the artistic, religious, and cultural complexities of these enigmatic : Simon & Schuster.
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The Root of Wild Madder opens with an invitation that flows from the same ancient inspiration. "A carpet is poetry itself," an Iranian carpet merchant declares to author Brian Murphy.
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Madder is mentioned in the talmud (e.g., tractate Sabbath 61b) where the madder plant is termed "puah" in Arameic and translated into old French by Rashi (loc cit). Turkey red was a strong, very fast red dye for cotton obtained from madder root via a complicated multistep process involving " sumac and oak galls, calf's blood, sheep's dung, oil Family: Rubiaceae.
“For decades,” Murphy writes in “The Root of Wild Madder,” “the economic center of gravity in the carpet world has been drifting east. Pakistan, India and China have emerged as. Print book: EnglishView all editions and formats Summary: From how to tell a quality carpet from a cheap copy to where the dyes come from (madder root provides red), the book presents practical information about carpets while exploring the artistic, religious and cultural complexities of this enigmatic region.
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"You just have to learn to read them." So begins a journey. It .Brian Murphy (born ) is a journalist at the Washington Post and the author of several non-fiction books, including The New Men, a chronicle of American seminarians in Rome, and The Root of Wild Madder, about the carpet trade in Iran andDa Capo Press published Murphy's 81 Days Below Zero, the story of World War II Army aviator Leon Crane and his solo survival in the Authority control: GND:ISNI: .
