Difference between revisions of "Sappanwood"

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Red bud

A red dye obtained from the Caesalpinia sappan tree native to India and Sri Lanka. Sappanwood dye is also called Brazilwood dye.

Caesalpinia sappan; red bud; suo (Jap.); brazil (Esp.); sapan; sapanwood; brazilwood; indian redwood

Palmy Weigle, Ancient Dyes for Modern Weavers, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1974

External source or communication Comment: R. Hofmann, "The Bühler Collection of Indonesian Dyeplants" Dyes in History and Archaeology, no. 15, Papers from the 15th annual meeting held in Manchester England, Nov. 1996

R.Feller, M.Curran, C.Bailie, 'Identification of Traditional Organic Colorants Employed in Japanese Prints and Determination of their Rates of Fading', Japanese Woodblock Prints, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, 1984

Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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 == Description ==
-A red dye obtained from the ''Caesalpinia sappan'' tree native to India and Sri Lanka. Sappanwood dye is also called [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brazilwood%20dye brazilwood dye].
+A red dye obtained from the ''Caesalpinia sappan'' tree native to India and Sri Lanka. Sappanwood dye is also called [[brazilwood%20dye|brazilwood dye]].
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==