Isatis tinctoria L. ( Brassicaceae ), commonly known aswoad, is a biennial species with erect stem, hastate leaves, and yellow flowers clustered inracemes. Fruits are pendulous siliques. This species, probably indigenous of southeastern Asia,was used for the extraction of a dyeing agent called "indigo." Woad was introduced in ancienttimes in Italy and the first records of its cultivation date back to the Roman period. For manycenturies, woad cultivation remained stable, but grew dramatically in the eighteenth century.In that century, the Societgt Economiche established by Bourbons encouraged the cultivationof it in Southern Italy. Near Caserta, in Campania region (Italy), a factory for the extractionof dyeing agents was established and the dye was used in textile production in San Leucio( Caserta). The cultivation of I. tinctoria is abandoned today, although this species grows spontaneouslyas a weed in Italy. The authors discuss the history of woad and some ancient extractiveand dyeing methods.
Isatistinctoria L. (Brassicaceae), il guado, ~ una specie biennale con foglie astate e fiori gialli riunitiin racemi. I frutti sono silique pendule. Questa specie, probabilmente originaria dell'Asia sudorientale, era usata per l'estrazione di un principio colorante, l'indaco. II guado fit introdottoin Italia in tempi antichi e le prime informazioni relative alla sua coltivazione risalgono agliantichi Romani. Per molti secoli la coltivazione del guado rimase stabile, ma nel diciottesimosecolo subi un notevole incremento, poichd le "Societgz Economiche" volute dai Borboni incoraggiaronola coltivazione di I. tinctoria nell'Italia meridionale. Vicino Caserta ( Campania,Italia) fit impiantata una fabbrica per l'estrazione del principio colorante che era utilizzatonella manifattura tessile di San Leucio ( Caserta). Verso la metfi del diciannovesimo secolo, lacoltivazione del guado fit abbandonata; attualmente tale specie si ritrova allo stato selvatico.In questo contributo gli autori riportano la storia della coltivazione del guado ed alcuni antichimetodi di estrazione del principio attivo e di colorazione.
Cultivation and use of Isatis tinctoria L. (Brassicaceae) in Southern Italy.
GUARINO C;
2000-01-01
Abstract
Isatis tinctoria L. ( Brassicaceae ), commonly known aswoad, is a biennial species with erect stem, hastate leaves, and yellow flowers clustered inracemes. Fruits are pendulous siliques. This species, probably indigenous of southeastern Asia,was used for the extraction of a dyeing agent called "indigo." Woad was introduced in ancienttimes in Italy and the first records of its cultivation date back to the Roman period. For manycenturies, woad cultivation remained stable, but grew dramatically in the eighteenth century.In that century, the Societgt Economiche established by Bourbons encouraged the cultivationof it in Southern Italy. Near Caserta, in Campania region (Italy), a factory for the extractionof dyeing agents was established and the dye was used in textile production in San Leucio( Caserta). The cultivation of I. tinctoria is abandoned today, although this species grows spontaneouslyas a weed in Italy. The authors discuss the history of woad and some ancient extractiveand dyeing methods.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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