Identification of Vegetable Fibres
Edited by Dorothy Catling Edited by John Grayson
Paperback (Published)
(November 2014)
ISBN: 9781909492271
7.48 x 9.69 inches
Price: $80.00
In stock
This reprint of the 1982 classic offers detailed guidance on identifying ten major commercial plant fibres through microscopic analysis. With clear descriptions, photomicrographs, line drawings, and comparison tables, it explains key anatomical features and their relevance to fibre identification. The book also covers fibre cultivation, extraction methods, and specimen preparation. Essential for forensic scientists, conservators, archaeologists, and specialists in textiles, paper, and botany, it remains a vital reference for plant fibre analysis across multiple disciplines.
Identification of plants or parts of plants is essential to disciplines ranging from forensic science to paper technology and art conservation. In this book (an Archetype reprint of the original Chapman and Hall publication of 1982) the microscopical characteristics of ten of the most widely used commercial fibres are presented. Features which are useful for identifying fibre cells are described in detail and explained by reference to the anatomy of the living stem or leaf from which the fibres are extracted. Photomicrographs and line drawings illustrate the descriptions. Tables which compare the species are provided. An account of the cultivation and extraction of each of the fibres and details of the methods of specimen preparation are also included. This comprehensive book has proved invaluable not only to forensic scientists but also to archaeologists, conservators of antiquities, textile and paper technologists, botanists and many others who need to identify plant fibres.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Materials and methods
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.)
Ramie (Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud)
Jute (Corchorus capsularis L. and Corchorus olitorius L.)
Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)
Sisal (Agave sisalana Perrine)
Abaca (Manila hemp) (Musa textilis Nee)
Summary
Appendix
References
- Edited by Dorothy Catling
- Edited by John Grayson
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