Most interesting monograph on natural dyes and colors for wools and woolen fabrics by French botanist Louis-Alexandre Dambourney (1722-1795). The work contains hundreds of formulas for natural dyes and paints after plants, fruits, insects (including cochineal), and other elements from nature.   The last part of the work with a table containing an index arranged by colors of natural dying formulas.

Author: Dambourney, Louis-Alexandre 

Title: RECUEIL DE PROCÉDÉS TEINTURES SOLIDES que nos végétaux indigenes communiquent aux laines et aux lainages. 

Published : Paris, Chez Aubry, Libraire, An 2 de La Republique française [1793]

Physical Description: [4], viii, viii, 239, [38]  pp.; 19,5 cm.

Title page with ancient manuscript entry.  Work enriched with ancient pertinent manuscript annotations in Portuguese. 

Contemporary (18^th century) full leather  binding, spine with nice gilt décor; hand painted marbled end leaves.  Binding tired with small pieces of leather missing and a some minor worm damage, joints a little cracked on the upper part. 

Condition: Work in good condition, despite half title with loss of paper not affecting text and paper browned and with spots and /or stains.