A friend of mine studying her family history keeps coming across
copperus works, and has asked me what copperus is. Embarrasingly, I
don't know, except that you use it to make black dye for textiles, and
it has nothing to do with copper. Is there any more information on its
source/method of production/uses? Has it a role in pottery making at
all (one pottery round Denholme was famous for its black pottery, and
is next to a copperus works)?
Thanks
Ken
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Ken Hamilton
c/o Department of Archaeological Sciences
University of Bradford
Richmond Road
Bradford BD7 1DP
West Yorkshire UK
(01274) 235906
http://www.student.brad.ac.uk/kchamil1/
http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Rodeo/2122/ovmm.html
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