Chemical technology in antiquity / 
Seth C. Rasmussen, editor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota ; sponsored by the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry. 
 - pages cm. 
 - ACS symposium series ;  1211 .
 - ACS symposium series ;  1211. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the role of chemical technology in early civilizations -- Historic mineral pigments : colorful benchmarks of ancient civilizations -- The first artificial material : ceramics from prehistory to the fall of rome -- From honey wine to the cultivation of the grape : an early history of fermented beverages -- The metals of antiquity and their alloys -- The skin they were in : leather and tanning in antiquity -- Modern chemistry of the ancient chemical processing of organic dyes and pigments -- Scented oils and perfumes -- An ancient cleanser : soap production and use in antiquity -- Modern materials in antiquity : an early history of the art and technology of glass. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780841231122 0841231125 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015043376 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemistry, Technical--History.<br/>Chemical engineering--History.<br/>Chemistry--History.<br/>Chemical engineering.<br/>Chemistry.<br/>Chemistry, Technical.<br/>Technische Chemie<br/>Antike
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TP18  / .C44 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>660