Razvojni tijekovi proizvodnje, tehnologije bojenja i trgovine tekstilom u kontekstu pomorsko - trgovackih puteva Dubrovnika/Production, Technology, Dyeing and Textile Trading in the Context of Maritime - Trade Routes of Dubrovnik

Due to its unique geographic position, Dubrovnik has always been the link between the East and the West and a very important merchant center on the route of wide merchant network of textile and natural dyes. It lasted up to the second part of the 19th century. By means of establishing the facts and developmental courses which impacted on the manufacturing, technology of dyeing and the trade of the textile in historic Dubrovnik, we could understand the value and significance of the preserved textile pieces of art, as well as the unique patterns of our cultural heritage. This research has been applied on the selected, representative historic archive samples of Dubrovnik textile from the 18th and the 19th century. The results obtained by means of physical and chemical methods have been compared with the data collected on the basis of historic and archive research of the production, technology of dyeing and the trade of textile in the historic city of Dubrovnik.