[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c20.s5.2 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s5.2 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s5.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c20.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5.2) By the early centuries of the Christian era, the art of dyeing cloth in India had become proverbial. This is indicated by a reference in St. Jerome’s translation of the Bible, made in the 4th century, where Job says that wisdom is more durable than the ‘dyed colours in India’. - [Previous: v1.c20.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5.1) - [Next: v1.c20.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5.3) - [Up: v1.c20.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s5.2) · Pramāṇa