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A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire Reprint edition
Amy Butler Greenfield
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A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire Reprint edition
Amy Butler Greenfield
In the sixteenth century, one of the world's most precious commodities was cochineal, a legendary red dye treasured by the ancient Mexicans and sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. As the English, French, Dutch, and other Europeans joined the chase for cochineal -- a chase that lasted for more than three centuries -- a tale of pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies unfolds. A Perfect Red evokes with style and verve this history of a grand obsession, of intrigue, empire, and adventure in pursuit of the most desirable color on earth.
352 pages
Medien | Bücher Taschenbuch (Buch mit Softcover und geklebtem Rücken) |
Erscheinungsdatum | 25. April 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780060522766 |
Verlag | HarperCollins |
Seitenanzahl | 352 |
Maße | 204 × 134 × 29 mm · 276 g |
Sprache | Englisch |
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