A Perfect Red
Empire, Espionage And The Quest For The Colour Of Desire
'Delightful, rollicking history' Los Angeles TimesThe quest for the perfect colour red is an adventure into world history. For those who knew its secrets, red was a source of wealth and power. To obtain it, men sacked ships, turned spy, courted death. This is their story...For centuries after the conquistador Hernán Cortes spotted the vibrant cochineal dye in an Aztec marketplace and sent it on the high seas back to his Spanish king, this luminous luxury was the subject of war and intrigue. But few in Europe understood its true nature. Was it plant or animal? Could it be transplanted from Mexico to other colonies? Encompassing the history of…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4481-1133-6
- EAN: 9781448111336
- Produktnummer: 16371909
- Verlag: Transworld Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 432 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'352 KB
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AMY BUTLER GREENFIELD studied Spanish medieval history at Harvard and Oxford. She is descended from a family of textile dyers and is a member of the dyers guild in London.
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