A perfect red: empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire
This book recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shi...
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| Summary: | This book recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. 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. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal. Did it come from a worm, a berry, a seed? Could it be stolen from Mexico and transplanted to their own colonies? Pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies--all joined the chase for cochineal, a chase that lasted more than three centuries.--From publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Physical Description: | 338 S. |
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| adam_text | CDNTMFCR PROLOGUE: THE COLOR OF DESIRE * I ONE: THE DYER S LOT * 5 TWO:
THE COLOR OF THE SUN * 18 THREE: AN ANCIENT ART * 34 FOUR: THE EMPEROR S
NEW DYE * 45 FIVE: A PROFITABLE EMPIRE * 53 SIX: COCHINEAL ON TRIAL * 69
SEVEN: LEGACIES * 87 EIGHT: TRADE SECRETS * 102 NINE: PIRATES PRIZE *
NO TEN : WORMBERRY * 125 ELEVEN: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS * 143 TWELVE:
A CURIOUS GAMBLE * 157 THIRTEEN: A SPY IN OAXACA * 165 FOURTEEN:
ANDERSON S INCREDIBLE FOLLY 183 FIFTEEN: RED AND REVOLUTION * 198
SIXTEEN: SCARLET FEVER * 209 SEVENTEEN: A LUMP OF COAL * 221 EIGHTEEN:
RENAISSANCE DYE * 235 EPILOGUE: CHEAP COLOR * 248 NOTES * 263 SELECT
BIBLIOGRAPHY * 293 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS * 319 INDEX * 325
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