A Perfect Red - 9780060522766
Un libro in lingua di Greenfield Amy Butler edito da Perennial, 2006
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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.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: A Perfect Red
- Sottotitolo: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Greenfield Amy Butler
- Editore: Perennial
- Collana: Perennial (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Maggio '06
- Genere: TECHNOLOGY and ENGINEERING
- Pagine: 338
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 133 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0060522763
- EAN-13: 9780060522766