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A Perfect Red. Empire, Espionage, and the Quest fo
Category: History: Technology: Paint
Author: Amy Butler Greenfield
Copyright/published Year: 2005 by Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060522755
Binding: hardcover
A Perfect Red 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
English, French, Dutch, and 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. A Perfect Red tells their stories --
true-life tales of mystery, empire, and adventure, in pursuit of
the most desirable color on earth.
Condition Information
This is a used book.
Good condition.
Condition Description
Minimal shelf-wear to jacket. Previous owner's name inked on front end-paper, otherwise clean and unmarked copy. Sound binding.
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