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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	April 2006
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
	ART# General / ART# Techniques / Color / ART# Techniques / Drawing / ART# Techniques / Painting / ART# Techniques / Pencil Drawing / DESIGN# Textile & Costume / HISTORY# EUROPE / HISTORY# General / SCIENCE# Chemistry / General / TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING# Textiles & Polymers
ISBN:	9780060522766
EAN-Code:	9780060522766
Verlag:	Harper Collins (US)
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 206 mm / B 137 mm / D 25 mm
Gewicht:	279 gr
Seiten:	352
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Inhalt:

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.