عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
TP925.C63 G74 2005
TP925
.
C63
G74
2005
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0060522755
(Number (ISBN
0060522763
(Number (ISBN
9780060522759
(Number (ISBN
9780060522766
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b741690
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
A perfect red :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire /
First Statement of Responsibility
Amy Butler Greenfield.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
HarperCollins,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 338 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
22 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Book club kit
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-318) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cochineal-- History.
Cochineal insect.
Dyes and dyeing-- Mexico-- History.
Dyes and dyeing-- Textile fibers-- Europe-- History.
Cochineal-- History.
Cochineal insect.
Cochineal insect.
Cochineal.
Dyes and dyeing-- Mexico-- History.
Dyes and dyeing-- Textile fibers-- Europe-- History.
Dyes and dyeing-- Textile fibers.
Dyes and dyeing.
Karmesin.
Karmesin.
Textilfarbstoff.
Textilfarbstoff.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Europe.
Mexico.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
667/
.
26
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
TP925
.
C63
Book number
G74
2005
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
NW
4200
Class number
ZS
6300
System Code
rvk
System Code
rvk
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Greenfield, Amy Butler,1968-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201204023144.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
