A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire by Amy Butler Greenfield

A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Amy Butler Greenfield

338 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction art history adventurous medium-paced
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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. Sh...

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