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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-     Subjects     Cochineal -- History.     Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers -- Europe -- History.     Dyes and dyeing -- Mexico -- History.     Cochineal insect.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-       by title:      A perfect red : empi...         MARC Display

A perfect red : empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire / Amy Butler Greenfield. by Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968- New York : HarperCollins, c2005. Subjects Cochineal -- History.   Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers -- Europe -- History.   Dyes and dyeing -- Mexico -- History.   Cochineal insect. ISBN:  0060522755 (acid-free paper) : Description:  viii, 338 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 667.26 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 667.26 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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