A history of the red dye cochineal cites its role in building the empires of monopoly holders in ancient Mexico and sixteenth-century Spain, tracing the efforts of European pirates, explorers, alchemists, scientists, and spies to discover the dye's origins. Reprint. Additional Details \N BOOK TYPE : NF BRAND : Greenfield, Amy Butler DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 677 LANGUAGE : ENGLISH NUMBER OF PAGES : 338 PUBLISH DATE : 2006/05/01 PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : PEREL PUBLISHER NAME : HARPERCOLLINS RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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