A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage And The Quest For The Colour Of Desire
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552771283 (0552771287)
Publish date: June 6th 2006
Publisher: Black Swan
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Book Club,
Science,
Technology,
Art,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Art History,
Microhistory,
Chemistry
Only reason I gave it three stars rather than four is that the prose is a little slow at times. Otherwise, it was pretty good. See my full review over in my blog here.
Cochineal was the source of rich red color for centuries. What is it? A question for which Europe had no true answer for hundreds of years. This book tells the tale of the color red, how the color was viewed in society in various periods of time. (An indicator of class distinction, or of harlotry, f...
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