Thursday, January 06, 2011

A perfect red: empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire



Author: Greenfield, Amy Butler, 1968-

Title: A perfect red: empire, espionage, and the quest for the color of desire

Published: New York: Harper Perennial, 2006

Description: viii, 338 p., [8] p. of plates :ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm.

Call Number: TP925 C63 G74 2006

Bibliography: p. 293-318

Note(s): "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2005 by HarperCollins Publishers." -- T.p. verso

Subject(s):
  • Cochineal -- History
  • Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers -- Europe -- History
  • Dyes and dyeing -- Mexico -- History
  • Cochineal insect
Review(s):
  • Marschall, Laurence A. "A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire." Natural History 114, no. 7 (September 2005): 48-50
  • Dapson, Dick. "Book review." Biotechnic & Histochemistry 80, no. 3/4 (May 2005): 173
  • Haggas, Carol. "A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire (Book)." Booklist 101, no. 15 (April 2005): 1332
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