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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