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Cochineal red : the art history of a color

by Elena Phipps

This volume examines the history and cultural significance of red dye derived from the cochineal insect. It traces the colour's origins in Pre-Columbian textiles and its global distribution across various media following the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

Accession 4106 ISBN 9780300155136 Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Press
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