Madder Red: A History of Luxury and Trade

By Robert Chenciner

This text examines the history of the ancient Oriental dyestuff madder red which was avidly sought by Europeans and finally cracked by the French in 1760, and it became the main crop in the Caspian Caucasus.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700712593
• ISBN13: 9780700712595
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 8.9"