Colour of Paradise : Emeralds in the Age of the Gunpowder Empires.
Lane, Kris.
Colour of Paradise : Emeralds in the Age of the Gunpowder Empires. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (299 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sacred Origins -- Conquistadors -- Emerald City -- Empires and Inquisitors -- Globetrotters -- Emeralds of the Shahs -- Tax Dodgers and Smugglers -- Twilight of Imperial Emeralds -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Note on Weights and Measures -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Colour of Paradise".
9780300164701
Emeralds -- Spain -- Colonies -- History.
Emeralds -- Colombia -- History.
Inquisition -- Spain.
Inquisition -- Portugal.
Electronic books.
TN997.E5 -- L36 2010eb
553.8/609
Colour of Paradise : Emeralds in the Age of the Gunpowder Empires. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (299 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sacred Origins -- Conquistadors -- Emerald City -- Empires and Inquisitors -- Globetrotters -- Emeralds of the Shahs -- Tax Dodgers and Smugglers -- Twilight of Imperial Emeralds -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Note on Weights and Measures -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
No detailed description available for "Colour of Paradise".
9780300164701
Emeralds -- Spain -- Colonies -- History.
Emeralds -- Colombia -- History.
Inquisition -- Spain.
Inquisition -- Portugal.
Electronic books.
TN997.E5 -- L36 2010eb
553.8/609