On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: > "A Perfect Red," by Amy Butler Greenfield (a history of the red dyes used in > textile production in Europe, particularly cochineal) > "Mauve," by Simon Garfield (a history of the invention of that particular dye)
I heard an interview with the author of "Mauve" on NPR when the book first came out -- it sounded fascinating. I hadn't heard of the Red book; let us know how these are! --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
