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

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