Cochineal red : the art history of a color / Elena Phipps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phipps, Elena, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cochineal--History.

Cochineal.

Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers--History.

Dyes and dyeing.

Textile fabrics--History.

Textile fabrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps

Contained In:

Metropolitan Museum of Art bulletin New ser., v. 67, no. 3 (Winter 2010)

Place of Publication:

New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, c2010.

Summary:

"From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force, the color red has always been extremely difficult to achieve and thus highly prized. This book discusses the origin of the red colorant derived from the insect cochineal, its early use in Precolumbian ritual textiles from Mexico and Peru, and the spread of the American dyestuff through cultural interchange following the Spanish discovery and conquest of the New World in the sixteenth century. Drawing on examples from the collections of the Museum, it documents the use of this red-colored treasure in several media and throughout the world."--Metropolitan Museum web site.

Notes:

"Metropolitan Museum of Art, Winter 2010, volume LXVII, number 3"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48)

OCLC:

537884135

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access