Colour of paradise : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires /

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For the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids green was, as it remains for all Muslims, the color of Paradise, reserved for the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. Tapping a wide range of sources, Kris Lane traces the complex web of global trading networks that funneled emeralds from backland South Amer...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lane, Kris E., 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Emeralds > Colonies > Spain > History.
Emeralds > Colombia > History.
Inquisition > Spain.
Inquisition > Portugal.
Émeraudes > Espagne > Colonies > Histoire.
Émeraudes > Colombie > Histoire.
Inquisition > Espagne.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Emeralds
Inquisition
Colombia
Portugal
Spain
History
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