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Madder Red

A History of Luxury and Trade

Madder Red
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The ancient Oriental dyestuff madder red was avidly sought by Europeans and finally cracked by the French in 1760, and it became the main crop in the Caspian Caucasus. The quest for Turkey Red spurred an avalanche of research that led to its chemical synthesis in 1870 and subsequently the collapse of the world-wide madder industry.
RoutledgeCurzon; June 2000
384 pages; ISBN 9780203400432
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