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

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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Main Author:	Lane, Kris E., 1967-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Subjects:	Emeralds > Spain > Colonies > History. Emeralds > Colombia > History. Inquisition > Spain. Inquisition > Portugal. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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