Colour of paradise : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires /: the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires. ([2010])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Color of paradise
• Further Information: Note: Kris Lane.
• Authors: Lane, Kris E, 1967-
• Contents: Sacred origins -- Conquistadors -- Emerald city -- Empires and inquisitors -- Globetrotters -- Emeralds of the shahs -- Tax dodgers and smugglers -- Twilight of imperial emeralds -- Postscript: from British adventurers to today's Esmeralderos.
• Publisher Details: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
• Subjects: 553.8/609; Emeralds -- Colonies -- Spain -- History; Emeralds -- Colombia -- History; Inquisition -- Spain; Inquisition -- Portugal; Émeraudes -- Espagne -- Colonies -- Histoire; Émeraudes -- Colombie -- Histoire; Inquisition -- Espagne; Inquisition -- Portugal; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Emeralds; Inquisition; Colombia; Portugal; Spain; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300164701
• Related ISBNs: 030016470X; 9780300161311; 030016131X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.