The Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered

by Baruch Sterman

Book Overview

For centuries, dyed fabrics ranked among the most expensive objects of the ancient Mediterranean world, fetching up to 20 times their weight in gold. Huge fortunes were made from and lost to them, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692890033
• ISBN13: 9780692890035
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Ptil Tekhelet
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 5.5"