Colour of paradise [[electronic resource] ] : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / / Kris Lane |
Autore | Lane Kris E. <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 280 p. [16] p. of plates) ) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 553.8/609 |
Soggetto topico |
Emeralds - Spain - Colonies - History
Emeralds - Colombia - History Inquisition - Spain Inquisition - Portugal |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-300-16470-X |
Classificazione | NN 3343 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: Sacred Origins -- CHAPTER 2: Conquistadors -- CHAPTER 3: Emerald City -- CHAPTER 4: Empires and Inquisitors -- CHAPTER 5: Globetrotters -- CHAPTER 6: Emeralds of the Shahs -- CHAPTER 7: Tax Dodgers and Smugglers -- CHAPTER 8: Twilight of Imperial Emeralds -- Conclusion -- Postscript: From British Adventurers to Today's Esmeralderos -- Note on Weights and Measures -- Appendices: Production, Appraisal and Brazil's Fabled Emerald Range -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Color of paradise |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452842403321 |
Lane Kris E. <1967->
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
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Colour of paradise [[electronic resource] ] : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / / Kris Lane |
Autore | Lane Kris E. <1967-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 280 p. [16] p. of plates) ) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 553.8/609 |
Soggetto topico |
Emeralds - Spain - Colonies - History
Emeralds - Colombia - History Inquisition - Spain Inquisition - Portugal |
ISBN | 0-300-16470-X |
Classificazione | NN 3343 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: Sacred Origins -- CHAPTER 2: Conquistadors -- CHAPTER 3: Emerald City -- CHAPTER 4: Empires and Inquisitors -- CHAPTER 5: Globetrotters -- CHAPTER 6: Emeralds of the Shahs -- CHAPTER 7: Tax Dodgers and Smugglers -- CHAPTER 8: Twilight of Imperial Emeralds -- Conclusion -- Postscript: From British Adventurers to Today's Esmeralderos -- Note on Weights and Measures -- Appendices: Production, Appraisal and Brazil's Fabled Emerald Range -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Color of paradise |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779238203321 |
Lane Kris E. <1967->
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colour of paradise [[electronic resource] ] : the emerald in the age of gunpowder empires / / Kris Lane |
Autore | Lane Kris E. <1967-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 280 p. [16] p. of plates) ) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) |
Disciplina | 553.8/609 |
Soggetto topico |
Emeralds - Spain - Colonies - History
Emeralds - Colombia - History Inquisition - Spain Inquisition - Portugal |
ISBN | 0-300-16470-X |
Classificazione | NN 3343 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: Sacred Origins -- CHAPTER 2: Conquistadors -- CHAPTER 3: Emerald City -- CHAPTER 4: Empires and Inquisitors -- CHAPTER 5: Globetrotters -- CHAPTER 6: Emeralds of the Shahs -- CHAPTER 7: Tax Dodgers and Smugglers -- CHAPTER 8: Twilight of Imperial Emeralds -- Conclusion -- Postscript: From British Adventurers to Today's Esmeralderos -- Note on Weights and Measures -- Appendices: Production, Appraisal and Brazil's Fabled Emerald Range -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Color of paradise |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812985303321 |
Lane Kris E. <1967->
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quito 1599 [[electronic resource] ] : city and colony in transition / / Kris Lane |
Autore | Lane Kris E. <1967-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 292 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 986.6/13 |
Collana | Diálogos |
ISBN | 0-8263-2357-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Castaways" -- A Quito immigrant's letter to a relative in Spain -- "Captivity and redemption" -- Native lords write to King Philip II -- "Tilling the center" -- A miner-encomendero's last letter home -- "Mining the margins" -- Prosperous settlers write home -- "Adventures in trade" -- An anonymous description of Guayaquil -- "Pirates, soldiers, cannibals." |
Altri titoli varianti | City and colony in transition |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996248159203316 |
Lane Kris E. <1967->
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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