A red like no other book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers the captivating story of the pursuit of the most powerful color a glo. The ensuing global spread of american cochineal changed art culture science and trade for centuries a red like no other follows the precious bug juice from mexico to europe and beyond as it insinuated itself into all forms of art politics and commerce to color the world in vivid red hues the images show how the colorant touched cultures and artists worldwide including pre columbian weavers painters of spains golden age middle eastern rug makers and navajo weavers el greco . Book cover for a red like no other how cochineal colored the world an epic story of art culture science and trade after reading amy butler greenfields book a perfect red in 2009 marsha bol now director of the museum of international folk art began thinking about the possibilities of telling a tale of museum objects that contain cochineal. Get this from a library a red like no other how cochineal colored the world an epic story of art culture science and trade carmella padilla barbara c anderson blair clark museum of international folk art nm