Cochineal Thesis
- Abstract
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ch1 Man's Prehistoric and Historic Use of Color
- Ch2 Cochineal in Pre-Columbian Mexican and Peruvian Textiles
- Ch3 The Spanish Discovery of the New World Cochineal for Production and Trade
- Ch4 The Expansion of the Cochineal Industry
- Ch5 History of Dyes and the Dyeing Industry in the Old World
- Ch6 Cochineal in Prehistoric and Historic Textiles
- Ch7 Analysis of Dyes in Ancient Textiles
- Ch8 Discussion on Cochineal
- Appendix I Sacred Prayers of the Cochineal Ritual
- Appendix II Glossary of Names for Cochineal Related Words
- Appendix III Cochineal Recipes
- Appendix IV Translation of "Avances en la Investigacion Productiva de Grana - Cochinilla"
- Appendix V Graphed Results of the Spectrophotometric Analysis
- Appendix VI Technical Facts
- List of References
Cochineal: A Bright Red Animal Dye
Cochineal: A Bright Red Animal Dye is a 1992 Master's Thesis about the red dye extract from cochineal insects. It was written by LaVerne M. Dutton, who received a Master of Science in Environmental Archaeology from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
This thesis can be read by clicking on the links below or on the left sidebar:
- Abstract
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Man's Prehistoric and Historic Use of Color
- Chapter 2: Cochineal in Pre-Columbian Mexican and Peruvian Textiles
- Chapter 3: The Spanish Discovery of the New World Cochineal for Production and Trade
- Chapter 4: The Expansion of the Cochineal Industry
- Chapter 5: History of Dyes and the Dying Industry in the Old World
- Chapter 6: Cochineal in Prehistoric and Historic Textiles
- Chapter 7: Analysis of Dyes in Ancient Textiles
- Chapter 8: Discussion
- Appendix I: The Sacred Prayers of the Cochineal Ritual
- Appendix II: Glossary of Names for Cochineal and Related Words
- Appendix III: Cochineal Recipes
- Appendix IV: Translation of "Avances en la Investigacion Productiva de Grana - Cochinilla"
- Appendix V: Graphed Results of the Spectrophotometric Analysis
- Appendix VI: Technical Facts
- List of References
The Sacred Prayers of the Cochineal Ritual
your word the god nopal
your hand - - 39 your pustura
the ocote the three the earth
the god nopal - - 39 the god cochineal - - 39
your mother and your father - - 39
great miracle the word miracle of life - - 39
the spirit saint - - 9 limima liana - - 39
the lord spirit comtas quilla - - 39
your spirit - - 99 pieces
now i have come
i am going to rise up here where you are
where i may make payment
to the lord spirit the god earth
the snake obscure red or black
the lightening black and red guel sutay
to where he burst forth
to where he was born
the god nopal here where he grew
where they raise up
snake (culebra) nopal lightening nopal
they he may give what he has in his hand
to he that was born of nopal
the black spirit guel sutay he
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