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Author(s): Burton L. Gordon
ISBN(s): 9781407334189, 1407334182
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 11.85 MB
Year: 2009
Language: english
SKU: EB-49992838 Category: Tag:

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ISBN 10: 1407303902 

ISBN 13: 978-1407303901

Author: Burton L. Gordon, Richard L. Gordon

This study assembles the available evidence for the poorly documented area of knowledge of the “chemical arts” in pre-Columbian America, finding this to be more extensive than is often assumed. Topics and processes discussed include food preparation and preservation, drugs and poisons, dyeing, tanning, embalming andmetallurgy amongst others.

Table of contents: 

CHAPTER 1: FIRE
CHAPTER 2: PREPARING, COOKING, AND PRESERVING FOODSTUFFS
CHAPTER 3: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND VINEGAR
CHAPTER 4: DRUGS AND POISONS
CHAPTER 5: TREATMENT OF PLANT FIBERS
CHAPTER 6: COLORANTS AND DYEING
CHAPTER 7: ETCHING
CHAPTER 8: PROCESSING RUBBER, CHICLE, AND BEESWAX
CHAPTER 9: PERSONAL BEAUTIFICATION, PERFUMES AND INCENSE, AND CLEANSING AGENTS
CHAPTER 10: HIDE CURING AND FEATHER WORK
CHAPTER 11: EMBALMING AND MUMMIFICATION
CHAPTER 12: SALT MAKING
CHAPTER 13: BUILDING MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION
CHAPTER 14: POTTERY MAKING
CHAPTER 15: LACQUERS AND VARNISHES
CHAPTER 16: METAL–WORKING AND METALLURGY

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