Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices Batik and ways of seeing

and ways of seeing

Penerbit: Indonesian Cross-Cultural Society & Intisari Mediatama

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Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices Batik and ways of seeingBetween the 16th and 19th centuries, spice traders worked along trade routes, carrying spices and artifacts from Asia to Europe and beyond. Pepper was taken from India and Sri Lanka to Rome, chilli was taken from Portugal to India, and cumin was grown in Egypt and carried to Malta. As the demand for spices grew, empires were established and expanded across Asia. This book presents the stories of the spice markets, slave trade and shipwrecks, told