A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s1.69
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s1.69
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² Before the discovery of cochineal in 1518, *kermes*, a pigment obtained from *Coccus Indicus*, an insect found in Persia, must have been used (*Burlington Magazine*, vol. iv, p. 144). Other authorities call the species *Coccus ilicis*.