| Colour of Paradise: Emeralds in the Age of the Gunpowder Empires Subjects: Emeralds -- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History; Emeralds -- Colombia -- History; Inquisition -- Spain; Inquisition -- Portugal; No detailed description available for "Colour of Paradise". Kris Lane is professor of history at the College of William and Mary. His previous books include Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750 and Quito 1599: City & Colony in Transition. |