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Author_Ruby E. Villarreal V.
BibliotecaMediceaLaurenziana
Cacao
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Chocolate
Cocoa
Divine
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HistoryofChocolate
Quetzalcoatl
Product details
- ISBN 9788874616848
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 140 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 12 May 2025
- Publisher: Mandragora
- Publication City/Country: IT
- Product Form: Paperback
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The catalogue is the narrative guide for the exhibition held in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana dedicated to cocoa – one of the most precious treasures from the New World – as described and narrated in Brother Bernardino de Sahagún’s work. According to Aztec mythology, cocoa has a divine origin, closely connected to the god Quetzalcóatl. Maps and archaeological, historical, artistic and artisan artefacts tell the story of chocolate, from the Mesoamerica of the Olmecs to the ‘bean to bar’ movement, a beacon of hope in respect to ‘the Other’.
