{"product_id":"cacao-entre-dos-mundos-ruby-e-villarreal-v-9788874616848","title":"Cacao Entre DOS Mundos: The History of Chocolate and the Clash (and Meeting) of Civilisations","description":"\u003cb\u003ePublished to accompany the exhibition held in 2024 at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, on the history of cocoa and chocolate from its roots in Mesoamerican America, to its arrival in Europe, to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe catalog 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 artifacts 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'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruby E. Villarreal V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8874616848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788874616848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandragora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ruby E. Villarreal V.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097135620351,"sku":"9788874616848","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cacao-entre-dos-mundos-ruby-e-villarreal-v-9788874616848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}