As long as there has been passion, there has been perfume. Wealthy Romans used to scent their doves while in Shakespeare's time, a woman in love would place a peeled apple into her armpit to saturate it with her scent and then present it to her lover. "Essence and Alchemy" resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice trade to the quests of the alchemists. Aftel tracks scent through the boudoir and the bath and into the sanctums of worship, and ...
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As long as there has been passion, there has been perfume. Wealthy Romans used to scent their doves while in Shakespeare's time, a woman in love would place a peeled apple into her armpit to saturate it with her scent and then present it to her lover. "Essence and Alchemy" resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice trade to the quests of the alchemists. Aftel tracks scent through the boudoir and the bath and into the sanctums of worship, and along the way teaches us the art of perfume-making, including many of her own recipes, offering insights on the relationship of scent to solitude, sex, and soul.
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Add this copy of Essence and Alchemy: a Book of Perfume to cart. $23.40, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Add this copy of Essence and Alchemy: a Book of Perfume to cart. $75.95, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by North Point Press.
Add this copy of Essence and Alchemy: a Book of Perfume to cart. $85.00, very good condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by North Point Press.
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Very Good jacket. First Edition. First Edition. A very good hardcover in a very good mylar wrapped dust jacket. Light superficial staining to top edge. Ffep and first blank have wrinklingf at the top caused by a clip-on plastic book mark. SIGNED by the author on the half title page without inscription. The book is otherwise clean and tight and appears to be unread.
