This book reveals perfume's widespread and permanent place in our culture of the senses, through illustrations, artefacts and paintings dating from 2000 BCE. The reader is guided through the ages through the bronze vessels of Babylon, kohl containers from Egypt, blown-glass amphorae from ancient Rome and the Islamic world, porcelain pot-pourris from the court of Louis XV of France, to the glass creations of Lalique in the 20th century. Included are eight historic perfumes: frankincense, rose, jasmine-sandalwood, orange ...
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This book reveals perfume's widespread and permanent place in our culture of the senses, through illustrations, artefacts and paintings dating from 2000 BCE. The reader is guided through the ages through the bronze vessels of Babylon, kohl containers from Egypt, blown-glass amphorae from ancient Rome and the Islamic world, porcelain pot-pourris from the court of Louis XV of France, to the glass creations of Lalique in the 20th century. Included are eight historic perfumes: frankincense, rose, jasmine-sandalwood, orange blossom, spice, eau de cologne, mille fleurs and citrus.
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Add this copy of Scents of Time: Perfume From Ancient Egypt to the 21st to cart. $32.67, good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Prestel.
