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Essence and Alchemy: A Book of Perfume: Bestsellers cărți despre parfumuri

Autor Mandy Aftel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 noi 2002
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. This book tracks scent through the boudoir and the bath and into the sanctums of worship, and along the way teaches the art of perfume-making.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780747558019
ISBN-10: 0747558019
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Seria Bestsellers cărți despre parfumuri

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

'...An intoxicating cultural history of perfume full of anecdotes...set to be a...classic. It's probably the ultimate...present for the modern aesthete - a treasure trove of tales about the magic of scent.' EVENING STANDARD

Notă biografică

Mandy Aftel is the founder of Aftelier, through which she creates one-of-a-kind perfumes for individuals and private labels. She is also a counselor who specializes in working with artists and writers. She is the author of three previous books, most recently THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. She lives in Berkeley, California.


Descriere

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.