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A perfumer's guide to fragrant plants
A perfumer's guide to fragrant plants
Description
Book Introduction
Stories of 38 perfumers, 528 fragrances, and 71 fragrant plants
The story of perfume and scent told directly by the perfumer
What is your favorite scent?

We invite you to the stories and history behind fragrance, the sensibilities of perfumers, and the historical development of fragrant plants and synthetic fragrances that are fascinating in their own right.
Perfume preserves and evokes human memories.
Everyone has a story and memories associated with fragrance.
Each and every one of the things that make a perfume, how it is made, used, loved, and disappears has an interesting history.


The stories of our favorite scents, the fascinating plants that give them their scents, and the perfumers who are like artists.
This book takes us on a journey with fragrance.
Reading this book itself becomes a small adventure.
How about spritzing on your favorite perfume, opening a book, and going on an adventure together?
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index
Fragrances cultivated by mankind
The scent of the Garden of Eden
Various aspects

Ancient aromatherapy

Ancient Egypt, where incense was used daily
Perfume placed on the hand of a priest
Spread of aromatherapy
The scent of treatment and healing
For home use
Ayurveda of India
Ancient Greece: The Evolution of Incense
The possibility of enjoyment
The scent of Olympia
Offerings and Fumigation
The fragrance that became the elixir of immortality
Medical Uses of Incense
Ancient Roman traditions
Fragrance from afar
Incense from West Asia (Near East)

Medieval potions

Arabia and Distillation
Perfume as a remedy
Alcohol extraction method
Elixir of the plague
fear of water

The Enlightenment of the Modern Perfume Industry

The Renaissance and Filth
Glove and perfume industries
Louis XIV's Palace
The Fragrant Palace of Louis XV
Portrait of a perfumer
Classification of fragrances
essential oils
Development and fragrance of chemistry

The Birth of Modern Perfume

Industrializing incense
The Birth of Absolute
Collect pieces to make incense
A new category of Accord
20th century: abstract flowers
Becoming a perfumer and chemist

The emergence of Headspace, more real than nature

The latest technology in the natural fragrance industry
Living Perfume, a fragrance with life
Perfume technology revived with synthetic notes
Inside the sublime perfume
Limits of natural resources
Fragrance is everywhere

The path forward for steerers


Expressing Perfume - Sylvaine Delacourte
38 perfumers and 38 fragrant plants


Gaiac
Galbanum
Osmanthus
Lavender
Mate
Mandarin
Mimosa
Mint
Vanilla
Violet
Basil
Bergamot
Vetiver
Benzoin
Black Current
Bitter Orange
Sandalwood
Narcissus
Star Anise
Styrax
Cinnamon
Cedar
Cistus
Iris
Acacia
Wormwood
Frankincense
immortel
Ylang-ylang
Jasmine
Rose
Geranium
Ginger
Cardamom
Clary Sage (Salvia)
Tonka Bean
Tuberose
Patchouli

33 Plants with Attractive Scents

Coriander
Nutmeg
Yellow daffodil (Narcissus jonquilla)
Niaouli
Dill
Lime
Sweet Lemon (Limette)
Lemon
Lemongrass
Liveche
Roman Chamomile
Rosemary
Lotus
Marjoram
Marigold
Melissa
Myrrh
Verbena
Black Pepper
Cypress
Spatium (Spanish Broom)
Angelica
Elemi
Oakmoss
Eucalyptus
Lentisque
Juniper Berry
Carnation
Clove
Thyme
Tolu Balsam
Fennel
Hyacinth

Natural extracts used in perfume

Basic knowledge of plants
About the extraction method
Natural extracts and their components
What are essential oils?
Concrete, resinoid, absolute
Rectification of natural extracts

Glossary

Grasse, the capital of perfume
The World of Perfume at the International Perfume Museum
An unprecedented artistic journey
MIP Botanical Garden and the World of Fragrant Plants
We are creative stewards
French Perfumers Association
Nature is still alive and well

Perfumes featured in this book

Photo credit
About the Author
Freddy Ghozland
Xavier Fernandez
Bernard Garotin
Thanks to the Plant Hunters
Merci

People who made books

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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 31, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 252 pages | 856g | 188*280*15mm
- ISBN13: 9791197158636
- ISBN10: 1197158634

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