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Perfume was produced by ancient Greeks, [1] and perfume was also refined by the Romans, the Persians and the Arabs. Although perfume and perfumery also existed in East Asia, much of its fragrances were incense based. The basic ingredients and methods of making perfumes are described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.
A cultural history of fragrance from 1750 to the present day. Süskind, Patrick (2006). "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer". Vintage Publishing (English edition). ISBN 978-0-307-27776-3. A novel of perfume, obsession and serial murder. Also released as a movie with same name in 2006.
English Fern: Penhaligon's: William Henry Penhaligon: c.1911 Narcisse Noir: Caron: Ernest Daltroff: 1912 L'Heure Bleue: Guerlain: Jacques Guerlain [10] [11] 1912 Quelques Fleurs: Houbigant: Robert Bienaimé: 1912 Un Air Embaumé: Rigaud Henri Rigaud 1912 Lubinette: Lubin Perfumes [13] 1913 April Violets: Yardley: c.1913 Muguet: Coty, Paris ...
The word 'attar' is believed to have been derived from the Persian word itir, [3] which is in turn derived from the Arabic word 'itr (عطر), meaning 'perfume'. [4] [5]The earliest recorded mention of the techniques and methods used to produce essential oils is believed to be that of Ibn al-Baitar (1188–1248), an Al-Andalusian (Muslim Iberia) physician, pharmacist and chemist.
Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally that was mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and named for the region of Gilead, where it was produced. The expression stems from William Tyndale 's language in the King James Bible of 1611 and has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech.
Musk deer of Tibet in an 1835 illustration. Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery.They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors.
The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore, Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange ...
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