Fragrant : the secret life of scent / Mandy Aftel.

  • Aftel, Mandy
Date:
2014
  • Books

About this work

Description

"From a trailblazer in natural perfumery comes a celebration of our most potent sense: scent. Through five major players in the epic of aroma (cinnamon, mint, frankincense, ambergris, and jasmine) Mandy Aftel explores the profound connection between our sense of smell and the appetites that move us, give us pleasure, and make us fully alive. Includes recipes for easy-to-make fragrances and edible, drinkable, and useful concoctions that reveal the imaginative possibilities of creating with--and reveling in--aroma"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

New York : Riverhead Books, 2014.

Physical description

274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

A new nose -- A taste for adventure: cinnamon -- There's no smell like home: mint -- Reaching for transcendence: frankincense -- Curious and curiouser: ambergris -- Seduced by beauty: jasmine.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-262) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    JKM /AFT
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9781594631412
  • 1594631417