The Lost Art of Perfume

Name: The Lost Art of Perfume
Brand: Max Milo Editions
SKU: 9782315019380
Price: 11.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-2-315-01938-0

de Septimus Piesse (auteur), Alan Cook (narrateur)

Maison d'édition : Max Milo Editions

juillet 2024

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Résumé

“He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men.”Patrick Süskind, Perfume.The manufacturing secrets of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the hero of Süskind’s novel, have been forgotten. Or nearly forgotten. Master perfumer Septimus Piesse (1820-1882) was one of the last to learn about musical alchemy and the intimate history of fragrances: “There is, so to speak, an octave of odors, like an octave of notes; certain perfumes blend together like the sounds of an instrument.”We present here the essentials of this 1857 classic, which also traces the history of perfumes among the Romans, Chinese and Egyptians. The Afterword includes a short treatise on the political role of flowers.

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Septimus Piesse (auteur)

Septimus Piesse was an illustrious master perfumer and expert chemist of the 19th century, one of the last to follow artisanal methods. His book, published in 1857, remains a reference. He is the creator of the odophone, a sound-perfume correspondence table.

Auteur(s) : Septimus Piesse