Scent bottles
Auteur :
Walker, Alexandra
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9780852639092
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2002
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,9 x 0,6 cm
Poids :
100 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Perfume has been used in religious ceremony and also in medicine, for it was believed to have the power to ward off illness. Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles.