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Series
Brooklyn Botanic Garden all-region guides volume 193
Publisher
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperVia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each handpicked. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has spent the last thirty years working closely with local communities across the globe to establish a sustainable supply of natural ingredients crucial to perfume making.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this wide-ranging and accessible new book, biologist-turned-perfumer Elise Vernon Pearlstine turns our human-centered perception of fragrance on its head and investigates plants' evolutionary reasons for creating aromatic molecules. Delving into themes of spirituality, wealth, power, addiction, royalty, fantasy, and more, Pearlstine uncovers the natural history of aromatic substances and their intersection with human culture and civilization.
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