Solomon Award, Mandy Aftel unearths a forgotten world in which scent was celebrated by poets, contemplated by philosophers, and universally appreciated for its profound resonance with body, mind, and soul. In "Essence and Alchemy," winner of the Sense of Smell Institute's Richard B. Yet in many ways perfumery is a lost art, its creative and sensual possibilities eclipsed by the dominance of synthetic ingredients.
Binding is sound.įor centuries, people have taken what seems to be an instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin, and using them to pray, to heal, and to make love. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Aftel, Mandy Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume
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