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The Ephemeral History of Perfume : Scent and Sense in Early Modern England.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (274 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421404226
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Ephemeral History of PerfumeDDC classification:
  • 152.1/660942
LOC classification:
  • BF271 .D84 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Strange, Invisible Perfumes -- Chapter 1. Censing God: Frankincense, Censers, Churches -- Chapter 2. Casting Selves: Rosewater, Casting Bottles, Court -- Chapter 3. Discovering Sassafras: Sassafras, Noses, New World Environments -- Chapter 4. Smelling Disease: Rosemary, Pomanders, Shut-in Households -- Chapter 5. Oiled in Ambergris: Ambergris, Gloves, London's Luxury Markets -- Chapter 6. Bowers of Bliss: Jasmine, Potpourri Vases, Pleasure Gardens -- Conclusion. Ephemeral Remains -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Dugan's inspired analysis of a wide range of underexplored sources makes available to scholars a remarkable wealth of information on the topic.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Strange, Invisible Perfumes -- Chapter 1. Censing God: Frankincense, Censers, Churches -- Chapter 2. Casting Selves: Rosewater, Casting Bottles, Court -- Chapter 3. Discovering Sassafras: Sassafras, Noses, New World Environments -- Chapter 4. Smelling Disease: Rosemary, Pomanders, Shut-in Households -- Chapter 5. Oiled in Ambergris: Ambergris, Gloves, London's Luxury Markets -- Chapter 6. Bowers of Bliss: Jasmine, Potpourri Vases, Pleasure Gardens -- Conclusion. Ephemeral Remains -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Dugan's inspired analysis of a wide range of underexplored sources makes available to scholars a remarkable wealth of information on the topic.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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