"Von Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, dem finsteren Helden, sei nur verraten, daß er 1738 in Paris, in einer stinkigen Fischbude, geboren wird. Die Ammen, denen das Kerlchen an die Brust gelegt wird, halten es nur ein paar Tage mit ihm aus: Er sei zu gierig, außerdem vom Teufel besesse…
A Berkeley, California perfumer discusses the meaning and use of fragrance throughout history, emphasizing the sensual, sexual, and sometimes spiritual, aspects of the art of perfumery, as expressed by poets, philosophers, and anonymous writers. She also offers information neede…
For centuries people have taken instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin, using them to pray, to heal and to make love not war. Yet in many ways perfumery, with its creative and sensual possibilities, is a lost art ...
