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Lyttelton, Celia

 
9780451226242: The Scent Trail: How One Woman's Quest for the Perfect Perfume Took Her Around the World
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ISBN 10 : 0451226240 ISBN 13 : 9780451226242
Editeur : Berkley, 2009

Synopsis

Lyttelton?s passion for fragrance inspired her to have a signature perfume created just for her?and then to embark on the ultimate olfactory odyssey. Armed with a list of ingredients, she tracked down each component of her scent, tracing its origins, history, and culture.

From the iris fields of Tuscany to the vetivert distilleries of India, from the nutmeg plantations of Sri Lanka to the shores of the Arabian Sea, Celia gives readers a glimpse into the world of scent that few people have ever experienced, providing delicious details on its place in history?for example, how Casanova added small amounts of ambergris to chocolate mousses to aid his amorous adventures, and how Charles Dickens carried a monogrammed pocket nutmeg grater in his waist coat at a time when nutmeg was used to ward off evil and to spice rum.

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À propos de l'auteur

Celia Lyttelton is an artist and a journalist. She has written for Vogue, Tatler, Vanity Fair, World of Interiors, the Sunday Times and Harpers & Queen.

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Éditeur
Berkley
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0451226240
ISBN 13 
9780451226242
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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