The Book of Perfumes - Couverture rigide

Rimmel, Eugene

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1163200654 ISBN 13 : 9781163200650

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Book of Perfumes, authored by Eugene Rimmel, is a comprehensive guide to the world of fragrances. The book provides a detailed history of perfumes, their origin, and the evolution of the perfume industry. It also includes insights into the art of perfume making, the ingredients used, and the techniques employed to create different fragrances.The book is divided into different sections that cover various aspects of perfumes, including their classification, the different families of fragrances, and the various notes that make up a perfume. It also includes a guide to the different types of perfume bottles, their designs, and their significance.The author, Eugene Rimmel, was a renowned perfumer in the 19th century and the founder of the Rimmel cosmetics company. He brings his expertise and knowledge to this book, providing readers with an in-depth understanding of the world of perfumes.The Book of Perfumes is a must-read for anyone interested in perfumes, whether as a hobby or a profession. It is an informative and engaging book that provides a unique insight into the history, art, and science of perfume making.1865. With about 250 illustrations by Bourdelin, Thomas, etc. Eugene Rimmel joined his father's perfumery business in London's Bond Street in 1834. During his life, such was Eugene's success, that he collected 10 Royal Warrants from heads of state all over Europe, including Queen Victoria, for his perfumes and fragranced products. In Book of Perfumes, the Victorian parfumier celebrates perfume; tracing a fascinating path from ancient Egyptian history to the present period; describing the various modes in use for extracting the aromas from plants and flowers; and summarizing the principal fragrant materials used in manufacture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Prefaces are out of fashion, and that it is now customary to plunge at once in medicts res, I feel bound in this instance to deviate from the general rule, and to explain how I was led to emerge from the depths of my laboratory, and to appear thus before the public in an entirely new character. Four years ago, I had to prepare for the Society of Arts a paper on The Art of Perfumery, its History and Commercial Development, and, to qualify myself for the task, I was forced to devour a huge pile of hig hooks in order to ascertain through what mysterious arts the Ancients ministered to the gratification of their olfactory sense, and to the embellishment of the human face divine. Two jears later, I was called upon to form part of the Jury at the Great Exhibition, and to draw up the official report of the Perfumery
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1875. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1163200654
• ISBN 13: 9781163200650
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Bourdelin
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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