
Title:
Fragrant : the secret life of scent
Author:
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
New York : Riverhead Books, [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781594631412
Abstract:
From a trailblazer in natural perfumery comes a celebration of our most potent sense: scent. Through five major players in the epic of aroma (cinnamon, mint, frankincense, ambergris, and jasmine) Mandy Aftel explores the profound connection between our sense of smell and the appetites that move us, give us pleasure, and make us fully alive. Includes recipes for easy-to-make fragrances and edible, drinkable, and useful concoctions that reveal the imaginative possibilities of creating with--and reveling in--aroma.
Contents:
A new nose -- A taste for adventure: cinnamon -- There's no smell like home: mint -- Reaching for transcendence: frankincense -- Curious and curiouser: ambergris -- Seduced by beauty: jasmine.
Language:
English