This encyclopaedic reference covers all aspects of modern and traditional perfumery. Each entry includes information on botanical identity, origin, use, history, folklore and examples of the perfumes in which it is a constituent. There are similar entries for modern synthetic ingredients. Detailed descriptions of 200 top commercial fragrances of the present day include their main ingredients, their creators and biographies of those who designed their bottles. The differents types and families of perfumes are listed, together with information on how to choose, use and keep a perfume. There is also a section on home perfume making, which includes an appendix of ancient and modern perfume recipes and formulas.
- ISBN10 0751403024
- ISBN13 9780751403022
- Publish Date 21 May 1992 (first published 15 May 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 November 1997
- Publish Country NL
- Publisher Springer
- Imprint Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 323
- Language English