{"product_id":"perfumed-annette-giesecke-9798887120478","title":"Perfumed: The Story of Fragrance in the Ancient Mediterranean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heady look at the fascinating world of perfumes, incense, and other aromatics in the ancient Mediterranean and their vibrant and sometimes violent history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfumed\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to breathe deeply and inhale the incense burning on the altars of the Greeks, perfumes sprinkled on spectators in Roman amphitheaters or wafting from the robes of Persian kings, and unguents filling Egyptian tombs. Though we don't know who first burned a fragrant branch to perfume their dwelling or rubbed an aromatic petal against their skin, evidence demonstrates that such practices were ubiquitous by the Bronze Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpens with a richly illustrated overview of aromatics in Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Roman Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the role fragrance played in all aspects of daily life and details major ingredients, including balsam, frankincense, rose, myrrh, saffron, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures vivid passages from ancient sources, including perfume recipes and intriguing anecdotes such as the historian Herodotus's account of winged serpents guarding frankincense trees in Arabia or Pliny the Elder's claim that the emperor Nero burned a year's harvest of frankincense for his wife's funeral (after likely murdering her).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains over 80 images drawn from a diverse range of ancient sources and archaeological evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience the ancient world through its most evocative sense. Best-selling author Annette Giesecke's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfumed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is essential reading for anyone with an interest in plants, perfumes, and other aromatics, as well as the rich, interrelated cultures of the Mediterranean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Giesecke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887120478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Annette Giesecke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49173099086079,"sku":"9798887120478","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perfumed-annette-giesecke-9798887120478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}