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Megallus: The Ancient Perfumer Whose Name Became a Punchline
In the fifth or fourth century before the Common Era, a man named Megallus made a perfume.
The Vindolanda Tablets: Roman Soldiers Ordering Perfume on Hadrian's Wall
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Sen no Rikyu's Incense Rule: The Philosophy of Almost Nothing
There is a position on fragrance so radical that most people who encounter it assume it must be a mistranslation. It is not about what...
Al-Kindi's 107 Recipes: The Ninth-Century Textbook That Predates Everything
Al-Kindi's 107 Recipes: The Ninth-Century Textbook That Predates Everything
Fargeon: Marie Antoinette's Perfumer Who Survived the Guillotine
Fargeon: Marie Antoinette's Perfumer Who Survived the Guillotine
Theophrastus and Concerning Odors: The World's First Book About Smell
Around 300 BCE, a man in Athens sat down and wrote the first systematic treatise on the nature of smell. His name was Theophrastus.
Ziryab: The Man Who Invented Seasonal Fragrance, Deodorant, and the Three-Course Meal
Ziryab: The Man Who Invented Seasonal Fragrance, Deodorant, and the Three-Course Meal
The Ranjatai: A Piece of Wood Cut Eleven Times in Twelve Hundred Years
The Ranjatai: A Piece of Wood Cut Eleven Times in Twelve Hundred Years