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Scent Bottles

part of the Shire Album S. series

About Scent Bottles

Perfume has been used in religious ceremony and also in medicine, for it was believed to have the power to ward off illness. Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780852639092
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 32
  • Published:
  • August 31, 2002
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x209x4 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 94 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Scent Bottles

Perfume has been used in religious ceremony and also in medicine, for it was believed to have the power to ward off illness. Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles.

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