Holly Dugan: 1 book
The Ephemeral History of Perfume
Scent and Sense in Early Modern England
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
In contrast to the other senses, smell has long been thought of as too elusive, too fleeting for traditional historical study. Holly Dugan disagrees, arguing that there are rich accounts documenting how men and women produced, consumed, and represented perfumes and their ephemeral effects. She delves...
