
Scent: The Mysterious and Essential Powers of Smell
Hardback Published on: 03/12/1992
Price: £14.99
Synopsis
Charts the history of the nose in medicine, philosophy and religion. The author reviews the power of smell and explores the practices of the Aztecs to the laboratories of Dior, from the plagues of the Middle Ages to contemporary aromatherapy, from religious ritual to pagan propaganda.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780701140199
- Number of pages: 260
- Dimensions: 223 x 142 mm
- Weight: 450g

