The Museum of Scent by Mandy Aftel

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The Museum of Scent: Exploring the Curious and Wondrous World of Fragrance
Author: Mandy Aftel
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Copyright: 2023
ISBN: 0789214717 / 978-0789214713
Pages: 264

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The Museum of Scent by Mandy Aftel offers an enchanting exploration of the history, artistry, and science of fragrance.

Inspired by Mandy Aftel's museum, the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents, this captivating book combines stunning visuals with engaging narratives, delving into the origins and cultural significance of rare and exotic aromatic materials.

Aftel masterfully balances historical anecdotes with practical insights, making the world of scent accessible to both novices and seasoned enthusiasts.

With its rich color illustrations and thoughtful storytelling, this book is a sensory delight and a must-read for anyone captivated by the transformative power of fragrance.

As a charming added touch, The Museum of Scent comes with a delicately scented, scratch-and-sniff bookmark. The one I received is scented with Clary Sage.

From the Back Cover of The Museum of Scent

Immerse yourself in the natural and cultural history of scent with this richly illustrated book inspired by the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents—the first museum of fragrance in the United States, founded by world-renowned natural perfumer Mandy Aftel.

INCLUDES A NATURALLY SCENTED BOOKMARK

This work... is a true original—a rarest of rare legacy volume. This book was created by a beautiful elder who is a polymath: meaning, a highly unique person of multiple modern and old ways of knowing. ... Mandy Aftel’s dons and talents are now resting in your hands in this magical tome that, I deeply sense and hope, will bless you time and again.
—From the foreword by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Reyés, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves and the forthcoming La Curandera, Walking in Two Worlds

The Museum of Scent is a beautiful catalog of Mandy's olfactory expertise and artistry. This book is a wonderful guide through the rich and fascinating world of perfumery, and a joyful invitation to sniff your way through life!
—Alice Waters, chef, restaurateur, and author

From the queen of artisan perfumers, a delightful introduction to the universe of scent and scented materials. Aromatics leap off the page in all their singularity, accompanied by astounding images and fascinating context. In book form as much as in real life, Aftel’s carefully curated collection presents a whole that is revelatory in every one of its component parts.
—Saskia Wilson-Brown, director and founder, The Institute for Art and Olfaction

Opening up this book is like opening up a whole new room in your imagination you didn’t quite realize existed—even if you never thought you were interested in perfume. It's gorgeous to look at and gorgeous to read, bristling with details and wild histories. It’s a book to pick up again and again: whether you land on a page about onycha shells, shiso, or honeysuckle, you're swept into a dreamy world—a cabinet of curiosities for the senses that’s both exquisite and endlessly surprising.
—Jean Godfrey-June, Executive Beauty Editor, Goop

In The Museum of Scent, author Mandy Aftel writes, ‘You don't just smell an aroma; you fall into it.’ The same is true of this magnificent book: it is so rich in story, information, and images, you don't just read it, you fall into it and don't want it to end!
—Ivy Ross, coauthor of the New York Times best seller Your Brain on Art and VP of Hardware Design at Google

Table of Contents for the Museum of Scent

Foreword
1. Aromatic Atlantis
2. Getting to the Essence
3. Perfume Organ
4. The Flower Family
5. Ambergris
6. Theatrum Botanicum
7. The Woods Family
8. Botanical Treasure Boxes
9. Civet
10. The Leaves and Grasses Family
11. Beautiful Business
12. Wood of the Gods
13. The Resins Family
14. Symbolorum et Emblematum
15. Musk
16. The Spice Family
17. Cabinet of Curiosities
18. Hyraceum
19. The Citrus Family
20. Floral Reverie
21. Castoreum
22. The Gourmand Family
23. Maker’s Knowledge
24. Onycha
25. The Herbal Family
26. The Rimmel Collection
27. Marie Antoinette au Revoir
28. The Natural Isolates Family
29. Aromatic Magic
Acknowledgments
Index

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