9798279346721 - Smells Like History: Perfume, Incense, and Scent Through Time (hidden Histories) by Ashbridge, Theo; Publishing, Creative Spark (4 results)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2025
Series: Hidden Histories, Book 5 of 5. Book 5 of 5 - Hidden Histories
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Before writing came fragrance. Long before humans recorded words on clay or parchment, they burned resins to speak with gods, anointed rulers with oils, and marked love, power, and death through scent. Smell was one of humanity's first languages - invisible, intimate, and deeply symbolic. Sm…ells Like History takes readers on a richly atmospheric journey through time and across cultures. From Egyptian temples steeped in kyphi smoke to Arabian caravans trading frankincense, from perfumed Roman politics to the rose fields of Grasse and the laboratories that gave birth to modern fragrance, this book reveals how scent shaped belief, identity, commerce, and power. Blending lyrical storytelling with global history, each chapter opens a window onto moments when the air itself mattered - when what people breathed shaped who they were. These are not technical catalogs or dusty timelines, but intimate human stories of traders and healers, chemists and worshippers, artisans and dreamers whose ideas traveled farther than they ever could. Smells Like History invites you to reconsider the past through the most powerful and overlooked of the senses. Because history does not only survive in monuments and manuscripts.It lingers in the air. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2025
Series: Hidden Histories, Book 5 of 5. Book 5 of 5 - Hidden Histories
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Language: English
Published by Independently Published Dez 2025, 2025
Series: Hidden Histories, Book 5 of 5. Book 5 of 5 - Hidden Histories
- Softcover
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, GermanyAHA-BUCH GmbH
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Before writing came fragrance. Long before humans recorded words on clay or parchment, they burned resins to speak with gods, anointed rulers with oils, and marked love, power, and death through scent. Smell was one of humanity's first languages - invisible, intimate, and deeply symbolic. S…mells Like History takes readers on a richly atmospheric journey through time and across cultures. From Egyptian temples steeped in kyphi smoke to Arabian caravans trading frankincense, from perfumed Roman politics to the rose fields of Grasse and the laboratories that gave birth to modern fragrance, this book reveals how scent shaped belief, identity, commerce, and power. Blending lyrical storytelling with global history, each chapter opens a window onto moments when the air itself mattered - when what people breathed shaped who they were. These are not technical catalogs or dusty timelines, but intimate human stories of traders and healers, chemists and worshippers, artisans and dreamers whose ideas traveled farther than they ever could. Smells Like History invites you to reconsider the past through the most powerful and overlooked of the senses. Because history does not only survive in monuments and manuscripts.It lingers in the air.
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2025
Series: Hidden Histories, Book 5 of 5. Book 5 of 5 - Hidden Histories
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United KingdomCitiRetail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Before writing came fragrance. Long before humans recorded words on clay or parchment, they burned resins to speak with gods, anointed rulers with oils, and marked love, power, and death through scent. Smell was one of humanity's first languages - invisible, intimate, and deeply symbolic. Sm…ells Like History takes readers on a richly atmospheric journey through time and across cultures. From Egyptian temples steeped in kyphi smoke to Arabian caravans trading frankincense, from perfumed Roman politics to the rose fields of Grasse and the laboratories that gave birth to modern fragrance, this book reveals how scent shaped belief, identity, commerce, and power. Blending lyrical storytelling with global history, each chapter opens a window onto moments when the air itself mattered - when what people breathed shaped who they were. These are not technical catalogs or dusty timelines, but intimate human stories of traders and healers, chemists and worshippers, artisans and dreamers whose ideas traveled farther than they ever could. Smells Like History invites you to reconsider the past through the most powerful and overlooked of the senses. Because history does not only survive in monuments and manuscripts.It lingers in the air. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
