Parfums antiques. De l'archéologue au chimiste. Histoire de l’art not to limit my remarks

not to limit my remarks to a collection of works of art which is only one aspect of the interest I have in Africa

Tomes I et II seuls

dated from the XIXth Dynasty (ca

Danielle Jouanna traces the progressive invention of the infernal universe here—a universe omnipresent in the imagination of poets and philosophers and in the daily lives of the Greeks

Parfums antiques. De l'archéologue au chimiste. Histoire de l’art not to limit my remarksThe use of perfume has continued to develop over the centuries, ever since humans began burning wood, resins, aromatic herbs, and spices and applying perfumed oils to their skin. Following the discovery of perfumeries at the archaeological sites of Delos (Greece), Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Paestum (Italy), an archaeologist and a chemist joined forces to study ancient perfumes. What was the role of perfumes in Antiquity? How were they made? With what