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Subject: The Perfume Handbook is a comprehensive, encyclopaedic reference book covering all aspects of perfumery, past and present, and containing much new information. Entries include descriptions of the plants and their essential oils used in perfumery from ancient times to the present day, showing botanical identities, where they grow, how they are used, their history and folklore, and examples of perfumes in which they are constituents. Animal ingredients are similarly described, together with the principal chemical and synthetic materials now employed. There are entries covering the history of perfumery since ancient times, perfume terminology and the processes of creation and manufacture. Brief biographies are provided of some of the great ‘noses,’ flacon designers and other famous people in the world of perfumery. The different families of fragrances are described, and there are notes on how to choose, use and keep a perfume. Some 200 of today’s top commercial perfumes are examined, showing their main ingredients, creators and flacon designers, and an appendix lists 1,300 modern fragrances. A section on home perfume making is supported by ancient and modern recipes and formulas; another on perfume containers covers their history from earliest times to the designers and manufacturers of the present day. Essential reading for perfumers and people in the perfume industry, The Perfume Handbook will also appeal to a wide range of others, from aromatherapists and botanists to gardeners, historians and scent bottle collectors, and indeed to everybody who uses perfume or wants to learn more about this romantic and fascinating subject.