This document provides a timeline of key events in the history of perfume from the 20th century BCE to the 14th century CE. Some of the earliest mentions of perfume are found on Sumerian perfume maker tablets from 20th century BCE Mesopotamia. Large scale perfume production began on Cyprus in the 15th century BCE. The ancient Egyptian Ebers Papyrus from the same time period contains one of the earliest known perfume recipes. By the 1st century CE, Dioscorides was describing perfume "balls" made of rose, spikenard, and myrrh. Arab chemist Al-Kindi wrote one of the earliest books on perfume making methods and recipes in the 9th century CE. Europeans
This document provides a timeline of key events in the history of perfume from the 20th century BCE to the 14th century CE. Some of the earliest mentions of perfume are found on Sumerian perfume maker tablets from 20th century BCE Mesopotamia. Large scale perfume production began on Cyprus in the 15th century BCE. The ancient Egyptian Ebers Papyrus from the same time period contains one of the earliest known perfume recipes. By the 1st century CE, Dioscorides was describing perfume "balls" made of rose, spikenard, and myrrh. Arab chemist Al-Kindi wrote one of the earliest books on perfume making methods and recipes in the 9th century CE. Europeans
This document provides a timeline of key events in the history of perfume from the 20th century BCE to the 14th century CE. Some of the earliest mentions of perfume are found on Sumerian perfume maker tablets from 20th century BCE Mesopotamia. Large scale perfume production began on Cyprus in the 15th century BCE. The ancient Egyptian Ebers Papyrus from the same time period contains one of the earliest known perfume recipes. By the 1st century CE, Dioscorides was describing perfume "balls" made of rose, spikenard, and myrrh. Arab chemist Al-Kindi wrote one of the earliest books on perfume making methods and recipes in the 9th century CE. Europeans
This document provides a timeline of key events in the history of perfume from the 20th century BCE to the 14th century CE. Some of the earliest mentions of perfume are found on Sumerian perfume maker tablets from 20th century BCE Mesopotamia. Large scale perfume production began on Cyprus in the 15th century BCE. The ancient Egyptian Ebers Papyrus from the same time period contains one of the earliest known perfume recipes. By the 1st century CE, Dioscorides was describing perfume "balls" made of rose, spikenard, and myrrh. Arab chemist Al-Kindi wrote one of the earliest books on perfume making methods and recipes in the 9th century CE. Europeans
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In Dioscorides’ De Japanese and Arab chemist Al- Avicenna, one of After ear ly Europeans begin to Materia Medica he Chinese pomander s Kindi writes Kitāb the “father s of Christians use pomander s— describes perfume have been found Kīmiyā al-itr Wat- modern medicine,” suppressed the small container s of use of perfume “balls” made dating back to this Tas’ĪĪ dāt (The Book Tas’ is credited with the perfume—to keep and incense in of rose, Indian time period. These of the Chemistr y fir st distillation of the air around them their per sonal and spikenard, and were used, in par t, of Perfume and essential oils. religious practices clean and to avoid myrrh. These balls to provide sensual Distillations). It as a reaction to the contracting the were used either enter tainment to describes many decadent excesses plague and other to make necklaces dinner guests. perfume-making and religious diseases. Pomander to disguise the methods and activities of the ingredients often Roman Empire, smell of sweat or recipes for fragrant included rose water, perfume makes infused in oil to oils, salves, and cloves, cinnamon, a comeback as make an ointment aromatic water s. returning Cr usader s sandalwood, and for application after begin to reintroduce labdanum. bathing. exotic scents, such as musk and aromatic resins, from the Middle East.
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“Queen of Hungar y Liber De Arte Nicholas Culpeper, Paul Feminis, an The nephew of Paul The advancement Water” or Eau de Distillandi is written herbalist and Italian barber, Feminis, Jean Marie of chemistr y lays Hongrie is created by French physician botanist, records invents Eau de Farina, modifies the the way for modern for the Queen of Hieronymous the use of many Cologne, originally L’ eau admirable perfumer y, and Hungar y. Many ear ly Br unschwig. In this aromatic plant called L’ eau formula and synthetic chemicals recipes included text that led to distillates, including admirable (the renames it Eau de begin to appear fresh rosemar y the widespread those made from admirable water). It Cologne. in mass-mar keted distilled with brandy, use of essential wormwood, hyssop, included citr us oils, fragrances. sometimes with the oils, Br unschwig r ue, chamomile, and neroli, and lavender. addition of thyme, wrote about four lemon. lemon, lavender, or essential oils: oil of marjoram. turpentine, juniper, rosemar y, and lavender.
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