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In Search of Perfumes
A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents
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In order to produce one kilogram of rose oil, one million flowers must be picked, by hand. This book is my homage to the harvesters of the world. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has spent the last thirty years...
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In Search of Perfumes is a fragrant journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade.
A fascinating, personal, and life-long journey that unveils the secrets of a global industry by a leading expert in his field.
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In order to produce one kilogram of rose oil, one million flowers must be picked, by hand. This book is my homage to the harvesters of the world.
When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has spent the last thirty years working closely with local communities across the globe to establish a sustainable supply of natural ingredients crucial to perfume making. From resin cultivated by traditional methods in El Salvador to rose oil distilleries in India as old as the Taj Mahal, his network reveals an elusive trade built on the fault lines of tradition and modernity.
With In Search of Perfumes, Roques takes us on a fragrant journey from Andalusia to Somaliland, revealing seventeen of the industry's most precious ingredients and the vast but delicate ecosystem sustained by the artisans who are its caretakers.
Roques shows us the beauty and mysteries of a familiar trade. This is a return to the source of the world's scents.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781914495694
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Mountain Leopard Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Stephanie Smee
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 214g
Pages: 304
About the Author
DOMINIQUE ROQUES is the head of sourcing at Firmenich, a Swiss company which provides the world's leading perfume brands with natural fragrances, essences, and extracts. Over the last thirty years, he has worked with companies such as Bulgari, Thierry Mugler, Guerlain and Yves Saint Laurent.
STEPHANIE SMEE is a translator of French literature into English.Also by Dominique Roques
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In Search of Perfumes
'[An] immersive debut... with detailed accounts of his trips and vivid descriptions of the scents ... [Roques'] rich travelogue will transport readers' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) In Search of Perfumes is a fragrant journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade. Fruits, flowers, spices, bark, leaves, and branches are just some of the natural ingredients...Hardback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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