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Discover Italy’s fragrant history, iconic perfumes, and the art of scent.

The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery

Fifty Years of Exceptional Scents

$101.89

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    9 November 2020

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Summary

The volume is the first publication dedicated exclusively to the theme of Italian perfumery. A real manual, divided into three parts, offering a summary of the perfumes produced in Italy, reviewing the great brands that have made the olfactory taste known throughout the world, through wonderful essences, cutting-edge marketing and bottles with a refined design.

The author, in reminding us how modern perfumery was born in Italy – reaching the much more famous France only in the 16th ce…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9788836647071
ISBN-10:8836647073
Author:Marika Vecchiattini
Publisher:Silvana
Imprint:Silvana
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:9 November 2020
Weight:1.07kg
Dimensions:170mm x 240mm
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The Handbook of Great Italian Perfumery by Marika Vecchiattini - ISBN: 9788836647071
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Critics Review

“And this is no simple handbook, for Vecchiattini ends it with a list of c. 7,000 fragrances made in Italy over the last half-century, detailing manufacturer, perfume type and production year.” – Lucire - The global fashion magazine

About The Author

Marika Vecchiattini

Marika Vecchiattini is a writer, blogger and communicator of the Sense of Smell. Among her previous publications are: L’arte del profumo: la storia, la cultura e i desideri segreti delle essenze (Castelvecchi, 2010); Il linguaggio segreto del profumo (Castelvecchi, 2012), Capire gli odori (Amazon, 2019). Since 2007 she has run the blog “Bergamotto e Benzoino”, the first in Italy dedicated exclusively to the diffusion of perfume culture.

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