Title: The Fascinating History of Perfume and Cologne | FragranceX
Headings: The Fascinating History of Perfume
The Fascinating History of Perfume
Perfume History Around the World
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Persia
Ancient Rome
Ancient India and China
Medieval Europe and the Renaissance
Perfume Creation and Early Uses
How Perfume Was Originally Made
Interesting Early Uses of Perfume
Perfume in the Modern World
Leanna Serras

Content: By the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, fragrance use had begun to spread among the public. Oriental fragrances focused heavily on herbs and spices, many of which were also used for food and medicine. Medieval Europe and the Renaissance
Around the 11th century A.D. during the Crusades, crusaders began to bring fragrance making materials and techniques back to Europe. They acquired these materials in the far and middle east, including the technique for distilling rose petals. During the bubonic plague, doctors would wear bird-like masks filled with herbs, spices and oils to ward off the sickness. The belief that scented oils and fragrant materials could eliminate the “stench of pestilence” helped grow the popularity of fragrance use in medieval Europe? By the 14th century A.D., Italians had almost perfected the perfume-making process and liquid perfumes began to replace solid ones. Marco Polo and his teams brought many unique aromatics back from their travels which turned Venice into a major fragrance trading post. Catherine de Medici, a wealthy Italian who married the French king in 1519, is often credited with bringing perfume to the rest of Europe. Her Italian perfumer, Rene le Florentin, created a signature scent for her out of orange blossom and bergamot.