Title: Perfume | Encyclopedia.com
Headings: Perfume
Perfume
PERFUME
Hand in Glove
Scents of Royalty
Courting Perfume
Street Scents and Scenes
Designers and Grand Dames
Peacetime Scent-Sations
Hints of Globalization
Designing a Fragrant Future
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Background
History
Raw Materials
The Manufacturing
Process
Collection
Extraction
Blending
Aging
Quality Control
The Future
Where To Learn More
Periodicals
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Content: In his court, the wings of doves were drenched with fragrance to be released after a great banquet to fill the air with refreshing scents. Extravagance was the coin of the realm. Vessels were designed to allow incense to be sprinkled on carpets and in dresser drawers. Incense was also burned to fumigate clothes, living quarters, and to induce sleep. Street Scents and Scenes
The growth of the urban environment in the eighteenth century gave meaning to fragrance for the masses. Over-crowding, lack of sanitation, and pollution made life unbearable. Fears of unknown diseases lurking in the water kept people from bathing. Perfumes emerged as the panacea for the great-unwashed populace. Crudely made perfumes and colognes could be bought on the street by roving self-appointed perfumers who hawked their fragrant wares from garments which looked like cook's aprons. Scent bottles filled the many pockets.