Parfums antiques. De l'archéologue au chimiste. Histoire de l’art In their diversity

In their diversity

de l'abondant et riche mobilier déposé au musée du Pays châtillonnais

and the Renaissance

dated from the XIXth Dynasty (ca

Tomes I et II seuls

Parfums antiques. De l'archéologue au chimiste. Histoire de l’art In their diversityThe use of perfume has continued to develop over the centuries, ever since humans began burning wood, resins, aromatic herbs, and spices and applying perfumed oils to their skin. Following the discovery of perfumeries at the archaeological sites of Delos (Greece), Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Paestum (Italy), an archaeologist and a chemist joined forces to study ancient perfumes. What was the role of perfumes in Antiquity? How were they made? With what