Leonardo da Vinci

and the Perfumes of the Renaissance

François Saint-Bris, Pascal Brioist, Carlo Vecce

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Editions Skira Paris
22 October 2024

Renaissance art

A fascinating journey into Leonardo da Vinci's works, the Renaissance and its perfumes

This exhibition catalogue is a journey into the perfumes of the Renaissance, through the daily life of Leonardo da Vinci and the legacy of his mother Caterina, who came from the shores of the Black Sea where she was sold as a slave. The book delves, among other things, into the scents of this brilliant era: the spices, incense and musks of Constantinople, the perfumed costumes of Venice, Florence, Milan and the court of Francis I of France.

The book highlitghts the plants of the Tuscan master's childhood, such as olive, jasmine, juniper, lemon and orange tree, as well as the smells of the workshop, walnut and linseed oils, rabbitskin glue, resins, waxes and fats. Leonardo himself concocted fragrant recipes, from the most delicate to the most intense, using enfleurage and distillation techniques.

Text by: Pascal Brioist, Carlo Vecce
Edited by: François Saint-Bris
Imprint: Editions Skira Paris
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 200mm,
Weight: 760g
ISBN: 9782370742452
ISBN 10: 2370742453
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

François Saint-Bris is President of the Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci. Pascal Brioist is professor of Modern History at the University of Tours. Carlo Vecce is professor of Italian Literature at l'Orientale University of Naples.

Reviews for Leonardo da Vinci: and the Perfumes of the Renaissance

Through a combination of artworks, fragrance recipes, and texts by historians and three-dimensional reconstruction experts, the catalog constructs a timeline that not only retraces the development of Renaissance scents but also their impact on Leonardo and his contemporaries.--Maya Pontone ""Hyperallergic""