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Scent Bottles

Alexandra Walker

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English
Shire Publications
01 September 2002
Series: Shire Library
Perfume has been used in religious ceremony and also in medicine, for it was believed to have the power to ward off illness. Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles.

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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 210
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm,  Spine: 3mm
Weight:   100g
ISBN:   9780852639092
ISBN 10:   0852639090
Series:   Shire Library
Pages:   32
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction The earliest scent bottles Scent containers from the medieval to Stuart periods The eighteenth century The nineteenth century The twentieth century Further reading Places to visit

Alexandra Walker has worked at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston since 1975. Her interest in scent bottles developed from working with the collection of over 2700 examples in the Mrs French bequest to the museum.

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