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The Perfume Handbook
Nigel Groom
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Description for The Perfume Handbook
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; PNR; TC; TDCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
In 1948 I was posted, as a Political Officer, to a remote part of south-west Arabia on the edge of the great desert called the Empty Quarter. In valleys made fertile by seasonal flood-waters lay the remains of an ancient civilization. I found inscriptions and the ruin sites of towns, palaces and temples. Almost buried under the sand dunes were the tumbled walls of a great city. From here, two thousand years before, huge camel caravans had trudged their way along 1600 miles of burning sand and rocks to Petra and Gaza, burdened with a most precious cargo - frankincense, ... Read more
In 1948 I was posted, as a Political Officer, to a remote part of south-west Arabia on the edge of the great desert called the Empty Quarter. In valleys made fertile by seasonal flood-waters lay the remains of an ancient civilization. I found inscriptions and the ruin sites of towns, palaces and temples. Almost buried under the sand dunes were the tumbled walls of a great city. From here, two thousand years before, huge camel caravans had trudged their way along 1600 miles of burning sand and rocks to Petra and Gaza, burdened with a most precious cargo - frankincense, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401050159
SKU
V9789401050159
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for The Perfume Handbook
Skilfully blends whimsy with chemistry, with a fair sprinkling of social and scientific history - Nature; An invaluable companion, and it is certainly an interesting and helpful reference book - Esprit; The book has something for everybody, and that should ensure its success. - Cosmetic World News; This versatile title offers something ... Read more