Of music and perfume
The Origins of Chypre - II
The Origins of Chypre - I
OverviewsAlexandre Hchypre, guerlain, coty, françois coty, perfumery, crêpe de chine, oiselets de chypre, poudre de chypre, bergamot, labdanum, patchouli, incense, middle ages, history, ethnobotany
Perfumes and the Plague
The Origins of Incense
OverviewsAlexandre Hincense, frankincense, kyphi, ancient egypt, perfume, perfume history, history, egyptology, anthropology, olibanum, boswellia sacra, boswellia carterii, ra, book of the dead, pyramid texts incense, egypt incense
The Perfume of Elizabeth I
The Symbols of Labdanum
The Orange, Tree and Neroli
OverviewsAlexandre Hneroli, orange blossom, orange tree, orange tree symbol, neroli meaning, chinese mythology, hesperides, greek mythology, perfume, perfume history, chastity, symbols, unicorn tapestries, perfume symbols
Onycha : the Purple Pearl
OverviewsAlexandre Honycha, blatta byzantiana, sea shell, kabbalah, qabbalah, ketoret, incense, solomon, labdanum, magic, symbolism, theology, religion, incense of solomon, exodus, bible, moses, purple
The Vice and Virtues of Castoreum
OverviewsAlexandre Hcastoreum, perfume, magic, picatrix, da vinci, middle ages, medieval, pharmacopy, history, recipe, castor, beaver, musk, raw materials
Saffron : the Green Gold
OverviewsAlexandre Hhinduism, sikhism, persia, iran, saffron, zafran, spirituality, religion, buddhism, buddha, zoroastrianism, symbols, symbolism, symbology, proto indo european, etymology, perfume
The Nard of Mary-Magdalene
OverviewsAlexandre Hnard, bible, lavender, mary magdalene, assyria, perfume, history, anthropology, spirituality, theology, mary of magdala, spikenard, anointing
Amber and Kabbalah
OverviewsAlexandre Hambergris, amber, kabbalah, qabalah, theology, jonah, bible, book of jonah, perfume history, perfume, india, vedas, spirituality, esoterism, mysticism, symbolism, symbols, esoteric, self development, happiness, innerself, judaism, christianism, metanoia
The Secret Scent of Japan
OverviewsAlexandre Hjapan, shinto, shintoism, buddhism, perfume, incense, kodo ceremony, kodo, seasons in japan, perfume theology, perfume history, hersip, nathalie feisthauer, nippon, tokyo, kyoto, agarwood, oud, aloeswood, haiky, haiku, funeral rites
The bitter, the loving ; the myrrh and the dying.
OverviewsAlexandre Hmyrrh, symbolism, spirituality, adoration of the magi, three magi, frankincense, myron, myrrophores, myroblites, funeral rites, christianism, orthodoxy, church fathers, anointing, holy chrism, resurrection, theology, perfume theology, virgin mary, theotokos, nativity, theophany
Cardamom : the Queen of Peace
OverviewsAlexandre Hcardamom, peace, uae, qatar, india, karak tea, dubai, gcc, arabian gulf, coffee, middle east, ethiopia, spirituality, sufism, religion, perfume history
Sub rosa : secrets of the rose
OverviewsAlexandre Hrose, sub rosa, mystical, mythology, greek mythology, mystery, esoterism, cybele, virgin mary, rosa mystica, mystical rose, cardinal newman, lucretius, poetry, symbolism, religion, spirituality, innerself, perfume, meditation, history
Vetiver : the Tree of Life
OverviewsAlexandre Hvetiver, perfume, hinduism, tantrism, kabbalah, tiphereth, geburah, hesed, sephiroth, sefirot, spirituality, tree of life, ruh khus, khus khus, khas, chakras, musandhara, ayurveda
Musk in Islam : the esoteric way.
OverviewsAlexandre Hislam, sufi, persia, deermusk, deer musk, musk, misk, musk deer, esoterism, history, spirituality, religion, perfume, attar, mysticism, muhammad, jannat
The hidden story of vanilla
OverviewsAlexandre Hvanilla, mesoamerican, secret, mythology, legends, history, conquistadores, gloriana, elizabeth i, gourmand, aztec
