Fragrance: From plant to perfume, the botanical origins of scent

With botanical illustrations from the Kew archive and expert text, this book is an exploration of scent and the plant origins of perfume.

Flowers, fruits, herbs, resins, woods, spices. From bloom to bottle, the subtle art of perfume has always had its roots in the natural world.


Fragrance reveals the botanical backgrounds of 100 intoxicating ingredients that define scents from Chanel No5 to Opium. Evocative insights from experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and fragrance specialists Josh Carter and Samuel Gearing combine with beautiful botanical illustrations in this enchanting distillation of the origins of perfume.

• | Author: Josh Carter, Samuel Gearing, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• | Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
• | Publication Date: Oct 24, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781802797282
• | ISBN-10: 1802797289