Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
In Search of Perfumes : A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents, Paperback / softback Book

In Search of Perfumes : A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Pre-Order

Description

In order to pro­duce one kilogram of rose oil, one million flowers must be picked, by hand.

This book is my homage to the harvesters of the world. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority.

He has spent the last thirty years working closely with local communities across the globe to establish a sustainable supply of natural ingredients crucial to perfume making.

From resin cultivated by traditional methods in El Salvador to rose oil distilleries in India as old as the Taj Mahal, his network reveals an elusive trade built on the fault lines of tradition and modernity. With In Search of Perfumes, Roques takes us on a fragrant journey from Andalusia to Somaliland, revealing seventeen of the industry's most precious ingredients and the vast but delicate ecosystem sustained by the artisans who are its caretakers. Roques shows us the beauty and mysteries of a familiar trade.

This is a return to the source of the world's scents.

Information

Other Formats

£9.99

Pre-Order
Pre-Order
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information