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Sacred Luxuries: Fragrance, Aromatherapy, and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
Sacred Luxuries Fragrance Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
Author: Lise Manniche
The art of modern fragrance-making owes much to practices developed in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians attached great importance to perfumes and cosmetics, which men and women wore to make themselves attractive and alluring, to restore vitality and good health, and as a means of venerating the gods and of negotiating a passage to the realm of the h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801437205
ISBN-10: 0801437202
Publication Date: 10/1999
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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