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Fleeting - Scents in Colour

Fleeting - Scents in Colour

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Scented flowers, perfumes, foul-smelling canals, unpleasant body odors, new aromas from far-away lands, the disappearing smells of bleaching fields, old crafts, and the significance of smell in 17th-century life are all explored in this book. The authors will prepare historic scents to bring the paintings in the exhibition to life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 10 May 2021
Publisher: Uitgeverij de Kunst


Scented flowers, perfumes, foul-smelling canals, unpleasant body odours, the allure of scents, and their impact on well-being, the introduction of new aromas from far-away lands (spices, tobacco, coffee, and tea), the fading scents of bleaching fields, the preservation of old crafts, and more. Can life in the 17th century be captured in the aroma? How are smell (and scent) portrayed? What significance did people attach to smell? And what aromatic connotations do artworks have? In this book, the authors embark on a scent-historical exploration. Near the art, various historic scents will be prepared to bring the paintings in the exhibition to life.

Scented flowers, perfumes, foul-smelling canals, unpleasant body odours, the allure of scents, and their impact on well-being, the introduction of new aromas from far-away lands (spices, tobacco, coffee, and tea), the fading scents of bleaching fields, the preservation of old crafts, and more. Can life in the 17th century be captured in the aroma? How are smell (and scent) portrayed? What significance did people attach to smell? And what aromatic connotations do artworks have? In this book, the authors embark on a scent-historical exploration. Near the art, various historic scents will be prepared to bring the paintings in the exhibition to life.

Weight: 786g
Dimension: 240 x 301 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789462623293

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