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Scent
In this entertaining tour de force into the most elusive of our five senses, Le Guerer investigates scent and its relationship to myth, psychology, religion, ritual, sex, seduction, magic, social classes, and early pharmacology and healing practices.
Parfum (Le)
La parfumerie moderne s’est constituée à travers de lentes ruptures. Avec le sacré tout d’abord, avec la pharmacie et, plus près de nous, avec la nature. Le prêtre parfumeur a laissé la place au parfumeur apothicaire, médecin, gantier, couturier, artiste, chimiste et industriel. Avec l’avènement des molécules de synthèse, le parfum se dégage de ses liens avec les corps végétaux et animaux. Désincarné, il devient produit abstrait et objet marketing. C’est cette histoire que retrace ici Annick Le Guérer, de l’Antiquité à nos jours, en passant par l’âge d’or de Versailles, l’époque des Coty, Guerlain, Caron, Chanel ou encore Lanvin et Patou, jusqu’au tri...
Bulgari: The Perfume of Gems
A magnificent book on Bulgari's luxury line of fragrances exploring the intimate bonds that connect Rome, the gem roads, and the world of perfumes. This stunning luxury book--a kind of precious atlas of fragrances--traces the origins of Bulgari's precious perfumes back to the ancient gems and spice trails and to Bulgari's fine jewelry tradition, which is deeply rooted in Roman tradition. The fragrance range Le Gemme, developed by the greatest international master perfumers, is an expression of the DNA of the company and, like Bulgari jewels and watches, are worn by men and women who recognize the exclusive, refined, and colorful world of the Roman dolce vita lifestyle. Bulgari's muses have always been, and still are today, the most elegant women on the planet; noblewomen, princesses, actresses, and singers: from Sophia Loren to Liz Taylor, from Claudia Cardinale to Anna Magnani, from Sharon Stone to Nicole Kidman and Carla Bruni. An exclusive journey into the world of colors, jewelry, and fragrances, this elegant book tells a story that intertwines colored gems, precious essences, and the contemporary alchemies of the most famous "noses" in the world.
Traiter l’obésité et le surpoids
L’obésité continue de croître alors que ses causes restent encore mystérieuses. Dans ce livre, les chercheurs et les médecins les plus réputés ont réuni leurs compétences pour comprendre l’origine des dérèglements du poids et proposer des solutions. La recherche avance et les idées bougent du côté de la génétique, de la physiologie, de la nutrition, de la psychologie ! À partir d’une théorie toute différente des causes de l’obésité, de nouvelles démarches thérapeutiques et préventives porteuses d’espoir, plus respectueuses de la diversité des personnalités, se dessinent. Il ne s’agit plus seulement de perdre des kilos, mais d’aider la personne en di...
Givaudan: An Odysssey of Flavours and Fragrances
For 250 years, Givaudan has created perfumes and flavors of the highest quality, innovating and inspiring trends in scent and taste. Dior, Saint Laurent, and Prada turned to Givaudan to create J'adore, Opium, Infusion d'iris, and more. Here, sci-entists, philosophers, and historians explore the his-tory and science of perfumes and flavors. Stunning photo-essays reveal the beauty of harvests around the world--the sources of Givaudan's creations. The book reveals the ways in which tastes and scents engage the senses and enhance life.
Aroma
Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors argue that the sociology of smell is repressed in the modern West, and its social history ignored. This book breaks the "olfactory silence" of modernity. It offers the first comprehensive exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western history - from antiquity to the present. It also covers a wide variey of non-Western societies. Its topics range from the medieval concept of the "odour of sanctity", to the aromatherapies of South America, and from olfactory stereotypes of gender and ethnicity in the modern West to the role of smell in postmodernity. Its subject matter will fascinate anyone who likes to nose around in the inner workings of culture.
A Marriage of Philosophy and Music
How to use philosophy and music to open your horizons and enjoy being yourself, put theory to work, and help you experience personal growth is discussed in A Marriage of Philosophy and Music. It is all about "after." After having a liberal education, you are comfortable in modern culture, and after further education and becoming a specialist in some field, you enjoy using your skills. We learn the ideas and methods of many social cultures and our own chosen specialty, but we often neglect the liberal art of disciplining and enjoying the ideas and methods of our own individuality. This book offers a path toward the education of privacy, with the key words being selection, design, and beauty. ...
Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition
The human body has developed complex sensory processing systems which manifest themselves in our emotions, memory, and language. This book examines such olfactory and gustatory cognition. Leading experts have written chapters on many facets of taste and smell, including odor memory, genetic variation in taste, and the hedonistic dimensions of odors.
Sensory Arts and Design
Artists, designers and researchers are increasingly seeking new ways to understand and explore the creative and practical significance of the senses. This ground-breaking book brings art and design into the field of sensory studies providing a clear introduction to the field and outlining important developments and new directions. A compelling exploration of both theory and practice, Sensory Arts and Design brings together a wide variety of examples from contemporary art and design which share a sensory dimension in their development or user experience. Divided into three parts, the book examines the design applications of new technology with sensing capacities; the role of the senses in cre...
Culture, Identity, Commodity
Culture, Identity, Commodity is a pioneering work focused on diasporic Chinese literary production in English. It provides broad-ranging, critically-engaged textual analyses that address the dynamic area of diasporic Chinese literary studies from American, Australian, and Canadian perspectives. The innovative research in this collection comes from established and emerging scholars who draw on threads of transnational, postcolonial, globalization, and racialization theories to engage with a broad range of texts including novels, autobiographies, plays and Chinese cooking shows. In so doing, the authors examine issues of cultural and racial identity, the politics of Chinese-ness and the commod...
