Perfume : Object Lessons

Object Lessons Is A Series Of Short, Beautifully Designed Books About The Hidden Lives Of Ordinary Things. Our Sense Of Smell Is Crucial To Our Survival. We Can Smell Fear, Disease, Food. Fragrance Is Also Entertainment. We Can Smell An Expensive Bottle Of Perfume At A High-end Department Store. Perhaps It Reminds Us Of Our Favorite Aunt. A Memory In A Bottle Is A Powerful Thing. Megan Volpert's Perfume Carefully Balances The The Artistry With The Science Of Perfume. The Science Takes Us Into The Neurology Of Scent Receptors, How Taste Is Mostly Smell, The Biology Of Illnesses That Impact Scent Sense, And The Chemistry Of Making And Copying Perfume. The Artistry Of Perfume Involves The Five Scent Families And Symbolism, Subjectivity In Perfume Preference, Perfume Marketing Strategies, Iconic Scents And Perfumers, Why The Industry Is So Secretive, And Volpert's Own Experiments With Making Perfume. Object Lessons Is Published In Partnership With An Essay Series In The Atlantic. Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Our sense of smell is crucial to our survival. We can smell fear, disease, food. Fragrance is also entertainment. We can smell an expensive bottle of perfume at a high-end department store. Perhaps it reminds us of our favorite aunt. A memory in a bottle is a powerful thing. Megan Volpert's Perfume carefully balances the artistry with the science of perfume. The science takes us into the neurology of scent receptors, how taste is mostly smell, the biology of illnesses that impact scent sense, and the chemistry of making and copying perfume. The artistry of perfume involves the five scent families and symbolism, subjectivity in perfume preference, perfume marketing strategies, iconic scents and perfumers, why the industry is so secretive, and Volpert's own experiments with making perfume. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic . 1. The neurology of scent receptors -- 2. Taste is mostly smell -- 3. Memory-capturing properties -- 4. The biology of illnesses impacting scent sense -- 5. The chemistry of making perfume -- 6. The chemistry of auxiliary products -- 7. The chemistry of copying perfume -- 8. The secretiveness in the industry -- 9. A world tour of the perfume industry -- 10. Product classification systems -- 11. The principles of aromatherapy -- 12. Floral scent family and symbolism -- 13. Oriental scent family and symbolism -- 14. Woody scent family and symbolism -- 15. Fresh scent family and symbolism -- 16. Fougere scent family and symbolism -- 17. Synthetics and nontraditional ingredients -- 18. Subjectivity in perfume preference -- 19. Considerations in bottling -- 20. Perfume marketing strategies -- 21. Iconic scents and perfumers -- Index. Half Title Series Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Science Chapter 2: Literature Chapter 3: Space Chapter 4: Time Chapter 5: Technology Chapter 6: Performance Chapter 7: Self Chapter 8: Other Selected Bibliography Index "A cultural and philosophical exploration of the art, science, and business of perfume"-- Provided by publisher