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Atlas of Perfumed Botany

Author Jean-Claude Ellena
Illustrated by Karin Doering-Froger
Translated by Erik Butler
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$29.95 US
The MIT Press
7.5"W x 10.5"H x 0.68"D   | 24 oz | 10 per carton
On sale Apr 05, 2022 | 168 Pages | 978-0-262-04673-2
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A cartography of fragrance that charts the botany and geography of perfume composition.

For perfume makers, each smell carries with it a multitude of associations and impressions that must be carefully analyzed and understood before the sum of all its parts emerges. All perfumers have their own idiosyncratic methods, drawn from their individual olfactory experiences, for classifying fragrances. In Atlas of Perfumed Botany, virtuoso perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena leads readers on a poetic, geographic, and botanical journey of perfume discovery. Ellena offers a varied and fascinating cartography of fragrances, tracing historical connections and cultural exchanges. Full-page entries on plants ranging from bergamot to lavender are accompanied by detailed and vivid full-color botanical illustrations. 

 
Included in the Financial Times's "16 gifts for the mixologist in your life" Holiday 2022 Gift Guide
Included in Vogue.com’s “Best Books to Gift for the Holidays, 2022"

"Ellena writes in a vivid prose, and has a knack for translating smells into the written word... This enchanting volume merits a spot on any perfume connoisseur’s shelf."
—Publishers Weekly

"Perfumers have taught me just as much about smell (and taste) as any sommelier. I long to get my nose into this new work by Jean-Claude Ellena, writer and former head perfumer at Hermès."
—The Financial Times
Jean-Claude Ellena, the “nose” of the luxury brand Hermès for fourteen years, has been the Creative Director of Fragrance at the perfume house Le Couvent since 2019. Karin Doering-Froger, a faculty member at the Atelier de Sèvres, has illustrated many novels and travel guides, including Atlas de cités perdues and Atlas de contrées rêvées. 
 
Jean-Claude Ellena View titles by Jean-Claude Ellena
Karin Doering-Froger View titles by Karin Doering-Froger
Introduction 8
Woods and Barks 10
Sandalwood 12
Cinnamons 16
Red Cedar 20
Oakmoss 22
Leaves 26
Labdanum 28
Absinthe and Artemisia 32
Basil and Tarragon 36
Rose Geranium 40
Patchouli 44
Violet 48
Flowers 52
Jasmine 54
Lavender 58
Mimosa 62
Narcissus 66
Bitter, or Bigarade, Orange 70
Tea Olive 74
Rose 78
Tuberose 82
Ylang-Ylang 86
Fruits 90
Bergamot 92
Black Currant Buds 96
Sweet Orange 104
Gums and Resins 106
Benzoin 108
Galbanum 112
Myrrh and Frankincense 116
Seeds 120
Ambrette 122
Green Cardamom 126
Carrot 130
Peppers 138
Tonka 142
Vanilla 144
Roots 148
Garden Angelica 150
Iris 154
Vetiver 158
Postface 163
Documentation 165

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A cartography of fragrance that charts the botany and geography of perfume composition.

For perfume makers, each smell carries with it a multitude of associations and impressions that must be carefully analyzed and understood before the sum of all its parts emerges. All perfumers have their own idiosyncratic methods, drawn from their individual olfactory experiences, for classifying fragrances. In Atlas of Perfumed Botany, virtuoso perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena leads readers on a poetic, geographic, and botanical journey of perfume discovery. Ellena offers a varied and fascinating cartography of fragrances, tracing historical connections and cultural exchanges. Full-page entries on plants ranging from bergamot to lavender are accompanied by detailed and vivid full-color botanical illustrations. 

 

Praise

Included in the Financial Times's "16 gifts for the mixologist in your life" Holiday 2022 Gift Guide
Included in Vogue.com’s “Best Books to Gift for the Holidays, 2022"

"Ellena writes in a vivid prose, and has a knack for translating smells into the written word... This enchanting volume merits a spot on any perfume connoisseur’s shelf."
—Publishers Weekly

"Perfumers have taught me just as much about smell (and taste) as any sommelier. I long to get my nose into this new work by Jean-Claude Ellena, writer and former head perfumer at Hermès."
—The Financial Times

Author

Jean-Claude Ellena, the “nose” of the luxury brand Hermès for fourteen years, has been the Creative Director of Fragrance at the perfume house Le Couvent since 2019. Karin Doering-Froger, a faculty member at the Atelier de Sèvres, has illustrated many novels and travel guides, including Atlas de cités perdues and Atlas de contrées rêvées. 
 
Jean-Claude Ellena View titles by Jean-Claude Ellena
Karin Doering-Froger View titles by Karin Doering-Froger

Table of Contents

Introduction 8
Woods and Barks 10
Sandalwood 12
Cinnamons 16
Red Cedar 20
Oakmoss 22
Leaves 26
Labdanum 28
Absinthe and Artemisia 32
Basil and Tarragon 36
Rose Geranium 40
Patchouli 44
Violet 48
Flowers 52
Jasmine 54
Lavender 58
Mimosa 62
Narcissus 66
Bitter, or Bigarade, Orange 70
Tea Olive 74
Rose 78
Tuberose 82
Ylang-Ylang 86
Fruits 90
Bergamot 92
Black Currant Buds 96
Sweet Orange 104
Gums and Resins 106
Benzoin 108
Galbanum 112
Myrrh and Frankincense 116
Seeds 120
Ambrette 122
Green Cardamom 126
Carrot 130
Peppers 138
Tonka 142
Vanilla 144
Roots 148
Garden Angelica 150
Iris 154
Vetiver 158
Postface 163
Documentation 165
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