Silver and Frankincense : scent and personal adornment in the arab world / Sigrid Van Roode.
Material type: TextPublication details: Zandvoort : Blikveld Uitgevers, 2020.Description: 138 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9492940108
- 9789492940100
- Incense -- Arabian Peninsula -- History
- Frankincense -- Arab countries -- History
- Silver -- Arab countries -- History
- Odors -- Arab countries -- History
- Jewelry -- Arab countries -- History
- Costume -- Arab countries -- History
- Commerce
- Incense
- Frankincense
- Silver
- Odors
- Jewelry
- Costume
- Arabian Peninsula
- Arabian Countries
- GN640 R63 2021
Current library | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library NEW ACQUISITION | GN640 R63 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | V. | Copy 1 | Available | 197013581 |
Includes bibliographical references.
This book introduces this invisible aspect of personal adornment. Starting from a historic background, it explores the rituals, traditions, and customs across this vast region and offers insight in the social and spiritual values of fragrance. The uses of scent in personal appearance such as jewellery, hairstyles and body aesthetic show how these values were reflected in material form. This exploration into the world of scent is vividly illustrated with objects like silver perfume containers, beads of sumptuously scented paste and fragrant clove necklaces, alongside both historic and current-day photographs. Silver and Frankincense takes you on an olfactory journey into beliefs, traditions, innovations and meaning, expressed by scent.