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.
