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Friday 15 December 2023, 11:00 AM • Rome

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Giovanventura Rosetti

Very noble secrets of the perfumery art. In which they are taught to make eggs, waters, pastas, bales, octopus, veccelletti, paternostri, and all the entire art as it is researched, both in the city of Naples, as in Rome, in Venetia, and in many cities of Italy, 1673

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€ 160 - 200

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Bologna, after Giouanni Recaldini, 1673. In 12°. Burnishing and halos on the upper margin of the first installments and the last leaves, modern decorated hardback binding. 

Specialist Notes

The author's name is taken from the explicit on p. 206. Rare and complete edition in which "the fifth essences of the kindest, most exquisite perfumes" are taught, dedicated to Giovanni Agostino Andrei, a practical manual that delves into the secrets of the art of perfumery, with ideas and forays into the world alchemical.