Loved this post! Bringing together perfume and Byzantine history is *chefs kiss* for this nerd. Gotta ask - have you read Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors by Guy Gabriel Kay? They are set at exactly this time period (though not *exactly* Byzantium, it’s basically the same).
Gorgeous writing blending perfumery and history. There’s a thread of writing there for sure. Rose, cardamom, lemon. All the oils and abstracts, and how they’ve been used over long time.
Loved this post! Bringing together perfume and Byzantine history is *chefs kiss* for this nerd. Gotta ask - have you read Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors by Guy Gabriel Kay? They are set at exactly this time period (though not *exactly* Byzantium, it’s basically the same).
Gorgeous writing blending perfumery and history. There’s a thread of writing there for sure. Rose, cardamom, lemon. All the oils and abstracts, and how they’ve been used over long time.