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AN INQUIRY ,INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE LITERATURE OF PERFUMERY* By Eowago Sacau Givaudan-Del,•wanna, Inc., New York, N.Y. Tuv. mui•oi, mi•v. who de- lights in seeking out books that were produced in the first years of printing, or in fingering a binding that has survived the ravages of wars and the passing of centuries, can surely find no lore more fasci- nating, no art more elusive, than that described in the literature centered around the subject of per- fumery. For it is a fact that every artistic and scientific pursuit inspires a literature, which gives evidence of its origins, chronicles its historical development, reflects its achieve- ments, records its technical prog- ress. Unfortunately, our efforts to trace the origins of the literature of per- fumery are hindered because many of the important'books are not to be found in the United States, so that we must rely upon catalogue entries and on previous biblio- graphical research. Still greater difficulties are caused by references to early books, that cite nothing but ti.tle, sometimes author, and per- * Presented at the December 3, 1947, Meeting, New York City. haps a date of publication, but no copy of the book seems to exist in any library in the world. The search becomes further confused by wrong dates, doubtful and some- times incorrect data, important omissions, that are found in other- wise reliable sources. In its origins and early develop- ment, the written record of per- fumery consisted of brief remarks, generally of secondary importance, in works relating to botany, medi- cine, pharmacy, and other sciences, and at a much later date, to cos- metics and beauty culture. Thus, of the early writings that have come down to us from ancient Egypt, of the richer literature of the great Greek civilization, and of the liter- ary heritage of the Roman Empire, there is extant only one work that belongs exclusively to the literature of perfumery. Written by the Greek botanist, Theophrastus, who lived from about 37 ¸ to 285 u.e, this work, entitled "Concerning Odors," which has been frequently reprinted in libraries of the classics, briefly summarizes problems in the classification of odor, vehicles for 198