Author: CORBIN, ALAIN,
Title: Pestdamp en Bloemengeur. Een geschiedenis van de reuk [18e-19e eeuw]. [First dutch edition translated from the original french by Karin van Dorsselaer (et.al.)].
Description: Nijmegen, SUN, 1986. Stout 8°. Original limp wrappers. Covertitle in bold white type with a monochrome illustration, designed by Leo de Bruin. 380pp. Some captioned monochrome illustrations and figures in text, of which facsims. after old engravings, notes/references to text, bibliography, table of contents. Dutch language detailed historic survey about foul [bodily] odours, perfumes and scents suppressing odours, the smell of decay and poverty and its cure, society and acceptation/rejection of odours, foul odours in public space, scientific research into odours by Lavoisier, Georges Cabanis (et.al.), public law versus bad smells, sexual attraction of odours and its suppression, changing opinions about hygiene and cleanliness o the body, the secret of the loo and human excrementspsychopathology of clean and decent. An interesring comparative study about the situation during the 18th and 19th century. Paperback edition (as orig. publ.). Very good copy.

Keywords: assessment history fashion society odours scent perfume research clean decent hygiene foulsmalls odours excrements loo sociology psychopathology clean decent perfume sex decay decomposition lavoisier