A scented palace : the secret history of Marie Antoinette's perfumer
Feydeau, Elisabeth de2006
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Montpellier, 1748: Jean-Louis Fargeon is born into a family of perfumers and soon becomes apprenticed to his father's modest perfumerie. But he dreams of becoming perfumer to the young queen, Marie Antoinette. His ambition would carry him to Paris where his boutique became one of the most elegant and well-patronised in France.
Main title:
A scented palace : the secret history of Marie Antoinette's perfumer / Elisabeth de Feydeau ; translated by Jane Lizop.
Author:
Imprint:
London : I. B. Tauris, 2006.
Collation:
xxi, 140 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781845111892 (hbk)1845111893 (hbk)
Dewey class:
944'.035'092
Language:
EnglishFrench
Subject:
Fargeon, Jean-Louis, b. 1748Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793. -- ContemporariesPerfumes -- France -- History -- 18th centuryFrance -- Court and courtiers -- BiographyFrance -- Social life and customs -- 18th centuryFrance -- History -- Louis XVI, 1744-1793 -- Biography
BRN:
365500